Stack Selection
The Pre-Seed Stack Audit Checklist Before You Hire Your First Engineering Team
Secure your codebase before your first engineer arrives.
Tobias Wrenfeld
· 9 min read
Secure your codebase before your first engineer arrives.
Senior technical leadership without the full-time cost.
The real cost of build-or-buy isn't technology—it's capital and runway.
Understanding the four pricing structures reveals what you're actually buying from a fractional CTO.
Protecting attention across clients requires deliberate structure, not just good time management.
Investors scrutinize four technical layers; fractional CTOs own them all.
Embedded technical leadership prevents control erosion from compounding early mistakes.
Know when a part-time CTO stops meeting your startup's needs.