Strategy. Scale. Stability. All Without a Full-Time CTO.

CTO+ – Fractional CTO Services

CTO+ gives you an on-demand tech leader - someone who thinks like a founder, builds like an engineer, and guides like a strategist. Without the full-time cost.
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CTO+ is our flagship offering for startups and scaling companies that need world-class technical leadership without hiring full-time. Whether you're building your first MVP, pivoting mid-scale, or solving post-launch chaos — our CTO+ brings the clarity, systems, team, and roadmap you need.
Ideal Clients: Funded startups, early-stage founders, product-led companies, family businesses entering tech, enterprises without internal product teams.

Engagement Models: On-Demand | Sprint-Based | Retainer | Interim Leadership
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Key Problems a CTO Solves - and How We Do It
Product-Market Fit Acceleration

Analyzed user feedback loops and pivoted features in 2-week sprints. Helped an ed-tech startup achieve 45% increase in retention by re-aligning roadmap with behavioral data.

Revenue & Conversion Growth

Introduced dynamic pricing and in-app monetization strategies for a marketplace app. Revenue grew 3.2x in 6 months without changing user base.

Technical Debt Elimination

Audited codebase for legacy PHP monolith. Modularized it into Django microservices. Page load reduced by 68%, and developer onboarding time improved from 3 weeks to 4 days.

Tech Hiring & Team Structuring

Hired and structured a cross-functional team of 5 (React, Flutter, QA, DevOps, PM) for a US fintech founder in under 3 weeks. Used performance rubrics and a pod structure to reduce founder dependency.

User Growth Planning

Built scalable backend for 10x user growth and implemented referral engine + event tracking. Monthly active users grew from 8,000 to 93,000 in 9 months.

Architectural Strategy & Tech Stack Decisions

Recommended shift from Firebase to Supabase + Vercel for data privacy and long-term control. Reduced infra costs by 72% and improved analytics granularity.

Security & Compliance Planning

Designed GDPR-compliant user data flow and role-based access for a medical record SaaS. Cleared third-party audits in under 15 days.

Roadmapping & Investor Readiness

Created a 6-month technical roadmap + hiring plan for a startup raising pre-seed. CTO+ also assisted in technical due diligence and pitch deck reviews.

Vendor/Tech Partner Management

Audited a low-performing outsourced dev agency and transitioned the team to in-house. Improved delivery time by 52% and reduced communication breakdowns.

GCC Setup for Global Expansion

Helped a US-based startup set up an India-based GCC pod for React + Django. Included hiring, infra, SOPs, DevOps pipelines, and project PM structure.

How CTO+ Works
Discovery Call

Understand your business, tech challenges, and goals.

CTO Audit

Assess current codebase, team, infra, and gaps.

Custom Sprint Plan

Define goals (growth, cost, hiring, rebuild) and timeline.

Weekly Leadership

Product reviews, team meetings, roadmap & crisis management.

Transition or Scale

Option to retain, hire full-time, or convert to Foundry pods.

