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Architecture review
Scalability, reliability, security and cost reviewed against where the business is heading, with a prioritized fix list.
Consulting & Advisory
A senior second opinion, before it gets expensive.
Independent technical advice for founders, CTOs and investors on architecture, AI, vendors and teams, from people who still build production systems every week.
Is this for you?
Sound familiar?
If any of these describe where you are, this is the right place to start.
You’re about to commit serious budget to a platform, vendor or rebuild.
You’re investing in or acquiring a company and need to know what’s under the hood.
You’re a founder without a CTO, or your CTO needs a sparring partner.
Something went badly wrong in production and it can’t happen again.
Scope
How we help.
Clear, written answers to hard technical questions, so you can make the decision with confidence.
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Fractional CTO
Part-time technical leadership: roadmap, hiring, vendor management and board-level reporting.
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Technical due diligence
Code, architecture, team and AI claims assessed for investors and acquirers, on deal timelines.
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Vendor & platform selection
A structured evaluation of build, buy and partner options, including AI platforms and model providers.
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Incident & delivery reviews
A blameless look at what went wrong and why, and the changes that prevent a repeat.
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Engineering team health
Process, tooling and practices assessed, with a plan to ship faster without burning people out.
Process
How it works.
Short loops and written decisions, so you always know what’s happening, what it costs and what comes next.
- 01 · Day 1
Brief
We agree on the questions that matter and the decision the answers will inform.
- 02 · 1–3 weeks
Investigate
Code, documents, interviews and data, not just slide decks.
- 03 · Written
Report
Findings ranked by risk and effort, with clear recommendations.
- 04 · Live
Debrief
A walk-through with your leadership, then optional follow-up support.
Engagements
Ways to engage.
Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute call and a written proposal. No surprises on scope or price.
Fixed review
One focused question answered in depth: architecture, vendor or incident.
- Pricing
- Fixed fee
- Length
- 1–3 weeks
Due diligence
Technical assessment for an investment or acquisition, on the deal’s timeline.
- Pricing
- Fixed, per deal
- Length
- 1–2 weeks
Advisory retainer
Ongoing access to senior judgment, up to and including fractional CTO.
- Pricing
- Monthly retainer
- Length
- Month to month
FAQ
Questions we hear often.
Yes. We don’t resell software or take vendor referral fees, so our recommendations aren’t shaped by commissions.
Yes. Due diligence typically runs one to two weeks, and we sign NDAs before any access to code or data.
We’ll say so plainly, and you’re free to take the findings to any team you like. We don’t make reviews a sales funnel.
Most reviews start within one to two weeks of the first call. Urgent incident reviews can start sooner.
Facing a big technical decision?
Tell us what’s at stake and when you need to decide. We’ll tell you what we’d look at and how long it would take.