> What you get
Technical credibility, architectural clarity, and a team that delivers.
- › Architecture decisions made by someone with the experience to get them right
- › Technical narrative ready for follow-on investor conversations
- › Engineering team with clear direction and accountability
- › No surprise rebuilds 12 months after launch
The situation
You have just closed a funding round. Your runway is 18–24 months. You have a product to build, a team to grow, and investors who are watching how you deploy capital. You need senior technical direction — but a full-time CTO at R200,000–R350,000 per month is not the right use of your runway at this stage.
The alternative — letting your most senior developer make architectural decisions by default — is how companies end up with a costly rebuild 12 months after launch.
The specific challenge
- You need architecture decisions made by someone who has built production systems before
- Your investors want to see credible technical leadership in board conversations
- Your development team needs clear direction and someone accountable for delivery quality
- You cannot afford to learn from a major architectural mistake at this stage of the business
How gigtech approaches this
We act as your Fractional CTO from the start of the engagement. In week one, we assess your current systems, team structure, and technical direction. We identify the three or four decisions that matter most in the next 90 days and make sure they are made correctly.
From there, we establish a regular cadence — weekly check-ins with your team, async availability for decisions that cannot wait, and a monthly written technical summary suitable for investors and board members.
We represent technology credibly in the conversations where it matters: fundraising, partnerships, technical vendor evaluations, and board reporting. You get the credibility of experienced technical leadership at a fraction of the full-time cost.
What you should expect
Architectural decisions made with experience. A technical narrative you can present to investors with confidence. An engineering team that knows what good looks like and is being held to it. And the peace of mind that the most expensive technical mistakes — the ones that require a full rebuild — are not in your future.
Ready to discuss your situation?
Book a free 30-minute discovery call. We will be direct about whether we are the right fit.