Technical direction
The decisions that are expensive to get wrong: architecture, stack, build-vs-buy, roadmap.
- Architecture that survives your growth
- Build-vs-buy calls with real cost numbers
- A technical story that holds up in due diligence
Hands-on fractional CTO
I'm Giulio De Luise. I set the technical direction, ship the product, and build the team — a few days a week, for early-stage startups.
01 — What I do
The decisions that are expensive to get wrong: architecture, stack, build-vs-buy, roadmap.
I stay in the codebase, not just the meetings — full-stack builds, data pipelines, and AI features shipped to production.
Your first hires set the culture for the next twenty. I'll help you hire people better than me.
02 — About
25 years in software engineering — enterprise systems, high-growth startups, two companies of my own. My focus is data-driven products: pipelines, analytics, and AI, all of it running in production.
I work best with founders who value speed, pragmatism, and getting things shipped.
03 — Questions
Typically one to three days a week, weighted to your stage.
A monthly retainer scoped to the days you need, fixed before we start.
Primarily cash. For the right startup, a mix.
Yes — then I tilt toward direction, standards, and unblocking your team.
Documented decisions, clean code, and hires who own it. No lock-in.
Remote-first from London, on-site when it matters.
04 — Contact
Tell me where you are. I reply within a day — and if I'm not the right fit, I'll say so.