Fractional CTO for Tech Startups

Built & Exited Two Startups – Now Offering CTO Expertise to Fuel Your Growth

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"Lukas is a Fractional CTO, a programming expert whose technical and leadership can transform your vision into reality. With his strategic insight and coding skill he can elevate your tech game, delivering solutions that drive success."

Jan Buza
Jan Buza
Head Of Business Development of Trama
How it works

Process Overview and What's Included

My process delivers flexible, high-quality tech leadership without the full-time commitment. We start with a strategic planning session to align priorities and tackle technical debt. Weekly calls keep development on track, while ad-hoc and crisis support ensure you're covered whenever needs arise. It's tech leadership designed to adapt as you grow.

Kick-off Meeting

Start with a 2-3 hour workshop to review active and planned systems. We'll address technical debt and set priorities that drive positive cash flow. This is a quarterly meeting which ensures our goals are aligned.

Weekly Calls

We hold weekly calls to review developments, address any issues, and simplify proposed solutions, helping to maintain efficiency and prevent unnecessary complexity.

Communication

For added support, the team can book brief calls as needed. Slack facilitates Ad-hoc and asynchronous communication with responses within 48 hours, and investor call support is available for technical clarity.

Crisis Support

Crisis support is available during issues like outages or data breaches, ensuring swift solutions for stability and business continuity.

Obstacles

Common Challenges for Tech-Driven Teams

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I fix your current and future issues

  • Develop a technical roadmap that aligns technology with business goals, ensuring each project contributes strategically.
  • Provide ongoing architectural guidance, best practices, and high-level reviews to prevent tech debt and maintain code simplicity.
  • Conduct a tech stack and tooling assessment, optimizing or replacing tools to increase productivity and reduce costs.
  • Offer mentorship and targeted guidance to help junior developers grow, improve problem-solving, and adopt best practices.
  • Implement agile coaching and sprint planning, support on prioritizing tasks, and streamline processes to eliminate bottlenecks.
  • Assist in backlog grooming and feature prioritization, balancing product impact with technical feasibility to drive value.
  • Conduct regular code reviews to ensure adherence to quality standards and best practices, reducing bugs and maintenance costs.
  • Review cloud infrastructure usage and provide recommendations for optimization to reduce unnecessary expenses.
  • Assess and optimize infrastructure to ensure scalability, performance, and reliability as the company grows.
  • Prepare technical summaries and due diligence reports to build investor confidence and clearly convey technology's potential.
  • Set up data tracking tools, create dashboards for key metrics, and guide data interpretation to drive informed product decisions.
  • Establish documentation standards and best practices, ensuring a well-documented codebase and project workflows.
  • Provide on-call crisis support during critical issues, offering immediate advisory support and troubleshooting expertise.
  • Conduct technical interviews and cultural fit assessments to help build a skilled, compatible development team.

Current team without CTO

Every team has been here

  • Lack of Technical Direction
  • Tech Debt Accumulation
  • Inefficient Use of Tech Stack
  • Team Skill Gaps
  • Slow Development Pace
  • Unclear Feature Prioritization
  • Inconsistent Code Quality
  • Security and Compliance Risks
  • High Cloud Costs
  • Difficulty Scaling Infrastructure
  • Investor and Client Tech Confidence
  • Lack of Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Documentation Gaps
  • Risk of System Downtime
  • Hiring Technical Talent
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Who is this for

I help startups and businesses
succeed through expert
technical leadership

SMEs & Tech Teams
Growing Startups
VC & Investors
Solo Entrepreneurs
Development Teams
Scale-ups
Tech Founders
Digital Products
Membership

Pricing

Flexible CTO services that scale with your needs. Pause or cancel anytime.

CLASSIC
€1,995/month

Perfect for small teams getting started

10-15h time allocation per month
Quarterly strategic alignment
Weekly progress focus calls
Slack private channel
Light guidance during weekly calls
2h crisis support included
Limited investor/client support
Max team size of 4
PROFESSIONAL
€3,995/month

For growing teams needing deeper support

20-25h time allocation per month
Quarterly + deeper review
Weekly technical guidance calls
Slack private channel
In-depth 1:1 mentorship
4h crisis support included
Priority investor/client support
Max team size of 8
About Me

Technical Leadership
When You Need It

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With a deep technical background and a proven track record of building successful products, I specialize in aligning technology with your business goals.

Technical Strategy & Architecture
Team Leadership & Mentoring
Product Development
Growth & Scaling
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Frequently asked questions

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Let me demonstrate how I can help your startup. Feel free to book a slot for a detailed walkthrough of my CTO services.

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