Technical Consulting
The senior perspective your team is missing.
Codebase audits, architecture reviews, technical due diligence, and fractional CTO support. We give you a straight answer — not a polished presentation designed to sell you the next engagement.
Most technical problems are actually prioritisation problems. A codebase that is hard to change is not a technology problem — it is the accumulated cost of decisions made too quickly, too early, or without enough information. Our job is to make that cost visible and give you a realistic plan to address it.
We do codebase audits, architecture reviews, technical due diligence for acquisitions and investment rounds, and ongoing fractional CTO advisory. The output is always a clear written document with specific, actionable recommendations — not a forty-slide deck that takes three hours to read and leaves you with more questions than answers.
We work with founders who need a senior technical perspective before their first engineering hire. We work with engineering teams who want an outside view before a major architectural decision. We work with investors who need to know what they are actually buying. In every case, the engagement starts with understanding what you need to decide and why you need our perspective to make it.
We are not trying to sell you the next engagement. If we can answer your question in a day, we will answer it in a day and tell you we are done.
What's Included
Everything in scope.
- Codebase audit report
- Architecture recommendations
- Risk assessment and prioritisation
- Security posture review
- Infrastructure and deployment review
- Team and process observations
- Technology stack evaluation
- Technical due diligence report
- Vendor and tool assessment
- Hiring and team structure advice
- Roadmap input and sequencing
- Live Q&A session and written follow-up
How We Work
The engagement, step by step.
Intake
A structured kickoff call to understand your goals, constraints, timeline, and what you actually need from the engagement. We define scope here so there are no surprises on either side.
Review
Codebase, architecture documentation, infrastructure, deployment process, team structure, test coverage, security posture, and anything else relevant to the brief. We read the code, not just the README.
Analysis
We identify issues, assess risk and cost-of-change, and prioritise recommendations by impact and effort. The goal is a clear picture of what matters and what can wait.
Report and Presentation
A written report with specific, actionable recommendations — not a slide deck. Followed by a live session to walk through findings, answer questions, and discuss next steps.
Common Questions
Things people usually ask.
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Most audits take 3–5 business days: 2–3 days of review and analysis, 1–2 days to write up findings and prepare for the presentation. Larger or more complex codebases take longer and we scope that upfront. We will not rush a review and deliver something shallow.
Architecture and design decisions, test coverage and confidence, deployment and operational practices, security posture, technical debt distribution, onboarding complexity, and evidence of how decisions get made in the team. We are looking for risk and opportunity — not a compliance checklist.
Yes. We assess codebases, infrastructure, and engineering teams on behalf of investors and acquirers. Typical turnaround is 5–10 business days depending on scope. The output is a written report designed to inform a business decision, not to embarrass the team being evaluated.
An ongoing advisory arrangement where we provide senior technical perspective on a regular basis — joining key meetings, reviewing architectural decisions, helping with technical hiring, and serving as a sounding board for the founding team. Available on a monthly retainer. It is not a substitute for a full-time CTO, but it provides the senior perspective many early teams are missing.
Yes, and this is a common scenario. We work alongside existing teams, not around them. We review, advise, and challenge — but the team makes the decisions and owns the implementation. We are not there to take over.
Not sure where to start? That's what the first call is for.
Tell us what problem you're trying to solve — even if you don't know yet whether software is the answer. We'll respond within one business day and give you a straight read on what we think.
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