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CTO Grand
Rounds

In medicine, Grand Rounds is where difficult cases
get reviewed by a panel of specialists. This is the same thing,
for technology.

CTO Grand Rounds
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Curated Fractional CTO network for founders and leadership teams facing technical decisions. Share your case, and we’ll personally introduce you to the right senior CTO from our network - or assemble a secure CTO Grand Rounds room around your challenge.

Tell us about your case
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We match you directly with Fractional CTOs whose
experience fits your case.

Our network includes CTOs, engineering leaders, and technical advisors with
experience at and around companies such as:

Amazon Typeform BMW Siemens Stripe SAP

A monthly session where independent senior CTOs
diagnose real technical problems

A live session where scale-up founders bring their real technical challenges
to a board of experienced fractional CTOs - and leave with a clear diagnosis, honest feedback, and a path forward.

45 minute live case review

Two to three Attending Panel members question the case, debate each other's interpretations, and propose solutions. Two cases per session keeps the panel focused; each slot gets real depth, not a surface pass.

Follow-up within 48 hours

A short written summary of what the panel found, what they disagreed on, and what they recommend you do next. Clear enough to act on.

The panel debates in front of the room

Panel members challenge each other openly. The diagnosis is the product of that disagreement - not a verdict agreed on before the session began. That's what makes this different from a consultancy.

The Process

Three steps. Two cases. One follow-up each.

Submit the case

Three structured questions: what the problem is, what's already been tried, where it's stuck. We read it before confirming the session. Companies with a product in production and a technical problem they haven't been able to solve internally - two cases per event, so briefs are reviewed and matched carefully.

The Attending Panel reviews it

Two to three senior fractional CTOs ask questions, challenge each other's diagnoses, and propose competing solutions - live, on Zoom Webinar. One of two cases that session - enough depth to matter.

Follow-up arrives

A short written summary of what the panel found, what they disagreed on, and what they recommend you do next. To keep, implement, or share.

Join the next session

June 22 · Online · 1 spots left

Format

Two cases per session, 45 minutes each. A panel of senior fractional CTOs reviews the technical challenge live - and tells exactly what they see.

Outcome

Follow-up within 48 hours - what the panel found, where they disagreed,
and what to do next.

Who joins

Founders, product companies, scale-ups, and established businesses with a real technical problem. VCs bringing portfolio companies. Fractional CTOs joining the board.

Cost

Free for selected case companies. We invite a small number of companies per session because the value of the format depends on case quality and relevance.

Apply for a session spot

Two cases per session, selected for quality and relevance. Tell us about your technical problem —
we'll confirm within a few days.

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For Scale-ups - FAQ

Straight answers

The format is designed to build a high-trust network between founders, investors and experienced fractional CTOs. We select cases carefully and keep the session focused. Organising this format is how we meet companies and CTOs in the context of a real problem. If a company needs help executing after the session, that's a conversation we're happy to have. There's no obligation, and it never affects what the panel says.
Companies with a product in production and a technical problem they haven't been able to solve internally.
Technical crises: architecture not scaling, vendor failure, migration stuck, velocity collapsed, post-acquisition integration chaos, AI strategy without a path. Organisational engineering problems: team restructuring, CTO-founder conflict, engineering hiring breakdown. The panel is strongest on problems at the intersection of technical and organisational - which is most of them.