# CTO as a Service for your seed-stage MVP.

From $4,500/month

CTO as a Service is a part-time senior who owns the technical side of your product. Many founders call this role a fractional CTO. I do this work from $4,500/month, billed monthly in advance. I was a project lead at Airdev, I hold the Bubble Developer Certification, and I have 8+ years in software delivery.

## Best for

- Seed-stage founders building an MVP without a technical cofounder.
- Teams working with contractors who need one person accountable for the technical side.
- Founders who want product and technical decisions made by someone who builds.

## Not for

- Teams that need a full-time CTO.
- Teams that only need build work: see [Ongoing Bubble development](https://ianstorni.com/bubble-development) or the [Fixed-price MVP](https://ianstorni.com/fixed-price-mvp).

## Sounds familiar?

1. You have contractors building, but nobody owns the technical side.
2. You're not technical, and you can't tell whether the build is on track.
3. Every technical decision lands on you, and you're guessing.
4. A full-time CTO is not in the budget yet, but the decisions can't wait.
5. The agency reports to you, but no one on your side can check their work.

## What you get

What I own for you each month, agreed in writing before the first month starts.

1. Everything is built in accounts you own.

## How it runs

1. **Book a call**: You talk to me, the person who does the work.
2. **Agree what I own**: You get a written list of what I'll own before the first month starts.
3. **Price in writing**: You get the monthly price in writing, and nothing is charged before you approve it.
4. **Monthly ownership**: I make and document the technical decisions each month, working with your team or contractors.

## Price

From $4,500/month

What moves the price:

- The size of the scope
- The integrations involved
- The state of the app I start from

Payment: Billed monthly in advance. Prices in USD. Paid by ACH or wire.

Nothing is charged before you approve a written fixed price.

## Related work

- [Delivery lead for a portfolio of Bubble products](https://ianstorni.com/work/bubble-portfolio-delivery-lead): Led delivery across several Bubble SaaS products: data models, workflows, QA and release management.

## Terms

- **Fixed price in writing**: Nothing is charged before you approve a written fixed price. Scope changes are raised before the work is done.
- **You own the code and accounts**: Everything is built in accounts you own.

## FAQ

### Is this the same as a fractional CTO?

Yes, in practice. Fractional CTO is the common name for a part-time senior who owns the technical side of a product. CTO as a Service is the same role, sold as a defined service at one monthly price.

### What do you own, and what stays with my team?

I own the technical side of the product and help with product decisions. Your team keeps the customers, the budget and the final call on direction. The exact list of what I own is agreed in writing before the first month.

### Do you also build?

Yes. I'm a certified Bubble developer and I also work in code. Build work beyond this role is scoped and priced separately, as a [Fixed-price MVP](https://ianstorni.com/fixed-price-mvp) or [Ongoing Bubble development](https://ianstorni.com/bubble-development).

### Can you work with my current developers or agency?

Yes. I set the technical direction, review their work and keep one person accountable for the result: me.

### How do I start?

Book a call. If it fits, I review your product and team setup, write down what I'll own, and send you the monthly price in writing. Nothing is charged before you approve it.

## Read next

[Should you migrate off Bubble?](https://ianstorni.com/notes/should-you-migrate-off-bubble): When to stay on Bubble and when to migrate to code, as a checklist.

## Need someone to own the technical side of your MVP? Book a call. I'll tell you, including when you don't need me.

[Book a call](https://calendar.app.google/jNaDYhVqurRvrkwd8). Or email hi@ianstorni.com.