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Fractional Chief Technology Officer
3 posts on this topic — practical guidance from Shawn Livermore on fractional CTO, AI, and technology leadership.
The Fractional CTO's Highest-Leverage Work Is Not What You Think
Most companies hire a fractional CTO to solve an implementation problem. The highest-leverage work is usually an alignment problem. Here is the difference and why it matters for what an engagement actually produces.
Read post →Hiring a Fractional CTO in 2026: What the Interview Should Actually Test
The criteria for a good fractional CTO have shifted. What worked as an evaluation framework before agentic AI entered enterprise development leaves out the qualities that matter most now.
Read post →The Information Asymmetry a Fractional CTO Fixes Before Anything Else
CEOs and business owners almost always have an incomplete picture of their own technology. That gap — not technical complexity — is usually the root cause of stalled decisions, missed opportunities, and bad vendor contracts.
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