What is a Fractional CTO?
A Fractional CTO provides all the strategic technology leadership of a full-time Chief Technology Officer, but in a flexible, part-time or project-based arrangement. Whether you're a founder, a board member, or a CEO, this service gives you access to senior-level decision-making and technical execution — without burning equity or payroll.
At Released Group, this isn’t a theoretical exercise. It’s led by Nick Beaugeard, a veteran CTO and software architect with decades of experience across startups, scale-ups, enterprise software, and AI-driven innovation.
Your Embedded Technical Co-Founder — Without the Drama
Startups often falter not because of bad ideas, but because they lack the right technical leadership. You don’t need to give away 40% of your business to a co-founder who may or may not deliver. Instead, bring in a proven professional who’s:
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Built and sold software businesses
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Delivered complex cloud architectures
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Led product delivery teams and engineering squads
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Acted as Contract CTO for funded startups and enterprise clients
We embed into your team, help shape your roadmap, lead your developers (or bring ours), and get your product out the door.
What You Get
✅ Technology strategy aligned to your business goals
✅ System and product architecture design
✅ Vendor and tech stack selection guidance
✅ Hands-on GitHub oversight and coding standards
✅ Process setup: Agile, CI/CD, DevOps pipelines
✅ Hiring and mentoring internal devs
✅ Regular stakeholder reports and board updates
We’re not just sitting in meetings. We’re making the tech work.
Who It’s For
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Founders with a product idea but no technical partner
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Scale-ups struggling with legacy decisions or tech debt
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Boards & Investors who want confidence in the technical direction
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CEOs who need strategic input without committing to a C-level salary
Why Released Group?
Our CTO service is built on experience, not theory. Nick Beaugeard has:
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Bootstrapped startups to multimillion-dollar exits
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Architected scalable, multi-tenant SaaS platforms
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Delivered award-winning software in Australia and internationally
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Led global Microsoft partner teams across innovation and delivery
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Built systems used daily by thousands of staff in law, accounting, and government sectors
You’re not getting someone who used to code. You’re getting someone who still does — and can lead AI-powered, cloud-native, security-first systems at scale.
Flexible Engagement Models
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Retained advisory (a few days a month)
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Part-time embedded CTO (1–3 days/week)
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Fixed-term delivery (e.g. MVP launch, re-architecture, investor prep)
No lock-ins. No HR headaches. Just senior capability, when and where you need it.
Ready to Take Control of Your Tech Strategy?
Let’s have a call and map out how a Fractional CTO or Technical Co-Founder can get your business moving faster, smarter, and with less risk.
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