Technical Leadership for Startups That Need to Move Fast

I'm Nathan, and I help startups solve critical technical challenges - whether you need strategic leadership or building your engineering team.

When Your Technical Infrastructure Is Holding You Back

Hiring Challenges

Need team to grow but no time or idea how to find the right person

Compliance Blocking Entry

Compliance requirements blocking market entry

Legacy Architecture

Legacy architecture from your first 3 years now preventing growth

UX Complexity

When UX is complex and users are misusing it or don't understand the interface

UI/API Performance

UI and API performance issues slowing down your product

Client Maintenance Overhead

Working too hard on client maintenance and onboarding

Git Chaos

When git is hell - merge conflicts, broken branches, deployment nightmares

Scrum Problems

When scrum is crap - processes that slow you down instead of helping

Scaling Anxiety

Expecting growth but worried your systems will break under load

Two Ways to Work Together

Strategic Advisory

Ongoing technical leadership for planning and execution. Work directly with me as your fractional CTO.

Starting at €5,000/month
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Technical Recruitment

Build your engineering team from scratch, adapt existing teams, reorganize structure, and recruit developers. Engineer-led hiring with real technical screening.

€5,000 per hire (success-based)
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Who This Is For

Post-Seed Startups

Post-seed startups hitting technical walls

Regulated Markets

Companies entering regulated markets (fintech, healthcare, EoR)

Rebuild Right

Teams that built fast and now need to rebuild right

Technical Cofounder Alternative

Founders who need technical co-founder-level expertise without equity dilution

Team Building

Startups needing to build teams from scratch, adapt existing teams, reorganize structure, or recruit developers

Scaling Challenges

Startups preparing for Series A/B or rapid growth who need infrastructure that can scale

Specific Services

Clear answers to common questions. Each page explains who it's for, what happens in week one, deliverables, and pricing.

Fractional CTO for Non-Technical Founders

Technical leadership without equity or full-time hire. What happens in week one, deliverables, and pricing.

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Technical Cofounder Alternative

Technical cofounder-level expertise without giving up equity. No equity required. Retainer-based.

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Startup Technical Validation

Validate your startup idea's technical feasibility before building. Feasibility assessment, complexity analysis, cost estimates.

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Architecture Review Before Building

Get your technical architecture reviewed by a senior engineer before starting development. Architecture validation and recommendations.

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Technical Recruitment

Engineer-led hiring for MERN, DevOps, FullStack, Principal, Senior, and Lead engineers. Real technical screening by engineers who code.

Build Team

Work Directly With Nathan

You won't talk to account managers or junior team members. You work directly with me - focused expertise, fast decisions, clear solutions.

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Retainer Pricing

Monthly retainers for ongoing partnership. Cancel anytime after first month.

Basic

€5,000/mo

24 hours per month

  • Architecture reviews
  • Technical advisory
  • Code reviews
  • Documentation
  • Async support (Slack)
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Pro

€10,000/mo

48 hours per month

  • Everything in Basic, plus:
  • Hands-on development
  • Internal tools building
  • CI/CD optimization
  • Team mentorship
  • Weekly sync calls
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Elite

€18,000/mo

60 hours per month

  • Everything in Pro, plus:
  • Fractional CTO role
  • Strategic planning
  • Hiring support
  • Investor prep
  • Priority response
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Equity Option Available: For early-stage startups, I can structure equity-based arrangements instead of cash retainers. Let's discuss your situation.

Recent Wins

SOC 2 in 6 Weeks

A Series A healthtech startup needed HIPAA + SOC 2 for their first enterprise deal. Their architecture wasn't compliant. I rebuilt their auth system, implemented logging, and documented everything. They passed audit and closed a $500K contract 2 weeks later.

Impact: $500K deal closed, 4 months faster than expected

From 8 Hours to 8 Minutes

A fintech's deployment pipeline took 8 hours and failed 40% of the time. Engineers were afraid to ship. I rebuilt their CI/CD from scratch. Now they deploy 4x per day with 99% success rate.

Impact: 60x faster deployments, team velocity doubled

Due Diligence Rescue

A Series B company's CTO quit 2 weeks before investor technical diligence. No documentation. Tribal knowledge everywhere. I stepped in, documented the entire system, and coached the CEO through technical questions. They raised $15M.

Impact: $15M round saved, new CTO hired with confidence

Team Building & Architecture Roadmap

Added 2 developers to an existing team, created a dedicated QA team, and established proper Scrum processes. Created a comprehensive roadmap to migrate to microservices architecture and redesigned the backend system and database to fit the company's scaling needs.

Impact: Team expanded, quality processes established, clear migration path to microservices

Common Questions

Q: Why should I trust you with my infrastructure?
A: Fair question. I don't ask for trust upfront. Book a call. I'll tell you exactly what I see, what I'd do, and what it costs. If I can't help, I'll say so immediately. My reputation depends on delivering what I promise.
Q: How is this different from hiring a senior engineer?
A: Hiring takes 3-6 months and costs $200K+/year. I start next week and cost from €5K/month with no long-term commitment. You get 15+ years of architecture experience without the hiring risk.
Q: Do you work with early-stage startups (pre-Series A)?
A: Yes! Unlike purely crisis-focused services, I'm designed for founders at all stages-especially pre-seed to Series A. I understand you need strategic technical partnership without the full-time CTO cost.
Q: How fast can you start?
A: I typically kick off within 1 week. For urgent situations, let's discuss your timeline and I'll prioritize your case.
Q: What if you can't solve our problem?
A: I'll tell you on the first call. If I'm not the right fit, I'll point you to someone who is. I only take on work I'm confident I can deliver.
Q: What happens after the retainer ends?
A: You get full documentation and handoff. No vendor lock-in. No dependencies. You can execute internally, hire someone else, or continue with us. Your call.

Decision trigger: If you've read through these questions and still need clarity on whether fractional CTO services fit your situation, this is the point to schedule a call for a direct answer.

Ready to Build the Right Way?

One call to assess if I can help.
No commitment. No sales pitch. Just honest answers.

Decision trigger: If you've researched your technical options and need a human perspective to validate your approach, this is the point to talk to a senior engineer.

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