LEADERSHIP LIGHTHOUSEOCT 14
Your AI Tokens Need to Earn 4X. Here’s How.
Article · Substack
FRACTIONAL CTO · 25+ YEARS · $3B+ IN EXITS
The CTO behind $3B in exits. I publish everything I know.
Twenty-five years running engineering for companies that got acquired. Three things every week: two podcasts and an article, so you can see how I think before you bring me in.
LATEST, ACROSS EVERYTHING
The whole archive, one listTHE META-CASTOCT 12
The 4X rule every feature MUST pass
Podcast · with Bob Galen · 27:05
LEADERSHIP LIGHTHOUSEOCT 07
We Spent 25 Years Getting Out of the Factory
Article · Substack
LEADERSHIP LIGHTHOUSEOCT 01
Define Great Before You Hire for It
Article · Substack
THE META-CASTSEP 28
The "New" AI Hiring Skills Are the Ones You Always Needed
Podcast · with Bob Galen · 27:03
TECH TEAMS TODAYSEP 24
HowTo Transform A Creative Agency With AI
Episode · EVP of AI @ DonerColle
LEADERSHIP LIGHTHOUSESEP 23
Building a Personal Brand - My Approach
Article · Substack
TECH TEAMS TODAYSEP 17
The AI in Payments Playbook: Accuracy, Human Review, and Guardrails
Episode · VP @ REPAY
WORK WITH ME
Your CTO for as long as you need one.
Two weeks to set the roadmap. Three months to run the team. Six months to transform the company. I take the seat, make the calls, and leave you with an organization that does not need me. For companies between $2M and $50M: SaaS scaling past the MVP, traditional businesses going digital, and PE portfolio companies between CTOs.
It starts with a free 30-minute call. Then a one-week assessment and a plan you could execute without me.
$3B+in exits, over 25 years
1 → 30engineers in 12 months, 5 products shipped
70%lower operating cost, 10x the users
8 mo → 1 wkcustomer onboarding, sales un-frozen
“Under Josh's leadership we transitioned to a holistic product management approach. This shift was critical in unlocking our potential for growth through scale as we rapidly brought seven new products to market.”