When to Bring In a Fractional CTO
Oshri Cohen on the signals that tell a founder it's time for senior technical leadership — and what changes once it arrives.
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In this appearance, Oshri Cohen — an AI-native Chief Product & Technology Officer who works as a fractional and interim CTO — talks through when a growing company should bring in senior technical leadership, and what actually changes once they do.
Drawing on 25 years in software and 30+ fractional engagements since 2018, he covers the signals that it's time, the problems he tends to solve first, and how founders get outsized leverage from one or two days a week of the right person.
What's covered
- The signals that tell a founder it's time for senior technical leadership
- The problems a fractional CTO tends to solve first
- What actually changes once technical leadership arrives
- Getting leverage from one or two days a week of the right person


