Services

Fractional CTO

For startups and product teams

This service is for founders and product teams that need strong technical leadership but are not ready to hire a full-time CTO. I work as a partner who can own strategy, architecture, team development, and execution at the same time.

Primary outcome

A clearer technical roadmap.

Additional outcomes

Stronger engineering execution.
Faster and more predictable time-to-market.

When this is especially useful

You need a technical strategy for the next stage of product growth.
Delivery suffers from too much chaos, unclear roles, and slow decisions.
The team is growing, but engineering management is not keeping up with scale.
You need to launch MVPs, new initiatives, and product bets faster.

What you get

A clearer technical roadmap and more transparent priorities.
Stronger engineering leadership without hiring a full-time CTO.
More stable delivery and decision-making processes.

What this usually includes

I align technical strategy with product and business goals.

I bring structure to delivery, ownership, and engineering processes.

I support hiring, team development, and critical architecture decisions.

I help launch new products and MVPs faster with less organizational friction.

You can quickly check which engagement format fits best

Send a short brief of the situation and I’ll tell you whether this calls for a Fractional CTO engagement, an audit, a workshop, or more focused support.

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When a company needs a Fractional CTO instead of a full-time CTO

A Fractional CTO is most useful when a company already needs CTO-level judgment but does not yet need a permanent executive layer. This model helps improve strategy, architecture, and delivery without an early full-time hire.

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About me

Michael Ledin

A CTO with 16+ years of experience. I help product companies where they need technical strategy, architecture, team leadership, and practical AI adoption.

Fractional CTO / AI and architecture consultant

Fractional CTO and technical leadership.
AI transformation across product, support, and engineering.
Architecture modernization, reliability, and observability.
Infrastructure cost optimization.