Andreas
CEO & Founding Partner
from Belgium 🇧🇪
Interim CTO services & mentoring SaaS leaders
Expert Interim CTO services tailored for SaaS startups. Navigate through critical transitions and drive innovation with our experienced tech leaders.
In the fast-paced world of SaaS startups, the role of a Chief Technology Officer is pivotal. An Interim CTO brings a dynamic blend of leadership, innovation, and agility that's crucial during transitional phases of growth. They offer a swift, impactful approach to tech strategy and team management.
Our Interim CTOs provide immediate expertise, guiding your startup through critical transformations. They adapt quickly to your culture, ensuring the tech side of your business thrives even in periods of change. And the role of your CTO will change, especially in the early stages.
Engage with our veteran Interim CTOs for targeted leadership, strategic technological direction, and seamless integration with your team. Discover how they can help navigate your startup to new heights. Learn about how we coach CTOs.
Why & when should you hire an Interim CTO?
An Interim CTO brings the right leadership at a critical time. Whether you're scaling quickly, need a technical leader during transitions, or require a trusted expert to guide your startup's tech strategy, our Interim CTOs provide expert leadership to match the exact need.
Bridging the gap between CTOs
Steering startups through growth phases
Enhancing investor confidence with tech leadership
Managing rapid transitions (e.g., tech stack updates, team changes)
What will an Interim CTO do?
An Interim CTO will provide hands-on technical leadership while mentoring your team. Some key responsibilities include:
- Developing and driving your technology strategy
- Overseeing team operations, best practices, and technology infrastructure
- Managing product roadmap alignment with tech capabilities
- Building processes for long-term scalability
- Mentoring existing technical leads and helping them grow into leadership roles
Who are our CTO coaches & Interim CTOs?
Dimitri
Partner
from Belgium 🇧🇪
Jonas
CTO in residence
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Mike
CTO in residence
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Peter
CTO in residence
from Belgium 🇧🇪
Christophe
CTO in residence
from Belgium 🇧🇪
Brenden
CTO in residence
from Belgium 🇧🇪
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Interim CTO vs Fractional CTO: what's the difference?
Not sure whether you need an Interim CTO or a Fractional CTO? Here's a quick comparison:
Interim CTO: Typically full-time for a limited period, often during a transition or growth phase.
Fractional CTO: Flexible part-time engagement providing long-term strategic leadership.
While an Interim CTO is ideal for urgent, short-term needs, a Fractional CTO offers ongoing strategic guidance without a long-term commitment. Both provide expert leadership, but the choice depends on your startup's specific requirements.
Transition management & behind the scenes CTO mentoring
Transition management is pivotal in SaaS companies, particularly during phases of significant change or growth. An Interim CTO plays a crucial role in steering these transitions, ensuring seamless integration of new technologies and processes while maintaining operational continuity.
Furthermore, the interim CTO is instrumental in formulating and executing a comprehensive technical strategy. This includes not only the technological vision but also practical roadmaps for scaling, innovation, and adapting to evolving market demands. Their expertise ensures the company's technology strategy aligns with its business goals, even in periods of rapid transformation.
Why madewithlove's Interim CTOs are different
Our Interim CTOs don't just execute, they mentor. We provide personalized coaching and leadership guidance, empowering your tech leads and developers to thrive.
Tailored leadership strategies
Seamless integration with your team
Ongoing flexibility and scalability
Great resources on CTOs in SaaS
Behind-the-scenes CTO mentoring
We specialize in the unseen art of mentoring CTO coaches to excel in the SaaS domain, without the rest of your team noticing - if you dont want them to notice.
Our approach is tailored to nurture the skills and insights required for effective leadership in technology. We focus on enhancing decision-making capabilities, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills. This behind-the-scenes coaching empowers (interim) CTOs to drive innovation and scalability in SaaS companies, equipping them with the tools and knowledge necessary to tackle unique industry challenges and foster personal and team growth.
Executive CTO coach and mentors
We understand the critical role a strong technical leader plays in a SaaS startup's success. Through our executive CTO coaching, we elevate your tech leaders' abilities, empowering them to tackle challenges and drive your company forward.
