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May 8, 2026

What a fractional CTO actually does in the first 30 days.

A blunt, week-by-week guide. Four deliverables by Day 30 — the audit, the decision memo, the 90-day plan, the first measurable shipped change. Plus five red flags that mean yours is faking it.

Engineering leadership · 11 min read

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