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Fractional CTO (Demo Engagement)

Experience fractional CTO impact with a defined pilot engagement

Not sure if a Fractional CTO engagement is right for you? Our Demo Engagement lets you experience the value of senior technology leadership over a defined 4-week period, focused on a specific challenge (technology audit, team assessment, or architecture review) with no long-term commitment.

Core Capabilities

  • 4-week focused technology assessment or architecture review
  • Engineering team capability and health assessment
  • Top 5 prioritised technology risks and opportunities
  • Recommendations for organisational and process improvements
  • Option to extend to a full Fractional CTO engagement

Ideal For

Companies Evaluating CTO Support

Organisations unsure of their technology leadership needs who want to experience the value before committing to a longer engagement.

Boards and Investors

Boards or investors who want an independent technology assessment of a portfolio company or investee before a major decision.

Founders Preparing for Fundraising

Startups that want a CTO-level narrative and technology story prepared before a Series A or B fundraising process.

Pre-M&A Technology Reviews

Companies about to acquire or merge with a technology business and needing an independent technology assessment.

Real-World Project Snapshot

CXO ServicesFintech

Fractional CTO Engagement for Fintech Scale-Up

Deployment frequency improved from bi-weekly to daily within 6 months. The engineering team's Glassdoor score improved from 3.2 to 4.4 under the new organisational structure. A permanent CTO was hired and successfully onboarded within 9 months.

Bi-weekly→Daily

Deployment frequency

4.4/5

Engineering team satisfaction

9 months

Permanent CTO onboarded

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CXO ServicesFintech

Fractional CDO Engagement for Data Strategy and GDPR Compliance

The firm passed its first regulatory data audit with zero major findings. Internal data literacy scores improved by 40% following the data product framework rollout, and time-to-insight for business teams reduced from 2 weeks to 3 days.

0

Major regulatory findings in audit

40%

Improvement in data literacy scores

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Fractional CISO for Health Technology Company

SOC 2 Type II certification was achieved 6 weeks ahead of the customer deadline. The enterprise customer signed a 3-year contract worth $4.2M. The company also avoided a potential regulatory penalty that would have been triggered by the PHI data gaps identified in the risk assessment.

SOC 2 Type II

Certification achieved

$4.2M

Enterprise contract unlocked

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Fractional CPO for AI-Powered SaaS Platform

Monthly churn rate decreased from 8.2% to 2.1% within 6 months of the product strategy pivot. The consolidated product vision was instrumental in the company closing a $6M Series A round 4 months later.

8.2%→2.1%

Monthly churn reduction

$6M

Series A raised

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CXO ServicesFintech

Fractional CTO Engagement for Fintech Scale-Up

Deployment frequency improved from bi-weekly to daily within 6 months. The engineering team's Glassdoor score improved from 3.2 to 4.4 under the new organisational structure. A permanent CTO was hired and successfully onboarded within 9 months.

Bi-weekly→Daily

Deployment frequency

4.4/5

Engineering team satisfaction

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