I'm Bartosz, the fractional CTO who turns tech chaos into competitive advantage. When your dev team is burning cash with nothing to ship, when good developers are quitting, when your tech stack is held together with duct tape - that's when you need me. I've salvaged worse situations than yours.
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You're not alone.
I've seen these exact problems destroy promising companies - and I know how to fix them fast.
They promise features in 2 weeks, deliver broken code in 2 months. Every sprint review is an excuse marathon.
You're left with the ones who can't get hired anywhere else. They patch problems instead of fixing them.
Your system is digital duct tape. Adding anything means something else explodes. Users are getting frustrated.
More customers means more crashes. You don't know if your tech can handle growth, so you're leaving money on the table.
"How will this scale?" "What's your technical roadmap?" You smile and nod, but inside you're panicking.
While you're fixing bugs, they're shipping features. You're losing market share to companies with worse ideas but better execution.
Here's the math that'll make you wince:
A full-time CTO costs you $300K+ per year when you factor in salary, equity, and benefits. Then there's the 3-6 months you'll spend finding someone who might be completely wrong for your stage. And once you hire them? You're stuck, even when your needs change.
Here's the smart play:
Get someone with 15+ years of experience who's already solved your exact problems. Pay for results, not meetings. Scale up or down based on what you actually need. No long hiring process, no equity dilution, no awkward firing conversations.
When does each make sense?
Go fractional when you're pre-Series A, handling a crisis, or preparing to scale. Go full-time when you're Series B+ and need someone in meetings 40+ hours a week.
Bottom line: Most startups blow 6 months and $150K hiring the wrong full-time CTO. Skip the expensive mistakes.
PwC, BNY Mellon, IBM - I've cleaned up messes at every scale.
Agency was hemorrhaging clients with 14 projects overdue due to poor management and dev turnover. Brought in to salvage 3 priority projects. Restructured teams, reallocated resources, delivered 11 projects in the first month through better coordination and focused execution.
Management was ready to axe an entire engineering team for missing critical deadlines. I found the real problem wasn't skills or effort - it was broken communication between the team and stakeholders. Fixed it in 3 weeks. Team became top performers.
Led mixed team of junior accountants and contractors on critical compliance project - 100,000+ confidential files needed digitizing under strict EU regulations. Streamlined processes, finished a month early with zero compliance issues.
Created specialized DDOS protection service when it was still a novelty. Built client base and developed proprietary tech that caught attention of major hosting company. They acquired us for the client list, technology, and marketing approach.
Grew agency from zero to 85 employees in months by training non-managers to become effective team leads. 6 out of 7 succeeded, eliminating micromanagement and creating a structure that could scale without me. Became market leaders in our niche.
Real solutions for real problems. No PowerPoint, just results.
Audit your dev process, cut the waste, focus teams on features that actually matter. End the "busy work" that burns cash.
Figure out who's productive vs who's just taking up space. Coach the good ones, remove the dead weight, create a place where real developers want to stay.
Map what's actually broken, fix the stuff that prevents disasters, stop creating new problems faster than you solve old ones.
Find out if your tech can handle growth before you find out the hard way. Fix bottlenecks now, not during your biggest sales month.
End the translation failures between what business wants and what gets built. Clear priorities, realistic timelines, actual progress.
Document your tech strategy so you can confidently explain where you're going and how you'll get there.
Let's improve your processes
Get StartedEvery business is different. I don't use cookie-cutter solutions - here's my proven process.
I dig into your current setup - code, processes, team dynamics. No sugarcoating. You get a clear picture of what's actually broken and what's working fine.
Based on what I found, I create a plan specific to your situation and priorities. We start with fixes that show immediate results while building toward long-term stability.
I work directly with your team to execute the plan. When things don't go as expected (they never do), we adjust fast instead of sticking to a broken plan.
The goal isn't to make you dependent on me forever. I document everything, train your people, and set you up to handle future challenges on your own.
Different problems need different solutions. Here's when each makes sense.
Strategic guidance and periodic hands-on work
Full leadership while you find permanent solution
Usually within a week. I keep my client load manageable specifically so I can respond fast when companies need help. If you're in crisis mode, I can often start the audit process within 48 hours and have initial recommendations by the end of the first week.
Yes. Most of my clients have distributed teams across different timezones. I've been managing remote teams since before it was cool. I know how to make remote collaboration actually work instead of being a constant source of miscommunication and delays.
That's actually the goal. I document everything, create proper handoff materials, and make sure the transition is smooth. No ego, no drama - just a professional handoff. I want you to succeed long-term, not become dependent on me forever.
Crisis management is one of my specialties. When systems are down, deadlines are missed, or teams are falling apart, I can drop everything and focus on getting you stable. I've salvaged projects that were weeks behind schedule and turned around teams that were about to quit.
I sign NDAs as standard practice and take security seriously. I've worked with banks like BNY Mellon and Fortune 500 companies - I know how to handle sensitive information, proprietary code, and confidential business strategies without any issues.
Monthly contracts mean you're not stuck if things aren't working out. But in 17 years of consulting and leadership roles, I've always delivered . I deliver what I promise.
No. Every company has different needs, timelines, and situations. I customize the engagement terms based on your current situation - whether you're in crisis mode, planning for growth, or somewhere in between. We'll discuss what makes sense for your specific circumstances.
For true emergencies, absolutely. But part of fixing your tech problems is making sure you don't have constant emergencies. I'd rather spend extra time upfront creating stable processes than have you calling me every weekend because something broke.
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