Fractional CTO

Also called: fractional chief technology officer, part-time CTO, virtual CTO, vCTO, CTO as a service, outsourced CTO

A part-time chief technology officer. They set the technical direction, choose the tools and the people who build the product, and review the work, without joining full time. Common before a startup can hire a technical co-founder or a full-time CTO.

For example: A non-technical founder pays a fractional CTO a monthly retainer to pick a development shop, review its code each week and explain the trade-offs before each decision.

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