// co-founder cto
The Technical Co-founder Serial Entrepreneurs Actually Need
You've built and sold before. You know what a validated market looks like. What you need is a technical co-founder who can architect and build the product without requiring you to manage the engineering decisions — and who has the experience to know when your roadmap is wrong.
// is this for me?
You're the right fit if…
You have at least one prior venture that launched and generated revenue (or was acquired)
You have a validated concept — customers have said they would pay, or have paid
You need an architect who can make the build decisions, not just execute them
You don't want a dev shop that builds what you specify without telling you when the spec is wrong
You are building a software product (SaaS, marketplace, developer tool, AI product)
Hard requirement: This service is for serial entrepreneurs — founders with at least one prior venture that launched and generated revenue or was acquired. First-time founders without a prior exit or a live revenue-generating business are not a fit. This is not gatekeeping — it is alignment. The co-founder relationship requires a founder who knows what they are building and why.
// what you get
Two Engagement Paths
Both paths deliver the same quality. Choose based on your preference for long-term alignment vs. clean project boundaries.
// path 01
Equity Path
2–4% equity
+ $2,500/month cash
2–4% equity (negotiated based on stage, funding, and scope)
$2,500/month cash to keep the engagement sustainable through pre-revenue phase
Architecture design and full MVP build using AI-accelerated development
Technical hiring: specification, sourcing support, and interview participation
Series A technical due diligence preparation
90 days post-launch advisory included
// path 02
Fixed Build Path
$25K–$40K
fixed fee · full ownership transferred
$25,000–$40,000 fixed fee for a complete, production-ready MVP
Full ownership and codebase transferred at delivery
90 days of post-delivery advisory at no additional cost
Option to transition to Fractional CTO Retainer after the advisory window
Same AI-accelerated delivery, same senior architectural judgment
// second offering
Launch Scaling
After MVP launch — when the product has revenue and the team is growing — the engagement can extend into Series A preparation and scale architecture.
Series A technical architecture hardening and security posture review
Engineering team structure design and first senior hire specification
Investor technical due diligence support and documentation
Technical roadmap for scale: from launch through 100K users
Launch Scaling is priced as an extension of the equity-path engagement, or as a Fractional CTO Retainer for fixed-build-path founders.
// how it works
From Conversation to Launch
01
Fit Conversation
A 45-minute call covering the venture thesis, your prior experience, the product scope, and the timeline. No cost. Clear mutual assessment of fit.
02
Architecture Discovery Sprint
A 2-week sprint ($3,500 fixed) that produces a tech stack recommendation, build scope, and project timeline — before any equity or retainer commitment.
03
Build and Launch
Co-founder CTO engagement begins: architecture, AI-accelerated build, team building, and launch. Followed by Launch Scaling if the venture reaches that stage.
Building something worth co-founding?
The fit conversation is 45 minutes and costs nothing. If the prior exit and validated concept are there, we can move to a discovery sprint within a week.