Notes on hiring senior leadership.
Field-tested essays on when to hire fractional, how to scope engagements, and what separates operators who ship from ones who consult.
- ArticleSep 28, 2026 · 8 min
The Fastest Way to Get a Fractional Executive Shortlist
How to get a screened fractional executive shortlist in 48 hours, what slows hiring down, and when to move from a free shortlist to Concierge.
Read → - ArticleSep 21, 2026 · 9 min
Consultant vs Fractional Executive: The Real Difference
Consultants diagnose and recommend. Fractional executives own the outcome. The costs, decision rights and tests that tell you which one you need.
Read → - ArticleSep 14, 2026 · 9 min
CRO Executive Search or Fractional CRO: Which Fits
How a retained CRO executive search compares with a fractional CRO on cost, timeline and risk, with worked numbers for a mid-market revenue team.
Read → - ArticleSep 7, 2026 · 10 min
How to Find a Fractional CTO: Costs, Scope, Sources
What a fractional CTO does, what it costs in 2026, the five channels that actually produce candidates, and how to scope and screen the engagement.
Read → - ArticleAug 26, 2026 · 8 min
Fractional executive search for independent recruiters
Fractional search runs on throughput and repeat placement, not deal size. The economics, the roster that earns, and the seven ways recruiters lose money.
Read → - ArticleAug 19, 2026 · 8 min
How to write a fractional role posting senior operators answer
Senior operators screen a fractional posting in 30 seconds. The nine-part structure, the five fields you cannot omit, and a full before and after.
Read → - ArticleAug 12, 2026 · 8 min
What a fractional COO owns, and when your company needs one
A fractional COO owns your operating cadence, cross-functional delivery and metrics layer. Here is the real scope, the cost, and the signals you are ready.
Read → - ArticleAug 5, 2026 · 8 min
Fractional jobs: where the demand actually is and how to win one
Fractional demand clusters in five predictable places. Here is where it is, what it pays, and how to position so you win the engagements that exist.
Read → - ArticleJul 29, 2026 · 9 min
Fractional executive rates and how to keep your book full
How fractional executives set retainers, structure engagements that renew, and build a pipeline that keeps three to four clients in the book.
Read → - ArticleJul 27, 2026 · 9 min
Fractional executive interview questions and a hiring scorecard
A four-stage interview loop, 15 discriminating questions, and a five-dimension scorecard for hiring a fractional executive in under two weeks.
Read → - ArticleJul 25, 2026 · 8 min
Fractional executives for PE portfolios: an operating partner's playbook
How operating partners run a portfolio-wide fractional executive program: bench, scope template, reporting, and ROI.
Read → - ArticleJul 22, 2026 · 7 min
Fractional CMO vs marketing agency: which is right for a B2B SaaS founder
Fractional CMO vs marketing agency: they solve different problems. A five-question diagnostic and the right combo for Series A B2B SaaS.
Read → - ArticleJul 20, 2026 · 8 min
Scoping a fractional executive engagement: the 90-day plan that works
Vague scopes produce vague engagements. The one-page 90-day plan that keeps fractional executives accountable.
Read → - ArticleJul 17, 2026 · 8 min
When to hire a fractional CFO: 9 signals your startup is ready
Most B2B companies benefit from a fractional CFO between $1M and $15M ARR. Nine signals it is time, plus how to scope the first 90 days.
Read → - ArticleJul 15, 2026 · 7 min
Fractional vs full-time executive cost analysis for early-stage founders
Fractional executives cost 30–60% of a full-time equivalent for the first 12 months. Here is how to run the real math.
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