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Nicolas Cava

A technical co-founder's brain, without giving up equity.

Two monthly engagements, depending on how much leadership your developers need. Both start with a free 25-minute call.

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

I'm taking on new clients now.

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

Engagements

  • Fractional CTO

    US$9,500/mo

    You want someone on your side to own the technical decisions and see them through every week.

    I lead your developers or agency hands-on, directly or by backing your lead. Architecture, hiring, investor and board reporting. No full-time presence. Cancel with 30 days' notice.

  • Advisory

    US$3,000/mo

    You want focused guidance on what your developers propose, hiring, AI, and the key decisions.

    Weekly working session, written decisions. Your team stays in charge. No ownership of your engineering org. Async answers within one business day. Cancel with 30 days' notice.

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

How it starts

  1. A free 25-minute call. We look at where your team is stuck and decide together whether I'm the right person to fix it.
  2. If it's a fit, you choose Fractional CTO or Advisory. I invoice at the start of each month, and you can stop with 30 days' notice.
  3. When it ends, you keep everything we built, with documentation and a handover plan for whoever leads your team next.

Playbooks

Prefer to run it yourself? The playbooks are free to read.

Read the playbooks

Questions

What is the minimum engagement length?
There is none. Both engagements cancel with 30 days' notice. Fractional CTO usually runs six months or longer.
How does billing work?
I invoice at the start of each month.
Can I upgrade or downgrade?
Yes. Move between Advisory and Fractional CTO at the start of any billing period with 30 days' notice.
What happens after the engagement ends?
You keep everything we built together, documentation included, plus a handover plan for whoever leads your team next.
Do you take equity?
No. You pay a monthly fee and keep your equity.
Do I need to replace my developers or agency?
No. I work with the developers or agency you already have.

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.