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Technical Leadership

Fractional CTO

Technical leadership and strategic planning without the full-time cost.

What You Get

Technical Roadmapping

Clear 12-month plans with milestones, costs, and hiring needs

Architecture Review

Evaluate your current stack and plan for scale

Team Building

Help hiring, onboarding, and mentoring engineers

Vendor Management

Evaluate tools, negotiate contracts, prevent lock-in

Code Quality

Establish standards, review practices, reduce debt

Strategic Guidance

Monthly sessions to align tech with business goals

Who This Is For

Perfect for these situations

Pre-Seed Creator Businesses

You need a technical roadmap to raise funding but can't afford a full-time CTO yet.

Common needs:

  • Creating investor-ready technical docs
  • Building your first MVP roadmap
  • Making build vs buy decisions

Growing Creator Businesses ($0-5M)

You're scaling but not ready for a $200K+ full-time CTO.

Common needs:

  • Planning infrastructure for growth
  • Building and mentoring your first eng team
  • Modernizing legacy systems

Non-Technical Creators

You need someone to translate tech decisions into business outcomes.

Common needs:

  • Understanding technical trade-offs
  • Evaluating agency proposals
  • Making informed hiring decisions

Engagement Options

Flexible monthly retainers based on your needs

Most Popular

Advisory

$10K/month
10-15 hours/month
3 months minimum
  • 2 strategy sessions per month
  • Technical roadmap creation
  • Email/Slack support
  • Architecture reviews
  • Vendor evaluation
  • Team hiring guidance

Ideal for: Pre-seed & early stage

Hands-On

$15K/month
20-30 hours/month
6 months minimum
  • Weekly strategy sessions
  • Active code reviews
  • Team mentoring
  • Architecture development
  • Investor presentations
  • Priority support

Ideal for: Growing companies

This service is NOT right for you if:

  • You just need someone to write code
  • You already have a full-time CTO
  • You're still pre-MVP
  • You can't afford $5k+/month

We believe in honest recommendations. If this isn't right for you now, that's okay.

Need Technical Leadership?

Let's discuss your technical challenges and how Lumenaut can help guide your company

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