Software Heads

Founder-led technology consultancy

Senior technology judgement for founders and business leaders.

I help founders and established businesses make sound product, technology and delivery decisions, then get directly involved where that will move the work forward. That includes generative AI, fractional CTO support and hands-on software delivery.

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30 yearsin software and technology

Founder-leddirect access throughout

UK-basedworking internationally

Where I add value

The important work often happens before the build.

A business can lose a great deal of time by solving the wrong problem well. I help make the product, technology and delivery choices clear enough to act on.

My advice is grounded in practical delivery. If the right answer needs more than a plan, I can lead the work, support your team or contribute directly.

Start with your situation

Common points where a business needs a clear view.

Each route begins with the decision or risk in front of you.

  1. 01 Apply AI sensibly Find useful applications for AI and test them with care.
  2. 02 Shape the product Turn a promising idea into a product and technology plan.
  3. 03 Build the first version Plan and deliver an MVP that can produce useful evidence.
  4. 04 Fix delivery Understand why progress has slowed and restore control.
  5. 05 Prepare to scale Make the product, platform and team ready for the next stage.
  6. 06 Modernise the system that runs your business Replace or improve the ageing systems your business depends on.

Capabilities: Fractional CTO · Generative AI · Software delivery · Technical due diligence

A strong current capability

Use AI where the evidence supports it.

I help organisations find credible AI opportunities, assess value and feasibility, and test one useful application with proper attention to data, security and human responsibility.

Apply AI sensibly Generative AI capability

Experienced and directly involved

You work directly with me throughout.

I have spent 30 years building software and technology businesses. I am co-founder and CTO of Notify Technology, and I set up Software Heads to give clients direct access to experienced, practical technology leadership.

I lead the core work and remain accountable for it. Trusted specialists can contribute where a specific skill is needed, without replacing that direct relationship.

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Who I work with

Different companies, similar decisions.

The work spans startups and established businesses. The common thread is a decision or a system that matters.

01

Startup founders

Shaping the product, proving a first version and preparing the technology story for investment and growth.

02

Established businesses

Leaders bringing AI into their products and operations, or replacing ageing systems the business depends on.

03

Long-term product partners

Companies whose software I have built and continue to develop and support as their products and customers change.

Selected work

Real systems, specific contexts.

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Ways to work together

Support shaped around the work.

I do not publish fixed packages or prices. The useful shape depends on the problem, the team and the decisions ahead.

01

Projects

Defined work with a clear purpose and outcome, such as an AI workshop, focused pilot, technical assessment or bounded delivery.

02

Ongoing advisory

Regular access for product, technology and AI decisions, without turning every question into a separate project.

03

Fractional CTO

Sustained senior technology leadership with a working rhythm and responsibilities agreed for the company.

04

Build and support

Continuing development, maintenance and support for the systems and products I have built, shaped around how your business runs.

A useful first step

Start with the decision in front of you

Tell me about the company, the decision or delivery problem, and what you need to understand next. I review every enquiry personally.

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