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Growing

When a business is growing, technology can’t be a background concern.

At scale, technology decisions affect efficiency, cost, compliance and credibility. Where technology is your offering, both the risks and opportunities that arise as you grow are amplified.

Who we work with

Two kinds of growing business

Most of the growing businesses we work with arrive in one of two ways.

Introduced by your investor?

For investor-backed businesses, usually introduced to us by the fund that backed them.

Typically when

  • Immediately after investment
  • Growth or change moving faster than the team
  • A leadership gap at CTO level

How we help

If we carried out technical due diligence on your business, we won’t take on delivery work for twelve months after our report, unless your investors ask us to.

The challenge is not ambition, it’s knowing what to prioritise and how to move forward without disrupting what already works.

Recognising the moment

Whichever way they arrive, most reach a similar point.

The business is performing well. There’s data, momentum, and opportunity, but internally:

  • Systems feel stretched
  • Teams are firefighting rather than improving
  • Decisions take longer and feel harder to reverse
  • Governance and compliance becomes difficult to manage
  • Leadership wants confidence before committing further

For many, this is a natural stage of growth.

The current state

What feels risky now

At this stage, the risk is rarely whether something can be built, the risk is:

  • What got you here may not sustain growth
  • Investing in the wrong priorities
  • Overengineering solutions that slow the business down
  • Disrupting teams and workflows unnecessarily
  • Security and compliance do not keep pace with expansion

Leaders want progress, but not at the cost of stability.

The future state

What success looks like

For most established businesses, success is not a dramatic transformation.

It looks like:

  • Clearer decision making
  • Improved efficiency without increased headcount
  • Resilience built into your product and operations
  • Confidence in cost, timelines, and outcomes
  • Technology that supports growth, rather than constrains it

How we work with you:

What this can look like in practice

We’ll review existing systems, processes, and plans, then work with you to create and execute on the next stages of your business.

As your fractional Chief Technology Officer, we take ownership for decisions and delivery, with priorities set and reviewed with you each quarter.

The goal is confident decision making and lasting foundations for long-term growth.

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Engagements

Where this work has made the difference

StartingDiscovery · Fractional CTO
Assessable

90%+

AI feedback accuracy, piloting the MVP with a number of schools across England.

Client
EdTech founders
Stage
Proof-of-concept to MVP
Scope
Discovery, MVP, fractional CTO
Outcome
SEIS ready, product in-market
Read Engagement: Assessable

Events

Join us in person

Upcoming event

Meet the Investor: Getting Your Business Investment Ready

, 9:30am to 11:30am, at Flok, Middlesbrough. Free, breakfast included.

A free breakfast in Middlesbrough for founders and business owners weighing up investment, with Maven and NEL on what investors look for.

Find out more

Technology slowing growth down?

We’ll review where things stand and agree what senior technology leadership should look like for your business, quarter by quarter.