A technical operator you can introduce.
When a founder in your portfolio - or one of your own businesses - needs to turn an opportunity into software, I can investigate it, work out what should be built, build the first version properly and set up the technical foundation. Without them hiring an engineering team on day one.
How it usually works
Founder asks you for technical help
"Do you know anyone who could build this?"
You introduce me
A short email is plenty.
I investigate & recommend
What to build, what it costs, what the risks are.
We build it properly
And you get a clear technical picture throughout.
How I can help your portfolio
From a founder with an idea and no engineers, to a company whose first product needs to grow up fast.
Opportunity investigation
Is it buildable, what's the smallest version worth building, and what will it realistically cost to build and run? A plain-English answer before significant money is committed.
MVP to production
Building the first product to a standard that survives real customers: secure, monitored, deployable, and inheritable by the team that comes next.
Technical health check
For portfolio companies that already have software - often AI-assisted or built quickly. An honest read on security, scalability, running costs and what needs fixing first.
Interim technical leadership
A fractional CTO until the company is ready for a permanent hire - then help defining the role, interviewing candidates and handing over cleanly.
Family offices & holding companies
The same model works for your own ventures and operating businesses: internal tools, new technology products, or an opportunity spotted inside one of your companies - investigated, built and run by one accountable technical partner.
Why it's a safe introduction
Your reputation is on the line
An introduction spends your credibility. I treat it that way - and if a founder isn't a fit, I'll say so quickly.
Straight answers
Plain English for founders and partners who don't read code - including when the answer is "don't build this yet".
Production, not demos
Over a decade of enterprise architecture, cloud, security and DevOps work - Microsoft-certified across all four.
Founder-friendly terms
Retainer, project, or cash plus upside for the right opportunity - structured so founders aren't burning runway on day rates.
Making an introduction
A simple email introduction is perfect. If it helps, a line or two on:
- who the founder is and what they're working on
- where they are - idea, prototype, live product
- what they've asked you for help with
I'll reply within two business days. If it's not a fit, I'll tell you and the founder promptly - and point them somewhere better where I can.
Prefer to talk first?
Happy to have a short call about your portfolio and the kind of founders you back, before any introductions are made.
Know a founder who needs a technical counterpart?
One good introduction is all it takes to start.
Make an introduction