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You get an experienced technical lead and engineers for a set number of hours each month. They make and write down the decisions a CTO would, build where needed, and help you hire your own team.
↓Each loop is a different startup's six months: hours flex by role, decisions get written down, then a full-time hire takes over
Heard yourself say this?Count how many fit.
Five things owners tell us before a project like this starts. Every one you recognise adds a tally mark.
Tap the lines you have said this year.
One fits. Worth a short call to see if Fractional tech team is the right fix.
Two fit. A short call will tell you whether to do this now or later.
Three fit. This is probably worth planning soon.
Four fit. You are losing time to this already.
All five. This page was written for you.
Fractional tech team,explained without jargon.
What is a fractional tech team?
One idea at a time. Each sheet lays over the last, so the picture builds up. Tap a number to jump.
It is like having a family doctor who knows your history, checks in regularly and is the first call when something goes wrong.
It is senior technical help you rent by the month instead of hiring full time.
A lead engineer joins your planning, reviews code and architecture, sets up security and deployment basics, and steps in on hard problems.
Engineers can add build capacity in busy months and scale down in quiet ones.
The aim is to keep your product healthy until you are ready for, and can find, the right full-time people.
Six parts,all handed over to you.
Your Fractional tech team work is made of these six parts. The comb lights each one in turn; tap a cell to read it.
Technical lead hours
A named senior engineer who attends your planning, answers questions in your Slack and makes architecture calls with you. Hours are agreed monthly and tracked openly.
Architecture and decision log
Short written records of key choices, such as database, hosting region and auth provider, with the reasons. New hires and investors can read why things are the way they are.
Code review and quality setup
Pull request reviews, CI pipelines, automated tests on critical paths and a clear branching and release process. Your freelancers or juniors get feedback that helps them improve.
Security and compliance basics
Access reviews, secrets management, backups, logging and a short incident plan. We help you prepare for SOC 2, GDPR or DPDP Act questions from customers, with legal points checked by your adviser.
Hiring support
Role descriptions, a practical take-home task, interview questions and review of candidates' work. We sit in on technical interviews when you want a second opinion.
Diligence and handover pack
An architecture overview, dependency and licence list, IP assignment checklist and a code walkthrough prepared for investors or your incoming CTO.
- Technical lead hours
- Architecture and decision log
- Code review and quality setup
- Security and compliance basics
- Hiring support
- Diligence and handover pack
Picture a business like yours,in three frames.
A typical situation, not a client story. The line in each frame goes from tangled to straight as the work is done.
A Bengaluru fintech startup between seed and its first tech hire
Four legs of one relay,about 2 weeks to get going.
Each leg is sized by how long it usually takes. Watch the baton go round, or tap a leg to jump there.
Four factors,four corners of your project.
Each corner grows when that factor is on the larger side. The outline is your project's footprint, and the quote follows it.
A compact project. The smallest footprint for your quote.
Mostly compact, with one area that needs more work.
A balanced build. Half the factors on each side.
A larger build. Most areas need extra work and time.
The full footprint. Every factor on the larger side.
The question we hear most:Fractional team, full-time CTO or freelancers?
The board turns through each option. Tap one to hold it and read the trade-off.
You need senior judgement and some build capacity, with workload that changes month to month.
Part-time people are less immersed in your business than a full-time co-founder.
Technology is your core advantage and you have found someone who shares the long-term vision.
Finding the right person can take months, and equity or salary costs are significant.
The product is stable and you need well-defined tasks done.
Without senior oversight, quality and architecture can drift between people.
Four things that trip a project,and the fix we fit instead.
Each fuse is a mistake we see often. Watch it blow and get replaced, or tap a fuse to read the fix.
Letting a developer hold the only admin access
Keep owner access to GitHub, cloud, domain and payment accounts with the company and grant others the least access they need.
Hiring the first engineer without a technical assessor
Have a senior engineer review take-home work and run the technical interview with you.
Making big architecture changes without writing them down
Record each significant decision and its reasons in a short log the whole team can read.
Waiting for a customer questionnaire before thinking about security
Set up access controls, backups and logging early, since they are much harder to add under deadline.
Fractional tech team questions,answered plainly.
Search the answers. If yours is missing, ask us on the call.
Getting startedHow is a fractional tech team billed?
You pay a monthly fee for an agreed block of hours, billed monthly and cancellable anytime. We track hours openly and flag early if you are heading over your block. The size of the block depends on how much build work you need.
Getting startedHow quickly can you start?
Usually within 1 to 2 weeks of agreeing the plan. The first two weeks focus on a health check so we work on the right things.
Getting startedWill you work with our existing developers or agency?
Yes. We often review and guide freelancers, in-house juniors or another agency, and we keep feedback specific and respectful. Your team keeps ownership of their work.
OwnershipWho owns the code and documents you produce?
Your company does. Everything goes into your repositories and workspace, and the contract assigns IP to your company. We also check that past contributors' work is properly assigned, which investors often ask about.
Getting startedCan you help us prepare for SOC 2 or GDPR questions from US and EU customers?
We can set up the technical controls, write process notes and help answer security questionnaires. A SOC 2 report comes from an independent auditor, and GDPR or DPDP Act obligations should be confirmed with your adviser.
Getting startedDo you sign NDAs and work in our time zone?
Yes to both. We are based in India and overlap fully with Indian working hours, with some overlap for calls with US or European customers when needed.
Getting startedCan you represent us in investor technical due diligence?
We can prepare the documents, join the call and answer technical questions alongside you. Statements about your business and plans stay with the founders.
Getting startedWhat happens when we hire a full-time CTO?
We hand over the decision log, access and walkthroughs, and stay for a transition period if useful. Then we step back or continue in a smaller role the new CTO chooses.
Works well alongside,from the same industry kit.
Get senior technical judgement without a full-time hire yet
Book a free 30-minute call and we will suggest where a monthly plan should start for your stage.