描述
Three common challenges I see scale-ups facing are:
- Building scalable, resilient technical teams without burning through your runway
- Aligning technical teams to your product vision
- Balancing necessary technical scaling work against product features
I've been there and struggled with these issues myself, which is why I set up my business specifically to support tech scale-ups in Scotland and beyond. Over my career I've built up teams from just a few developers through to 60 people. I understand the processes you need in place to scale and the types of people you need to hire to be successful. It's not all about seniors, good technical teams need good balance in roles and seniority and lowering attrition means providing room to grow. Having worked in both product and tech leadership roles, I understand the tensions that can exist between ensuring a solid tech platform for growth and a business need to acquire and retain customers and I am experienced in creating technical roadmaps that align with the vision and needs of both teams.
These are a sample of the services I can offer:
- Leadership and management for technical teams
- Technical strategy development, review and implementation
- Product and tech team alignment workshops
- Tech team capacity planning, including hiring if required
- Tech team leadership development and career planning
- Tech process and infrastructure reviews with scaling capability in mind
I work with my scale-up clients on the basis of 1-3 days a week for 6-12 months to grow and develop your technical teams to the point where they are strong, resilient teams with the ability to handle future challenges unsupported. Full-time leadership is likely not needed initially, so my support means you can delay hiring a CTO or VP of Engineering until later in your journey, saving you money and potentially equity.
My clients benefit from my extensive tech and leadership experience and know they can trust me to grow their tech team in a way that supports the business goals. My support allows you to focus on scaling your business and let go of day to day team management.