Backslash
Two ex-FAANG leaders

The whole team
is the two of us.

You work with us directly. There is no bench, and nothing gets handed to a junior team.

Matt, co-founder of Backslash Studio
Mattex-AmazonFractional CTO

Ten years building and running engineering organizations — at Amazon scale, under Capital One regulation, across Sysco and early-stage startups. Now he takes the CTO seat for companies that need one for a while, and reads the room honestly for the investors backing them.

What he does
Technical AdvisoryFractional CTOInterim CTOEngineering AssessmentTechnical Due DiligenceAI Security Assessment
Worked atAmazon, Capital One, Sysco
Best forFounders & investors
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Emma, co-founder of Backslash Studio
Emmaex-Metaex-TikTok

Emma spent her career running growth, performance marketing, and sales inside Meta and TikTok. She now runs the same playbook for founders: a diagnostic, a paid media build, and a 30/60/90 growth roadmap — with the option to stay on as fractional head of marketing once the plan is set.

What she does
Worked atMeta, TikTok
Best forFounder-led service businesses
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Why two people

01

You get the senior person

The person on the intro call is the person doing the work. No account manager in between.

02

Both sides of the problem

Technology and growth problems keep turning out to be the same problem. We can take either end.

03

Hire one of us

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

Come talk to one of us.