Why Clients Trust CTO+
  • Trusted by 15+ startups across India, USA, Germany, and UAE.
  • Led by ex-founders, principal engineers, and startup veterans.
  • Delivers 10x value at 1/3rd the cost of a full-time CTO.
  • Clear goals. Measurable outcomes. No fluff. No freelancing chaos.
Client Love
We were building a platform to help prevent and fight abuse — not an ordinary app. ThinkAlternate not only understood this but stayed deeply involved. They managed the project on Trello, helped us scale to 3000+ users, and always delivered with quality. Really enjoyed working with ThinkAlt! Would highly recommend.
Vaamaa Baldota - iDare - ThinkAlternate
Vaamaa Baldota
Founder & CEO, iDare
We had a new IoT idea and needed the right dev team to make it happen. ThinkAlternate’s team was technically strong, responsive, and focused. Their behavior and clarity stood out. They helped us build, test, and transfer the entire backend knowledge to our team — gracefully.
Thota Venkata Ganapathi - Flash N Tap - ThinkAlternate
Venkata G Thota
COO, Apeirogon Labs
There were too many dev companies to choose from, but ThinkAlternate stood out with flexibility and clear communication. They made it easy to start and provided continuous support — even when things changed. Their openness and great performance gave us the confidence we needed.
Miki Nishi Dava Reco - ThinkAlternate
Miki Nishi
Matsubaya Department Store
We had difficulty analyzing user behavior and product data. With ThinkAlternate, we achieved a full product launch powered by professionalism and a strong business relationship. They’re organized, driven, and genuinely want to help businesses succeed.
Priyanka Botny Playonomics - ThinkAlternate
Priyanka Botny
Founder & CEO
Even though we made changes, ThinkAlternate stayed aligned and helped us make better decisions along the way.
Luv Sinha House Of Creativity - ThinkAlternate
Luv Sinha
Quick concept-to-prototype execution with design quality that exceeded expectations.
Anand Pathfinder Weathervane - ThinkAlternate
Anand S
Weathervane
FAQs
Do you attend our team meetings, investor calls, and product reviews?

Yes. We become your acting CTO — not just an external consultant.

Can CTO+ help us hire a tech team from scratch?
Is CTO+ hands-on with code and architecture?
How do you charge for CTO+?
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    Foundry Case Studies

    Real-world success stories of building, scaling, and transforming digital products.

    App Maintenance & Optimization via MIRSA - ThinkAlternate

    App Maintenance & Optimization via MIRSA

    MIRSA transformed a fast-growing EdTech app by reducing crash rates by 67%, cutting AWS costs by 52%, and boosting ratings from 3.1 to 4.3. Through predictive maintenance, automated regression testing, root cause analysis, and cost optimization, ThinkAlternate delivered a proactive, AI-powered approach to app stability and efficiency.
    August 4, 2025
    UI/UX Design - ThinkAlternate

    UI/UX Design

    ThinkAlternate revamped a global seafood marketplace with a research-driven UI/UX design, increasing engagement by 41% and reducing onboarding drop-offs by 30%. Through user research, personas, design systems, and multilingual layouts, the team delivered a consistent, intuitive experience across platforms for traders, buyers, and field agents.
    August 4, 2025
    GCC Setup Support - ThinkAlternate

    GCC Setup Support

    ThinkAlternate helped a European SaaS company establish a fully owned India GCC in under 100 days, hiring 11 team members and saving $250K annually. From strategic advisory and hiring to infra setup and cultural onboarding, ThinkAlternate delivered a turnkey GCC solution with faster sprints and high retention.
    August 4, 2025
    CTO+ (Fractional CTO Services) - ThinkAlternate

    CTO+ (Fractional CTO Services)

    ThinkAlternate’s CTO+ helped iDare go from concept to 10K+ users in 7 months by building its product vision, scalable architecture, AI integrations, and in-house team. From roadmap planning to investor readiness, CTO+ delivered clarity, speed, and execution for a purpose-driven digital platform.
    August 4, 2025
    QA Automation & Regression Testing - ThinkAlternate

    QA Automation & Regression Testing

    ThinkAlternate implemented a QA automation pipeline for a FinTech company, achieving 93% test coverage, reducing regression testing from 5 days to 1, and cutting release bugs by 72%. Using Playwright, Appium, and CI-integrated pipelines, our automation-first approach delivered faster, more stable, and high-confidence releases.
    August 4, 2025
    AI Integrations & Product Intelligence - ThinkAlternate

    AI Integrations & Product Intelligence

    ThinkAlternate built a private AI co-pilot for a life sciences research platform, processing 10K+ documents and reducing discovery time by 70%. Using LangChain, LLaMA 3, GPT-4o, and Claude, the team delivered a secure, multimodal assistant that boosted engagement and cut human support needs by 60%.
    August 3, 2025