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Nicolas Cava

You pay developers or an agency. Who on your side can judge what they propose?

I'm a Fractional (part-time) CTO for non-technical founders. I lead your developers or agency, so you get a technical co-founder's brain and keep your equity.

Book a free 25-minute callYou'll leave knowing what I would fix first.

hello@nicolascava.comI'll reply within one business day.

I'm taking on new clients now.

Software teams as Fractional CTO since 2025, from pre-seed to Series A and beyond
6
Engineers led globally
120+
Annual requests on systems I built
1B+
Businesses founded
5

Track record

“Nicolas is an effective leader who is among those few and far in-between. … His technical background enables him to make informed decisions for an engineering team with the relevant context, and allows him to empathize with engineers on a deep level.”
Samm Du · Software Engineer · Zendesk

Worked with: BastionGPT, LevelUp, 8/0, Galvico, DLUX Rides, Fixrli, Cafre, Zendesk, Swile, PixMob, Maple Inside, Crakmedia.

Work with me

  • Fractional CTO

    US$9,500/mo

    I own the technical decisions and lead your developers or agency.

  • Advisory

    US$3,000/mo

    A weekly working session on what your developers propose, hiring, and AI. Your team stays in charge.

My job is done when your team runs without me. You keep everything we build. Full pricing.

How I work

  1. Ruthless simplicity. Smaller changes, fewer moving parts, one clear priority at a time.

  2. Discipline. Capped work in progress and forecasts from real throughput.

  3. Leadership. Clear direction, written decisions, and people who keep judgment and accountability.

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Writing

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Sleep is a leadership skill

The sleep routine I rebuilt after burning out twice, for founders whose team pays for every bad night.

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About

I've burned out twice chasing nonstop action, and I still watch founders walk into the same fire. So I keep everything brutally simple, your team included.

I worked at Zendesk and scaled startups. I was the engineer who could not explain the delay, and later the executive who had to explain it to a board. I would rather tell you not to build something than bill you to build it.

I'm based in Quebec City and work remotely with founders wherever they are.

Your developers are busy and the product is stuck?

Book a free 25-minute call to see whether working together makes sense.

Prefer writing? Email me at hello@nicolascava.com. I'll reply within one business day.

Know a founder who needs this? Introduce them to me. If they become a client, you get 10% of what they pay for 12 months.