Your Startupโ€™s Tech Partner

You focus on running your business. Iโ€™ll focus on the tech stuff. Stack analysis, architecture planning, and long-term strategy โ€” all delivered on your terms.

How a fractional CTO can help your startup:

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Analyze tech options
I evaluate build-vs-buy, compare frameworks and cloud services, and map choices to your timeline, budget, and risk. You get clear trade-offs with total cost of ownership, performance, and security implications โ€” plus a pragmatic recommendation you can ship with.
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Design for rapid growth
I design lean, modular architectures with clear boundaries so small teams can move fast now and scale later. Expect sane defaults โ€” infra-as-code, CI/CD, observability, security basics, and performance budgets โ€” without over-engineering.
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Coach founder teams
I mentor engineers and product-minded founders through lightweight processes that improve throughput โ€” roadmapping, sprint rituals, incident playbooks, and decision logs. I also help with hiring loops, leveling, and onboarding so quality scales with headcount.
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Plan for the future
I build runway-aware roadmaps with milestones, budgets, and measurable outcomes. From data strategy and compliance to platform risk and exit scenarios, you get a clear plan that keeps you shipping today while de-risking tomorrow.

Tech strategy service options

Startup Technology Review

  • โœ“   Full audit of your current systems
  • โœ“   Surface cost, risk, and bottlenecks
  • โœ“   Action plan delivered in 14 days

$1,200 one-time

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Ongoing Tech Leadership

Most popular

  • โœ“   Ongoing guidance on key tech decisions
  • โœ“   Project planning and oversight
  • โœ“   1:1 coaching for founding engineers
  • โœ“   Hiring and onboarding support
  • โœ“   Up to 10 hours of weekly support

$5k-$7k / month

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Custom Engagement

  • โœ“   Design and build greenfield systems
  • โœ“   Recruit and upskill your in-house team
  • โœ“   Automate manual workflows
  • โœ“   Flexible support windows

Custom quote
Based on scope and timeline
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Meet Josh

"We" are not a team of consultants or outsourced contractors. "We" are just one guy that has been doing this type of work for a long time.

  • Josh Barnett
  • Josh Barnett, Engineering Leader

    With over 18 years of combined experience as a startup founder, full-stack engineer, and enterprise team leader, I have helped teams of all sizes ship their big ideas or reach their next stages of growth.

    Whether youโ€™re an enterprise team looking to refine your engineering systems and practices or a startup founder in a hurry to launch the right MVP, Iโ€™m excited to help. Contact me for a free consultation.