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Taking new engagements

Everything we do.

Clear engagements, scoped to what you actually need.

01

Technology leadership

Matt · ex-Amazon

Technical Advisory

For founders and engineering leaders already in the seat who want a second opinion from someone who has operated at scale. Two sessions a month, plus review of your RFCs and roadmap.

Fractional CTO

For companies with engineers but no senior technical leader. Strategy, architecture, the hiring bar, and the escalation point — the outcomes a CTO owns.

Interim CTO

Holding the seat through a departure or transition: org chart, board communication, roadmap ownership, and recruiting the permanent hire.

Engineering Assessment

An independent read on what is working, what is not, and what it costs to fix. Findings ranked by risk, with a 30/60/90 and named owners.

Technical Due Diligence

For investors who need an independent technical read on a target before committing capital. Written report with risk rating, plus a deal team readout.

02

AI security & enablement

Together

AI Security Assessment

Where models touch your data, what your agents can reach, and which controls actually hold under pressure. Findings ranked by risk and cost to remediate.

Corporate AI Training

Hands-on sessions for engineering, marketing, and leadership — what the tools do, where they fail, and how your team should be using them.

03

Growth & performance

Emma · ex-Meta, ex-TikTok

AI Visibility Snapshot

A detailed analysis of how you show up when someone asks AI who's best in your category, plus one fix to close the gap. Prepared for your intro call.

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Marketing Diagnostics

A deep review of your full marketing strategy, or just the channels that matter most to you. Search, social media, paid advertising, and beyond. Ends with a written, prioritized list of what to fix and how.

Paid Media Build

Ads built, launched, and optimized on Meta, Google, or TikTok, including full account structure and tracking so you know exactly what's working. Plus the training to run it yourself.

Growth Roadmap

A 30/60/90 day plan grounded in your real goals: how you're positioned, who you're for, which channels to spend on, and how you'll measure it.

Fractional Head of Marketing

Ongoing oversight and optimization of your Roadmap. Monthly review of performance and priorities, partnership with your executional team, continued strategic channel and messaging work.

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How fast we can start

Advisory and assessments, usually inside two weeks. Interim work depends on what we are already holding.

Terms

Retainers are billed in full at the start of each month, month to month after an initial term, with 30 days' notice. Scoped, fixed-fee work is half on signature, half on delivery.

Hiring one of us

Most clients start with one practice. You never have to take both.

Not sure which one you need?