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Senior technical judgement, before you hire a full-time CTO.
I help you make build, buy, technical and hiring decisions, then step in and write the code where it’s needed.
Does this sound like you?
- “I don’t have a technical co-founder, and I need someone to sanity-check what a developer or agency is telling me.”
- “Our system is now important enough that a wrong technical decision would actually hurt the business.”
- “We have developers, but nobody senior enough to challenge a risky shortcut or review the technical design.”
- “I’m not ready to hire a full-time CTO, but I need that judgement now, not in a year.”
What I’d do.
Map the real situation.
The product, the team, what you’re running on today, the risks, the budget and what’s actually forcing a decision right now.
Pick the right shape of help.
A single advisory review, a monthly retainer, or hands-on leadership through a specific build, rescue or launch. Not every business needs the same amount of me.
Do the work, not just advise on it.
I can review the plan and the technical decisions, but I can also read the code, unblock what’s stuck, and explain the tradeoffs in plain English.
Anton was a great listener, was prompt and responsive, with good attention to details.
How it starts and what it costs.
Fractional CTO work is shaped around your stage and how much technical leadership you actually need: a focused advisory block, a monthly retainer, or project based leadership through a specific build. There’s no fixed price. It’s scoped after we talk about what’s stuck and what decision you’re unsure about.
For your technical person
Engagement shapes
- Advisory block: a focused strategy or architecture review with clear recommendations.
- Monthly retainer: ongoing technical leadership, review, planning and founder support.
- Project based leadership: technical ownership for a defined build, rescue or launch phase.
What this covers
Technical roadmap, architecture and stack decisions, developer and agency hiring review, code review, delivery oversight, and acceptance criteria.
Fit rule
A simple website, a standard Shopify setup or a small fixed scope feature usually needs a good developer, not a CTO. Fractional CTO support makes sense when technical decisions affect the direction of the business.
Background
- 26years in IT
- 15+years building software
Related routes
Work that comes out of a fractional engagement usually continues as custom software development or, where a project has gone wrong, a rescue.
Questions owners ask.
What is the difference between a fractional CTO and a consultant?
A consultant usually gives advice about one specific problem. A fractional CTO takes on wider technical responsibility: the roadmap, technical decisions, delivery risk and team choices.
Will you write code, or only advise?
Both, where it makes sense. The advice comes from someone who can still inspect and build production software himself.
Do you work outside Cape Town?
Yes. I am based in Cape Town and work remotely with South African and international clients.
When should we hire full time instead?
When technical leadership is a daily operational need and the business has enough product volume to justify a permanent CTO role.
Related help.
Tell me what you’re building, or what’s stuck.
+27 87 150 9305Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 20:00 SAST. Or email info@antondevilliers.com.