Founder with No Technical Co-Founder
You're a non-technical founder building a tech product. You need someone who can translate your vision into technical reality.
Get the Tech Leadership You Deserve,Without the Overhead.
StepInsight's Virtual CTO service gives you hands-on, senior-level product and tech leadership, so you can move fast, build smart, and scale with confidence.
The Challenge
Why You Might Need This
You're building something significant, but lack the technical leadership to navigate complex decisions, prioritize effectively, or scale with confidence. You need strategic tech guidance, not just execution.
Developers Without Direction
You've got developers, but no one steering the tech decisions, prioritizing features, or ensuring architectural coherence.
Scaling Without Certainty
You're trying to launch or scale fast, but don't know if your tech will hold up under growth or if you're building the right things.
Need Roadmap & Hiring Guidance
You need help prioritizing your roadmap, making smart hiring decisions, or managing your development team effectively.
Can't Justify Full-Time CTO Salary
You can't justify $250k+ for a full-time CTO right now, but you need that level of expertise and leadership.
What You Get
CTO-Level Expertise, Fractional Commitment
You get C-level insight without C-level headcount. Strategic guidance, hands-on leadership, and execution support tailored to your stage and needs.
CTO-Level Strategy & Planning
Strategic tech planning aligned with business goals, competitive positioning, and growth trajectory.
Regular Leadership Syncs
Scheduled syncs with founders or executive team to align on priorities, challenges, and opportunities.
Product + Tech Roadmap Alignment
Clear roadmap that balances business priorities, technical feasibility, and resource constraints.
Dev Team Oversight + Sprint Management
Active management of development processes, sprint planning, and team performance optimization.
Vendor and Hiring Guidance
Support evaluating vendors, agencies, and candidates. Help building or scaling your technical team.
Codebase & Infrastructure Audits
Regular assessment of code quality, architecture decisions, and infrastructure to prevent technical debt.
Scalable Architecture Design
Design and oversee architecture that scales with your business and supports future growth.
Investor-Ready Tech Documentation
Technical due diligence support, documentation for fundraising, and strategic tech presentations.
Our Process
Your Virtual CTO, Step-by-Step
Optional: StepInsight dev/design team to execute as needed under your Virtual CTO's guidance.
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Step 01
Strategic Deep Dive
We assess your product, tech stack, business goals, and internal team setup. We audit current architecture and codebase, review team and roadmap, and identify key risks and opportunities.
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Who It's For
Perfect for Growing Companies Without a CTO
Whether you're pre-seed or Series B, if you need strategic tech leadership but aren't ready for a full-time hire, we can help.
Pre-Seed to Series B Startups
Startups without an in-house CTO who need strategic tech leadership to build, launch, and scale effectively.
Scale-Ups in Growth Mode
Companies experiencing aggressive tech growth who need leadership to navigate scaling challenges and technical complexity.
Founders Struggling with Dev Teams
Non-technical founders who are struggling to manage development teams, prioritize work, or meet timelines.
Product-Led Companies with Silos
Organizations where product, engineering, and business operate in silos and need alignment and technical leadership.
Agencies Building Platforms
Service companies transitioning to product companies who need technical direction for platform development.
Why Choose Us
Real CTOs, Not Just Consultants
We've been actual CTOs building and scaling products, not just advisors giving theoretical guidance. We bring real-world experience from startups to global companies.
Actual CTO Experience
Led by senior product and tech leaders who've been actual CTOs, not just consultants. We've built and scaled real companies.
Deep Technical Expertise
Deep knowledge of scalable architecture, AI, mobile, cloud infrastructure, and SaaS platforms across industries.
Hands-On, Not Just Advisory
We're as hands-on as you need from roadmap planning to sprint reviews to investor presentations. We're in it with you.
Global Experience, Local Presence
Offices in Sydney, Austin, and Brussels. Experience scaling products across diverse markets and regulatory environments.
Straight Shooters, Zero Fluff
We're straight shooters and smart operators. We tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear.
Book Your Free Strategy Call
We'll assess where you're at, where you want to go, and tell you exactly how we can help or if we can't.
Frequently Asked Questions
We're as hands-on as you need. From roadmap planning to sprint reviews to investor calls, we're actively involved in your business and technical decisions.
Yes. If you need execution, we can plug in our StepInsight development squad to work under your Virtual CTO's guidance and deliver on the roadmap.
Perfect. We can manage them, mentor them, improve processes, and provide strategic direction without replacing anyone or disrupting your team.
Yes. We can help define the role, create job descriptions, vet candidates, conduct technical interviews, and ensure a smooth handoff when the time is right.
It depends on your needs. We offer everything from monthly advisory calls to deeply embedded weekly leadership where we're in your Slack, attending standups, and reviewing every sprint.
Advisor-Level (4 calls/month): from $1.5k/month. Part-Time CTO (weekly leadership + roadmap): from $4k/month. Embedded CTO + Dev Team: custom pricing (includes delivery). We only take 3 Virtual CTO clients per quarter.