Walk in at 9 with an idea. Walk out at 7 with a working MVP.
Spend one full day side by side with an experienced CTO. AI writes most of the code and the CTO decides what it writes. You leave with a real product on a real architecture, and every line, account and server is yours.
Not starting from scratch?
Before 9am
Before we meet
We read everything you've sent, draft the spec and data model, and set up the project, so the day doesn't start from a blank page.
That prep is real work, and it's why the first day is $3,000 and every day after it is $2,000.
9:00–10:30
Get clear
We walk through the draft spec together and get clear on what we're building first. Nothing is locked: plenty of days pivot by lunch.
10:30–12:00
Foundations
Repo, database, sign-in and a deploy pipeline, all in your own accounts.
12:00–3:00
The core feature(s)
What your users come to do, built and working.
In person? Working lunch is on us.
3:00–5:00
Everything around it
Emails, payments, admin screens: whatever the spec calls for.
5:00–6:00
Ship
Deployed and tested end to end.
6:00–7:00
Handoff
A walkthrough of the code and a list of what comes next.
- Before
Before we meet
We read everything you've sent, draft the spec and data model, and set up the project, so the day doesn't start from a blank page.
That prep is real work, and it's why the first day is $3,000 and every day after it is $2,000.
- 9:00
Get clear
We walk through the draft spec together and get clear on what we're building first. Nothing is locked: plenty of days pivot by lunch.
- 10:30
Foundations
Repo, database, sign-in and a deploy pipeline, all in your own accounts.
- 12:00
The core feature(s)
What your users come to do, built and working.
In person? Working lunch is on us.
- 3:00
Everything around it
Emails, payments, admin screens: whatever the spec calls for.
- 5:00
Ship
Deployed and tested end to end.
- 6:00
Handoff
A walkthrough of the code and a list of what comes next.
- 7:00
You leave with a working product.
In person in Boston
Side by side at Venture Lane. Lunch is on us.
Virtual from anywhere
Over a video call, from anywhere in the world. It works just as well.
One day or two halves
A full day, or two sessions of about 4 hours on different days. We're not strict; some run to 6.
It's for about one founder in ten.
AI app builders have made it possible for non-technical founders to build real things, up to a point. Past that point, you need someone who knows what a sound architecture looks like. We talk to about 40 founders a month, and here's how they usually split.
10 are building something simple enough for Lovable or Replit. We send them there and tell them to keep their money.
15 are building something of average complexity. A few hours with a CTO here and there is all they need.
11 are building something hard enough to need a CTO and a developer or two, often for a couple of months.
4 are building something right at the edge of what AI can do. That's who this day is for.
Those four could probably build it themselves. It would take weeks or months, hundreds or thousands of dollars in AI tokens, a lot of headaches, and the result would likely be a mess. Or they could hire a dev shop and spend $10,000 to $60,000 or more.
Or they can spend one day with someone who has done this many times. See how the options compare.
What you leave with
None of the problems you hear about with vibe coding. A proper foundation, built with the expensive tools, by someone who knows how to use them.
- A working product at a real URL, not a demo
- A proper architecture and a real database
- Sign-in, email and the security basics done right
- Code that a developer, or you, can keep building on
- A written spec of what was built and what's next
- Everything in your name: code, accounts, tools and hosting
From founders who've done a day
Read them all“Working with FastCTO was a great experience! Along with refactoring and cleaning up messy code, Igor dug into my platform and helped me migrate to a more optimized stack from top to bottom. He really took the time to understand what my platform does, and who it's meant to serve, then efficiently reconfigured things to prepare us for scale. Now it runs faster, more reliably, and cheaper. Wins all the way around. I would recommend anyone who has created AI assisted code, that perhaps doesn't have deep expertise in software development, to invest in FastCTO to put you on the right track. Follow through has been easy as well, and any fractional needs I have in the future will bring me back. Good work.”
Jesse ColemanCOO, Hello Wello“The MVP In A Day program has been a game changer for me. As a non-technical founder, I built my prototype with Claude Code but my backend was all wrong. During the MVP In A Day session, Igor not only built out a structurally sound backend, but also taught me about the architecture along the way. I was building along with him rather than just handing everything off to a dev shop and hoping for the best. Since the first day, I've come back for a few more sessions to build new features with Igor. I feel confident that I can get a lot done on my own with Claude, but for the more complicated builds, it's awesome to have a trusted CTO for a few hours to hammer it out. I highly recommend FastCTO! It is perfect for non-technical founders utilizing AI coding tools to build their MVPs. You'll understand why architecture decisions are being made and level-up your own "coding" skills along the way.”
Megan MarszalekFounder, Legacy Heirloom“Working with FastCTO and Igor has been an incredibly positive experience. From the start, Igor took the time to truly understand the purpose behind what I'm building, not just the technical requirements. That made a huge difference in how clear and grounded the entire process felt. What really sets FastCTO apart is the honesty and transparency. There was no overpromising - just thoughtful guidance, clear tradeoffs, and decisions made with long-term scalability in mind. Igor felt less like a vendor and more like a true partner who genuinely cared about protecting the vision and avoiding costly mistakes. I highly recommend FastCTO to founders who want a trusted CTO relationship and a clear, realistic path from idea to execution.”
Jonathan B. HowlettAscend Pillars
Three ways to book a day
Full pricing and detailsVibe Code Rescue
Founders who built something with AI tools and aren't sure it's secure, sound or maintainable.
How it worksFeature Day
Founders with a working product who are stuck on a feature, or a few, and are thinking of hiring a developer.
How it works$3,000
Your first day
Whichever program you pick. It includes the prep: before we meet, we read everything you've sent, or go through the code you already have, and plan the day.
$2,000
Every day after
The next day or months later, after any program. No prep, because we already know your product and your code. Half a day is $1,000.
Find out if you're one of the four.
If you already know you're a fit, apply and we'll schedule your day. If you're not sure, talk to us first. If we're not the right answer, we'll say so and point you somewhere better.