Your Startupโs Tech Partner
You focus on running your business. Iโll 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:
- ๐Analyze 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.
- ๐Design 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.
- ๐ฅCoach 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.
- ๐ฎPlan 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
- โ Full audit of your current systems
- โ Surface cost, risk, and bottlenecks
- โ Action plan delivered in 14 days
$1,200 one-time
Ongoing Tech Leadership
Most popular
- โ Ongoing guidance on key tech decisions
- โ Project planning and oversight
- โ 1:1 coaching for founding engineers
- โ Hiring and onboarding support
- โ Up to 10 hours of weekly support
$5k-$7k / month
Custom Engagement
- โ Design and build greenfield systems
- โ Recruit and upskill your in-house team
- โ Automate manual workflows
- โ Flexible support windows
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.
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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 youโre an enterprise team looking to refine your engineering systems and practices or a startup founder in a hurry to launch the right MVP, Iโm excited to help. Contact me for a free consultation.