who am I

I was on their side.
Now I'm on yours.

15 years in tech. CTO. Co-founder. Software House insider.
I know how the game is played. Now I use that knowledge to protect your interests.

cat /var/log/client_problems.log

Sound familiar?

[ESTIMATE]

Software House says the project will take 12 months. Is that real or padding?

[TEAM]

You're paying for "senior developers". Are they actually senior?

[DELAY]

Project is delayed. SH says "unexpected complexity". Bullshit or real problem?

[VALUE]

You've spent hundreds of thousands. Did you get value?

The problem: You don't have anyone on your side who understands tech.

Software Houses have their interests. You have yours. They don't always align.

You need someone in between. Someone who understands both sides — but works for you.

ls -la /services/

What I do

01

€250 / hour

Consultation

Quick ping-pong. One decision. One hour.

Should you hire this SH? Is this architecture sane? Is this estimate realistic?

  • 1 hour video call
  • Straight answers, no bullshit
  • Follow-up notes via email

02

€1,250 / project

Project Rescue Assessment

Project on fire? I'll diagnose the damage and tell you if it can be saved — and how.

Quick, brutal, honest assessment.

  • Codebase & architecture review
  • Team & process assessment
  • Written diagnosis + rescue plan
  • 1h call to discuss findings

03

€2,500 / audit

Tech Health Check

Full diagnostic of your tech stack, team, and processes.

What's working. What's broken. What needs to change.

  • Deep codebase review
  • Architecture assessment
  • Team structure & skills audit
  • Process & workflow review
  • Comprehensive report + roadmap
  • 2h call to discuss findings

04

€3,750 / project

MVP Strategy

Starting from zero? We'll plan everything before you write the first line of code.

Requirements, architecture, tech stack, SH selection, kick-off oversight.

  • Requirements workshop
  • Architecture design
  • Tech stack recommendation
  • Software House selection
  • 2 weeks kick-off oversight
  • Complete technical documentation
ONGOING

05

from €1,750 / month

Fractional CTO

Strategic tech leadership without full-time cost.

A CTO in your back pocket. Someone who knows your context and is there when you need them.

  • Weekly strategy sync
  • Async support (Slack/email)
  • Crisis availability
  • Key decision reviews
  • Software House oversight
  • Architecture & team guidance

cat /about/why_me.md

Why me

Because I was on the other side.

15 years in tech. Millions of lines of code. ~100 projects from greenfield startups to enterprise scale.

I've been:

  • Head of Development at a Swiss fintech (2M → 10M CHF funding round, later acquired by major bank)
  • Technical contributor at enterprise SaaS platforms handling thousands of requests/second, terabytes of data, microservices at scale
  • DevOps engineer researching edge computing in Kubernetes
  • Co-founder scaling two Software Houses from 0 to 1M EUR/year revenue
  • Technical writer with articles reaching 60k+ readers

I've worked in Software Houses. I've been a CTO. I've co-founded companies. I've seen how the industry works — the good practices and the ones nobody talks about publicly.

I know what it looks like when:

  • × Estimates are padded to match the client's budget, not the real scope
  • × Junior developers are presented as seniors
  • × Scope creep that "nobody could have predicted"
  • × Vendor lock-in by design
  • × Technical debt as job security for future contracts

I know this because I was part of that system.

Now I use that knowledge differently.

What this looks like in practice

Example: Real estate tech platform rescue

Client situation: Product manager losing sleep wondering if the platform would survive the night.

After technical audit, I took over with my team. Two years later:

  • • From 0 to 1,300 automated tests (unit, integration, e2e)
  • • Introduced CI/CD pipeline with quality standards
  • • Migrated infrastructure to AWS
  • • Built data pipeline for business insights

Result: "After three years, I sleep peacefully."

This is what I do. I find what's broken, I fix it, and I make sure it stays fixed.

Confidentiality matters

What happens with your project stays with your project.

You'll notice I don't name-drop clients. That's intentional.

My one rule:

Quality without compromise.

If your project is well-made — I'll tell you.
If someone is screwing you over — I'll tell you that too.

Let's talk

15 minutes. Free. No strings attached.
Tell me about your situation — I'll tell you if and how I can help.

Book a free consultation