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MetaCTO Hire Names Under $1M
4 named clients Serves US
Fee on request monthly retainer, no minimum
Fractional CTOs and AI automation coaching for companies under $1M in revenue in the US
A founder of a company under $1M in revenue in the US can hire a fractional CTO or learn the work and keep it in house. This page lists both: 1 firm offering fractional CTO work and 4 programs on AI automation for founders and CEOs.
Hire: fractional CTO
A fractional CTO owns technical decisions: architecture, build versus buy, the engineering team or dev shop, security basics and the technical side of due diligence.
Fees on requestnone of these firms publishes one
- Hours4 to 20 hours a month
- Minimum term3 to 6 months
- Month oneReview of the code, architecture, hosting and vendor contracts, a security baseline and a written view of what to fix, what to keep and who to hire
- Firms for Under $1M1 firm
- Cost guideWhat a CTO costs
Learn: AI automation coaching for founders
You keep the work in house and learn to run it yourself, with a coach, a course or a peer group.
$225per session, from
- FormatLive, in person
- Most common1-on-1 coaching, group coaching
- Programs4 AI automation programs
Hire: fractional CTOs
None of them publishes a fee, so the first call sets the price. Fractional CTO time ranges from 4 to 20 hours a month for advisory work to two days a week for an embedded role. Month one is a review of the code, architecture, hosting and vendor contracts, a security baseline and a written view of what to fix, what to keep and who to hire.
Learn: coaching for founders
4 programs on AI automation for founders and CEOs, open to companies in the US.
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Launch by Lean Marketing Editor's pick Learn
Live, rolling start 120 days
$4,500 per month
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AI Coaching for Founders Learn
Live, rolling start 90 min per session, open-ended
$225 per session
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Kamyar Shah CEO Coaching Learn
Live, rolling start Monthly retainer
$12,000 per month
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In person, rolling start 90 min to 2 days
Price not published
How this page is built. The firms offer fractional CTO work and say they serve companies under $1M in revenue in the US. The programs cover AI automation and name founders or CEOs as their audience. Each list keeps the published order. Full methodology.