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Fractional CTO Service for Startups
Most early-stage startups cannot justify a full-time CTO, but they absolutely need senior technical leadership. Praxis provides fractional CTO services — strategic technical direction, architecture decisions, AI strategy, and hiring guidance — on a part-time basis that scales with your stage.
Strategic technical direction
Which technologies to build on, which to buy off the shelf, which to avoid entirely. How to structure the engineering team as you grow. What the technical roadmap should look like twelve months out. These decisions have long-term consequences — getting them right early matters enormously.
AI strategy for your product
Where does AI add genuine value in your product, and where is it a distraction? What would it take to implement? What are the risks and costs? Praxis gives you a grounded AI strategy based on your specific product and market — not a generic AI enthusiasm pitch.
Investor and board communication
Translating technical decisions into business language for investors, board members, and non-technical co-founders. Technical due diligence preparation, architectural presentations, and honest assessment of technical risk.
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How is a fractional CTO different from a technical advisor?
An advisor gives occasional input. A fractional CTO is actively involved — attending meetings, making decisions, driving the technical roadmap, and being accountable for outcomes. Praxis operates as a fractional CTO, not an advisor.
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Can you also build the product, not just lead it?
Yes. Praxis combines fractional CTO responsibilities with hands-on engineering where the stage calls for it. Strategic leadership and technical execution from the same engagement.
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