Don't give away half your equity.
Rent a Founding Engineer
Take your early-stage startup from Day 0 to Series A. I'll set the architecture and deliver the MVP. Then we'll hire your team.
Countdown to handoff.
Freelancers go MIA. Agencies rack up billable hours. And cutting in a technical co-founder is a gamble, assuming you can even find one.
There's a better way. And it scales with you.
Build
Move fast. We choose a modern stack (e.g., Next.js/Supabase), set up our deployment pipeline, and ship the MVP. No technical debt, just scalable foundations.
- Core Features
- Auth & Payments
- Security Best Practices
Iterate
Ruthlessly refine. Product analytics are operating (e.g. PostHog), A/B tests are running, and pivots are made based on real user data. You walk into investor negotiations with confidence.
- Test hypotheses
- Feature Flagging
- Investor Data Room
Handoff
You're growing. I write the job descriptions, interview your first full-time hires, and onboard them to the code. Then, I step back.
- Hiring Strategy
- Technical Interviews
- Knowledge Transfer
Scale up without burning through your runway.
Compare the Fractional method to freelancers and agencies.
| Freelancer | Dev Agency | Fractional | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goal | Finish Tickets | Bill Hours | Launch |
| Tech Stack | Whatever you ask | Whatever they know | Strategic Selection |
| Analytics | None | Extra Charge | Built-in |
| Investor Data Room | Thinks it’s a data center | Hasn't done it before | Ongoing |
| Hiring Support | Included |
Goal
Tech Stack
Analytics
Investor Data Room
Hiring Support
Roadmap
Your roadmap from MVP to Series A and beyond.
Differentiation
Own your IP. Identify which parts of your code are Commodity (payments, login) vs. Proprietary (algorithms, data).
Cost Model
Detail exact infrastructure costs (e.g., API calls, LLM tokens) per user. Prove to investors you're building a profitable business.
Scale
Honestly identify when the system will break (e.g., at 2k users) and what it will take to scale up.
Team
Build a real hiring plan. Don't just "hire the top 1%." Tie specific feature goals to specific hires (e.g., "React Native Dev for Mobile App in Q3").
Pricing
Plans for every step from idea to exit.
Consultation
One-time
Choose a topic or task to dive into.
- Pre-session research
- 60 min session
- Follow-up action plan
Roadmap
One-time
Turn your vision into an actionable plan.
- Delivered in Notion
- 60 min review session
- Cost goes towards your first month's subscription
The Builder
Build it together
For solo founders with a roadmap.
- Async support
- One active task
- 2-3 day task turnaround
- Pause anytime
Founding Engineer
Fractional CTO Partner
For early-stage founders who need strategy, architecture, and hiring support.
- Weekly Strategy Sync
- Hiring Support & Interviews
- Investor Data Room
- Priority Queue
Common Questions
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