CTO as a Service
Your external CTO — all of the technical work for one fixed price
An external CTO on retainer, all in one person, for one fixed monthly price. No employment, no commitment. Send as many tasks as you like, and I'll work through them one at a time.
I take at most 6 clients as a technical partner, and I am opening 5 spots to begin with.
Too expensive to hire. Too loose for one-off tasks.
Most small companies need someone technically accountable, but not enough to justify a full-time hire at half a million a year. And hiring a freelancer per task means new quotes, new onboarding and waiting every time. This is the middle: a fixed technical partner you can send everything to, without hiring anyone.
When is an external CTO the right choice?
Four signs that you need technical accountability without a full-time hire. If they stack up, your money is better spent here than on yet another agency project.
Technical decisions have to be made
Building further, moving platform or picking new hosting? You need someone who can justify the priorities and write them down — not just someone who can do that one task.
The need is ongoing, not a single project
New tasks keep coming, but not enough for a full-time job. An agency per task means new quotes and new kickoff every time; here the price and the order are fixed.
You don't want to run suppliers yourself
Hosting, designers, plugins, email, payments and backups are spread across different vendors. As your external CTO I bring them together in one stack, so you have one place to call.
You only want to pay for the months you use
If things are quiet for a month, you pause. You don't tie yourself to a running cost for a hire you don't need all the time.
The terms are used interchangeably: external CTO, part-time CTO, interim CTO and outsourced IT leadership. Here it is the same service under a different name.
Fixed monthly price
Technical partner
15.000DKK/month
Excl. VAT. No commitment — cancel to the end of the current month plus 1 month.
- Unlimited tasks in your backlog
- One active task at a time, full focus
- You set the priority order yourself
- New features are shown in a test environment — nothing ships without your OK
- Monthly sparring session: status, roadmap and priorities
- The whole stack: web, server, email, AI, payments, security, SEO
- No commitment, pause in quiet months
- One fixed person who knows your business
I take at most 6 clients as a technical partner, and I am opening 5 spots to begin with.
Technical partner is not bought in a cart. You apply for a spot, we have a 15-minute call, and then we both know whether it fits.
How it works
Simple, flexible and without surprises
You subscribe
Fixed monthly price, no commitment and no employment. You get your own backlog, where you add tasks.
Send as many tasks as you like
Big or small. You set the order yourself, and the list is allowed to be long.
I build them one at a time
I take the tasks in the order you set and deliver continuously. One active task at a time, full focus.
Pause in quiet months
If you have a quiet month with no tasks, just pause. You only pay for the months you actually use me. If you want to stop completely, you cancel to the end of the current month plus 1 month.
What you can ask for
This is exactly where I'm different: the entire technical stack sits with one person
Web and development
WordPress, WooCommerce, custom sites and apps. New features, fixes and entirely new projects.
Server and infrastructure
I set up the server and run hosting, deployment, domains and the full operation behind your site.
Email and domains
Professional email setup, DNS, SPF, DKIM and DMARC, so your mail lands and doesn't get flagged as spam.
AI integration
AI wired into your business: automatic replies, content, reports and workflows that save time.
Payments and systems
Checkout, subscriptions, booking and integrations between the systems you already use.
Security
Hardening, backups with restore tests, monitoring and cleanup if something does go wrong.
SEO and speed
Technical SEO, Core Web Vitals and performance work, so you get found and the site stays fast.
Troubleshooting and operations
Something misbehaving? Send it to your backlog and I'll fix it in order, without a new agreement every time.
Why it beats the alternatives
| Full-time CTO | Agency per task | Technical partner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | From 40,000 DKK | From 1,000 DKK/task | 15,000 DKK/month |
| Commitment | Employment | Per project | None, pause whenever you want |
| Start-up | Weeks to months | Quote per task | Right away |
| Breadth | One person, one field | Changes hands | The whole stack, same person |
| Focus | Full-time, fixed salary | Shares you with many | One task at a time |
Three ways we can work together
Choose by need, not by package: run what you already have, unlimited new development, or build something completely new.
Operations
From 2,500 DKK/month
I run and improve your existing site. Updates, security, backup and continuous improvements.
Read moreTechnical partner
15,000 DKK/month
Your fixed development capacity. Send unlimited tasks, I do them one at a time across the whole stack.
You are here
Complete solution
From 20,000 DKK
I build something new from scratch — server, code, AI and all of it — and run it afterwards.
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Frequently asked questions
What is an external CTO?
An external CTO is a technically accountable person you rent without employing. You get a named person who knows your business, takes part in the technical decisions and delivers continuously from a backlog you prioritise yourself. Here the service is called Technical partner, and it costs 15,000 DKK/month excl. VAT.
Are part-time CTO, interim CTO and technical partner the same thing?
They are three names for the same type of delivery: a CTO function without employment. Some use 'part-time CTO' for a dedicated week of capacity, others use 'external CTO' or 'interim CTO' for the broader role covering the whole stack. Here you get the whole stack — web, server, email, AI, payments, security and SEO — and you decide what gets built when.
What does 'one task at a time' mean?
You can add as many tasks to your backlog as you like. I work on one at a time in the order you prioritised, and move on to the next when it's delivered. That keeps the pace high and the price fixed, instead of spreading myself thin across ten things.
How quickly are my tasks done?
Tasks typically start within 1-2 business days, and you can always see your backlog: what's in progress and what's next. Small fixes are often ready the same or next day; larger features are delivered continuously, and we agree on a course. You can always change the order.
Do new features go straight into production?
No. You always see new features in a test environment where you can click around and try them before they go live. Nothing is released without your OK — you hold the publish button, not me.
What if I'm not sure it's worth the money?
Then start with a 15-minute call. After that, send your tasks, see how I work and judge for yourself. If I don't deliver, you cancel to the end of the current month plus 1 month — your real risk is two months at most, not a failed project.
What if I have no tasks for a month?
Then you just pause. You only pay for the months you actually use me. Flexible and without waste is the whole point.
Is there a commitment?
No, there is no commitment period. You can pause in quiet months, and you can cancel to the end of the current month plus 1 month.
Is it only for WordPress?
No. WordPress is part of it, but I can just as well build custom, set up servers, wire in AI, handle email and payments, and run the full technical operation. The idea is that you have one place to go with everything technical.
What can't you help with?
I don't do graphic design from scratch or large marketing campaigns. If a task is outside what I'm strong at, I say so immediately and point you in the right direction, instead of invoicing you for something I'm not the best at.
Learn more about the CTO role for small companies
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From operations to technical partner
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