Aspect
Virtual CTO
In-house CTO
No CTO
Cost Efficiency
Fractional fees
$200-300k salary + equity
Hidden re-work cost
Flexibility
Scale hours up/down
Fixed contract
None
Speed of Execution
Starts Day 1
3-6 month hiring lag
Directionless
Innovation Access
Multi-industry playbook
Depends on one resume
Limited vision
"Every company is now a software company."
— Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft
"Tericsoft has been our partner right from the start, from helping us establish our initial tech stack to sorting out kinks in the system to making it scale-proof for the future of a fast-growing startup like ours!"
— Roshan Miranda, Founder, Bintix
"Reward efforts, not outcomes."
— Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google