EVENTS

For seed-to-Series A founders, some of the most critical hiring decisions are who should lead finance, who should own the technology roadmap, and when the business can afford to bring in that expertise.

Fractional hiring is changing that equation, giving lean teams access to CFO and CTO-level expertise without the full-time cost or commitment.

We bring together a founder, a fractional executive, and the co-founder of a fractional hiring platform for a candid look at what actually works, when a business is ready for senior expertise, how these engagements are structured in practice, and honest lessons from where it’s gone wrong. Whether you’re weighing up your first senior hire or already working with fractional talent, you’ll leave with a clearer framework for deciding when to build in-house and when to borrow expertise instead.

The session will focus on:

• What actually triggers the move from “founder does it all” to bringing in fractional CFO/CTO expertise
• How fractional engagements really work in practice- scope, cadence, reporting lines, and where the trust gets built
• The transition point: when and how companies move from fractional to full-time leadership
• Honest lessons from where fractional hiring has gone wrong, and how to avoid the same mistakes

Agenda

• 12:00 – 12:05 Welcome and session introduction
• 12:05 – 12:50 Fractional Hiring: Lessons from both sides of the table
• 12:50 – 13:00 Q&A and closing remarks