Faizan Ali — Fractional CTO & Technical Advisor
FRACTIONAL CTO — TECHNICAL ADVISOR — DUBAI, UAE
SHIP.
SCALE.
SURVIVE.
For founders and boards scaling past their first architecture. The CTO you call before it's on fire — booked by the day, week, or quarter.
BOOK A CALL →You don't need a full-time CTO. You need someone who's seen it break before.
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03/ QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
04What does a fractional CTO actually do?
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Makes the calls a founder without a technical co-founder can't: architecture and scale decisions, technical due diligence for investors, senior hiring, AI and data strategy, and 0→1 builds — without a full-time seat at the table.
How much does it cost?
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From $1,250/week. Book a 15-minute call and get a scoped proposal within 48 hours — no open-ended retainer.
How is this different from a dev agency or consultant?
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An agency ships tickets. This is embedded technical leadership — the person making the architecture and hiring calls, not executing someone else's.
Do you only work with funded, later-stage companies?
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No. Most engagements start right when the "one engineer hacked this together" phase starts breaking, funded or not. Boards and VCs also bring Faizan in for technical due diligence before they fund.
How quickly can we start?
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Book a call → scoped proposal within 48 hours → engagement starts by the day, week, or quarter, depending on scope.
Is this the same as Esketchers?
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No. Faizan is CMO & COO of Esketchers, an AI software agency, in his day job. This fractional CTO practice is a separate, personal engagement, with its own scope and pricing.
What's the track record?
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15+ years shipping software, 40+ engineering teams led, Top Rated Plus on Upwork — 99% job success, 4.8/5 across 141 reviews, 193 jobs, 17,000+ hours. VERIFY ON UPWORK ↗
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