Fractional CTO
A senior technology lead, without the full-time salary.
For founder-led businesses that spend real money on technology but have no one senior keeping it on track. I join your team for a few days a month and own the technical side with you.
Two ways to work together
Advisory
R25,000 a month
2 days a month, plus support between sessions
For founders who need a senior sounding board and someone to keep developers and vendors on track.
Embedded
R45,000 a month
4 days a month, plus support between sessions
For businesses in a build or growth phase that need hands-on technical leadership every week.
Both start with a three-month minimum, so there’s time to make a real difference. For comparison, a full-time CTO in South Africa earns about R1.25 million a year on average, according to Payscale, before benefits.
What I take on
- Roadmap and architecture
- What to build, in what order, and on what foundations, so today’s quick fix doesn’t become next year’s rebuild.
- Developers and vendors
- Someone senior to check the quotes, review the work and hold delivery to account, whether the team is in-house or outsourced.
- Security and reliability
- The unglamorous basics: access, backups, monitoring and who gets called when something breaks.
- Hiring help
- Defining the role, interviewing candidates and getting new technical people up to speed.
- A senior voice in the room
- For investors, partners and the big decisions, so technology questions get a straight answer.
Signs it’s time
- You rely on an outside developer or agency and can’t tell if their quotes are fair.
- Only one person really knows how your systems work.
- A big platform decision is coming and you want a second opinion before you commit.
- Your technology spend keeps growing but nobody senior owns it.
Both sides of the table
Over a decade as a founder and MD, including the company behind the Saleboat CRM, and 15+ years building business systems. I build and run purchasing, post-sale and logistics tools for Vezopay, a payment technology startup, and a platform covering the whole tenant lifecycle for a mid-size property management firm.
Talk about your technology
Start with a free 20-minute call. We’ll look at where your technology stands and whether Advisory, Embedded or something smaller makes more sense.