Advisory
An experienced technical thinking partner.
A place to work through decisions, challenge assumptions and find a sensible next step—without starting with a full CTO engagement.
All ways to work together
Start-up CTO
Bring your idea and early work together into a product.
Practical technical leadership and a team to help you move from an idea or prototype to a focused MVP.
At the start, the challenge isn't just finding someone to write the code. It's deciding what the first product needs to do, what can wait, and how to build it without spending your budget on the wrong things.
I work with you to understand the idea, review anything you've already built, and shape a practical route to an MVP. The aim is a product you can learn from with early users and use to support the next stage of the business, including pre-seed or seed funding discussions where relevant.
I can put together and lead a team, work alongside developers you already have, or oversee a development partner. If you want to be closely involved in the build, we can work that way. If you'd rather have me manage the delivery, we can agree the scope and review points together.
What we work towards
- A clear purpose and scope for the first product.
- A sensible view of what to reuse, improve or build next.
- The right people and an agreed approach to delivery.
- Regular opportunities to review progress and make decisions.
- A product and supporting knowledge that your future team can build on.
Tell me what you're building and where you've got to.
Other ways we can work together
Turnaround CTO
Understand what you have. Get a clear plan for what comes next.
Senior technical support when leadership is changing, delivery is struggling, or the business has outgrown the way its technology is being managed.
AI advice & oversight for SMEs
Make AI a useful part of how your business works.
Practical advice on where AI fits, how to turn experiments into repeatable workflows, and what oversight your business needs.