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Startup
Architecture

From first commit to Series A. Pragmatic engineering leadership so you don't rewrite at the worst possible time.

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What you get

Fractional CTO

Part-time technical leadership for your startup. Architecture decisions, team management, investor-facing tech narrative, vendor evaluation.

Architecture Review

Deep dive into your current stack. You get a written report: what's solid, what's going to break at scale, and a prioritized fix list. Typical turnaround: 1 week.

MVP Development

From idea to shipped product. I help you scope ruthlessly, pick the right stack, and build something users can actually try · not a pitch deck prototype.

Tech Due Diligence

Pre-investment technical assessment. Code quality, architecture risk, team capability, scalability. Used by investors and founders preparing for funding rounds.

Team Setup & Hiring

Define roles, write job specs, screen candidates, set up engineering processes. I help you hire your first engineers and build a culture that ships.

How it works

01

Assessment

1 week

I review your codebase, talk to your team, understand your product roadmap. You get an honest snapshot of where you are.

02

Strategy

1 week

Architecture plan, hiring roadmap, tech debt priorities. A document your team can actually execute against.

03

Execute

Ongoing

Hands-on or advisory · depends on what you need. Weekly check-ins, async availability, pull request reviews.

Typical engagement: 3–6 months · Flexible between advisory and hands-on.

Pricing

Architecture review

€3,000 – €6,000

One-off deep dive. Codebase review, architecture assessment, written report with prioritized recommendations.

Fractional CTO

€4,000 – €10,000/mo

Ongoing technical leadership. 1–3 days per week depending on stage and needs. Architecture, hiring, process, strategy.

Best for

  • +Pre-seed to Series A startups without a technical co-founder
  • +Founders who need a senior technical voice for investor conversations
  • +Teams hitting scaling problems for the first time
  • +Companies preparing for technical due diligence

Not the right fit if

  • –Enterprise companies needing a permanent CTO (I can help you hire one)
  • –Teams looking for a full-time hands-on developer
  • –Pre-idea founders · you need a co-founder, not a consultant

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