I run product for you until you hire a full-time leader, or I back up the one you have. You get 25 years of product leadership one or two days a week, starting in weeks rather than months.
Book a free diagnosticA roadmap ranked by what customers will pay for, and the discipline to say no to the rest.
Weekly priorities, product reviews and one-to-ones with PMs and designers.
Small teams that own a whole problem, with AI drafting specs, designs and code and people approving every step.
Writing the roles, interviewing and onboarding PMs and designers, and in time your full-time CPO.
One clear story for customers, investors and the board, backed by numbers.
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Monday | Weekly product decision meeting with you, engineering and sales: what ships, what waits, and why |
| Midweek | Product reviews and one-to-ones with PMs and designers |
| Every week | Two or three customer calls, so decisions stay close to the people paying |
| Every month | Product report for you and the board |
| Between visits | On Slack for the decisions that can’t wait |
Shaped around your calendar. One or two days a week, on site or remote.
Usually a Roadmap Sprint, so we start from what customers actually say. I meet the team, review the roadmap and look at how work flows from idea to release.
You get: a ranked roadmap, the first item shipped, and my read on the team.
The weekly decision meeting, clear roles for each PM and designer, and the handful of numbers the board will see every month.
You get: an operating rhythm the team can run.
One team switches to the AI-assisted way of working end to end, from customer request to release. We measure the difference.
You get: faster releases, a hiring plan, and a call on when you need a full-time CPO.
| Fractional CPO | Full-time CPO | Advisor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to start | A few weeks | Often 4–6 months to hire | Immediate |
| Time with you | 1–2 days a week | Full-time | A call a month |
| Owns the roadmap | Yes | Yes | No |
| Runs the team | Yes | Yes | No |
| Best when | You need a leader now and a plan for the hire | Product is mature and the role is clear | You have a strong product leader who wants a sounding board |
The goal is to make myself unnecessary. When the time is right, I write the CPO role, help you interview, and hand over a working team, a roadmap and an operating rhythm. If you want, I stay on lightly through the new leader’s first months.
An advisor gives opinions. A fractional CPO owns the roadmap, the decisions, the team and the numbers the board sees.
Usually several months, reviewed together every month.
Often the best setup is me backing your product lead, not replacing them. We decide that together in the first month.
I work with a small number of companies at a time, with fixed days for each, so you always know when I’m yours.
No, but most CEOs do. It is a fast, low-risk way for both of us to see whether working together makes sense.
Tell me about your product and your team. You’ll leave with three things I’d fix first, and an honest answer on whether I can help.