Fractional CTO · From £3,000/monthYour CTO.
Your CTO.
By the day.
Senior tech leadership without the £200k salary. AI-native, embedded one day a week. Ships from week one.
Twenty years. Trusted by
IBM iXFirst Abu Dhabi BankEtihad AirwaysAl ArabiyaDoH Abu DhabiAl-Futtaim Group
(01) Why this works
You don't need a full-time CTO. You need someone who's already done it.
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Ship from week one
First strategy session within five working days. Code shipping by week two. No recruiter, no notice period, no twelve-week scoping process.
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AI-native delivery
Cursor, Claude Code, multi-model orchestration. What a team of seven took eight weeks to build now ships in eight days. Same quality. Different stack.
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Embedded, accountable
One day a week embedded. Always-on Slack between sessions. Reports to your board. Hires your team. Owns architecture. Stays for the long game.
(02) The CTO
Paul Gosnell. Twenty years shipping product. AI-native since 2024.
Serial entrepreneur and ex-IBM iX. Built and shipped over a thousand products across fintech, healthtech, travel, and AI. Now embedded as fractional CTO for founder-led businesses moving faster than agencies can keep up with.
The same engagement that took a team of seven eight weeks to deliver now ships in eight days. Not by cutting corners. By removing the time tax on ambition.
20+
Years shipping
1000+
Products delivered
8 days
Avg MVP shipped
(04) Compare
Honest numbers. No spin.
| Criteria | Full-time CTO hire | Digital agency | AI consultancy | Traditional fractional CTO | p0stman fractional CTO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | £200k+ salary, £25k recruiter, equity | £5-20k/month minimum | £1.5-3k per day | £3-6k/month | £3-5k/month |
| Time to value | 3-6 months to hire and ramp | 6-12 weeks to scope | Days to weeks | Weeks | Days. Code week two. |
| Builds it? | If you can find one | Slow, scoped to death | Strategy only | Strategy only | Strategy AND build |
(05) Frequently asked
Common questions.
What's a fractional CTO and how is it different from a consultant?
A consultant hands you a deck and leaves. A fractional CTO writes code, hires the team, owns architecture, and reports to your board. We're embedded one day a week with always-on availability for urgent decisions.
How fast can you start?
First strategy session within five working days. Code shipping by week two. No procurement, no recruiter, no notice period.
What does it cost?
£3,000-£5,000 per month depending on scope. 12-month commitment preferred but not required. Fees exclusive of VAT. Third-party infrastructure (Supabase, Vercel, APIs) billed at cost, not marked up.
Will you replace my dev team or work with them?
Either. Most engagements augment an existing team, setting direction, unblocking, shipping the things the team can't. Some replace an underperforming agency outright.
Are you available for full-time hire?
No. Three to five clients simultaneously keeps us sharp across industries and AI capabilities. Full-time would slow that down for everyone.
How is this different from other fractional CTOs?
Most fractional CTOs strategise. We strategise and build. AI-native development workflows mean we ship code daily, not quarterly.
(06) Let's build
Bring a real problem.
30-min call, no agenda, no deck. We tell you whether fractional CTO is the right fit, or recommend something else if it isn't.
Or write to hello@p0stman.com