Our executive coaching is designed to elevate the capabilities of tech leaders, enhancing their reliability, confidence, and self-awareness. We guide leaders in stepping beyond their comfort zones, teaching them to evaluate outcomes effectively, provide constructive feedback, and formulate actionable roadmaps to fulfill their commitments successfully. We guide CTOs in growing beyond technical prowess to become strong leaders capable of setting direction, aligning teams, and executing business-wide technology strategies.
Executive CTO Coaching: developing leadership skills
The role of a CTO goes beyond technical expertise. Emotional intelligence (EQ) is just as critical for leading teams, navigating conflicts, and inspiring innovation. Through our executive coaching, we focus on helping CTOs develop these essential leadership skills.
As technology leaders, CTOs often face complex challenges—leading teams, collaborating across departments, and balancing business strategy with technical execution.
We work with CTOs to strengthen key leadership areas such as:
- Self-awareness: Understanding their strengths, weaknesses, and emotional triggers, which helps CTOs make better decisions and engage more effectively with teams.
- Empathy: Developing the ability to understand and respond to team members' emotions and needs, improving communication and collaboration.
- Conflict resolution: Equipping CTOs with strategies for managing and resolving conflicts, fostering a healthier, more productive team environment.
- Adaptability: Helping CTOs adapt to the fast-changing nature of startups, leading teams through uncertainty and change while maintaining motivation and focus.
- Inspiring others: Teaching CTOs to inspire their teams, building trust and aligning the team with the company's goals and vision.
At madewithlove, we believe that emotional intelligence is as crucial as technical knowledge for effective leadership. By developing these skills, CTOs can create better relationships with their teams, manage stress more effectively, and build a culture that supports innovation and growth.
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Cost-effectiveness of hiring an interim or fractional CTO
Hiring an Interim CTO offers financial flexibility for startups and scale-ups. Unlike full-time hires, fractional CTOs provide strategic leadership without long-term financial commitments. This approach is ideal for companies needing expert guidance during pivotal phases without incurring the costs associated with permanent executive positions.
Strategic impact of an Interim CTO
An Interim CTO brings a fresh, objective perspective to tech strategy. Their experience in various environments allows them to quickly identify areas for improvement and implement effective changes, delivering significant strategic value and steering the company through critical growth stages.
Tailored leadership and flexibility
Interim CTOs adapt to your company's specific challenges and culture. They provide tailored leadership, mentoring your tech team and aligning technology strategies with business goals. Their flexibility in adapting to different organizational structures makes them invaluable during transitional periods.
Client testimonials
Here's what people think about us
Lawfty
A nationwide network of vetted injury lawyers
CTO Coaching from madewithlove has been a game changer for me. Clive has helped me navigate the challenges we faced as we kicked off the rebuild of our application and doubled our team size. We also work on identifying my leadership style and ensuring team values are clearly dictated to my team. I wish I started sooner!
Elizabeth Rotunno (Director of Engineering)
Phished
Revolutionize the cyber awareness of your company
Madewithlove has been a fantastic partner for over two years. They helped us scale our team and build a future-proof platform that grows with our business. Their expertise in scalable architecture, pragmatic approach and overall professionalism has been key to our success. Highly recommended!
Arnout Van de Meulebroucke (CTO)
Helpper
A sharing economy platform for budget holders who need or are seeking additional support
In a short time, madewitloves interim CTO has noticeably improved how our development team works. The extensive experience and expertise have made our team more efficient and effective. In this way, our team managed to establish a solid foundation for future growth. The straightforward and expert advice on technical decisions, especially with complex issues, has been very valuable for our team. During a period of growth, this guidance has greatly helped us, allowing us to look to the future with more confidence.
Dries De Roeck (Product manager)
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Why hire an Interim CTO for your SaaS startup?
Hiring an Interim CTO can bring immediate value to your SaaS startup during key transitions or growth periods. Here are a few reasons why an Interim CTO might be the right choice:
Navigating rapid growth without losing focus
Bridging leadership gaps during CTO transitions
Providing credibility to investors during fundraising
Introducing innovative solutions to tech challenges
An Interim CTO brings expertise to steer your company through periods of transformation. Whether your team is scaling up or navigating change, our CTOs lead from the front:
Aligning tech strategy with business goals
Mentoring your tech team for continued success
Introducing and managing scalable systems
Driving long-term technical vision and strategy
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