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#Strategy / 3 min read
FEATURED
When to hire a fractional CTO
A fractional CTO is useful when technical decisions now carry commercial weight, but the business is not ready for a permanent CTO.
NOTES // PRACTICAL ESSAYS
Notes on Technical
Leadership
Practical essays on technical leadership, delivery risk, roadmaps, AI adoption, and the decisions that help growing businesses run technology with less confusion.
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#Execution / 3 min read
Why technical projects go wrong early
Most technical projects fail before the build starts: unclear ownership, weak scope, hidden assumptions, and decisions nobody wants to make.
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#Strategy / 2 min read
What founders should know before investing in AI
AI can be useful, but only when it is tied to a real workflow, owned by the team, and measured against a business outcome.
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#Strategy / 2 min read
The difference between a useful roadmap and a fantasy roadmap
A useful roadmap helps a business make trade-offs. A fantasy roadmap records everything people hope will happen.
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#Execution / 2 min read
Why agencies lose margin in delivery
Agencies often lose margin through unclear scope, weak handoffs, unmanaged technical debt, and delivery work that should be systemised.
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#Architecture / 3 min read
How I think about technical debt as a business owner
Technical debt only matters when it changes risk, cost, speed, quality, or the confidence with which a business can make decisions.