Software Factory

Fractional Chief AI Officer

$8,000 / month·28 Hours / Month·Month-to-Month·0% Equity

Senior executive direction paired with dedicated monthly engineering hours. Build working, deterministic automations and eliminate SaaS tool bloat without the $450k+ overhead of a full-time executive hire.

How Your 28 Monthly Hours Are Deployed:

Strategic Advisory

2 hrs/wk (~8 hrs/mo)

Weekly strategic executive roadmap & architecture alignment
Vendor RFP audit, contract review, and tool bloat elimination
AI governance, safe-use policy, and zero-retention compliance
Async Loom reviews and priority Slack channel access

Technical Execution

20 hrs/mo

Production agent skills, MCP connectors & deterministic pipelines
Repo-level guardrails, unit/eval tests, and CI/CD policies
Accelerated by open builder tools (plan-product, plugin-builder)
100% client-owned code committed directly to your private git repos

Fractional Retainer vs. Full-Time CAIO Hire

Dimension	Nyssa AI Retainer	Full-Time Hire
Annual Cost	$96,000 / year	$450,000 - $650,000+
Equity Dilution	0% Equity	0.5% - 2.0% Dilution
Hands-On Build	20h dev included / mo	Management only (no code)
Time to Start	Immediate (48 hours)	3 to 6 months search

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Client Ownership & Flexibility

100% of all agent configurations, code, and guardrails are client property from day one. Agreements operate month-to-month with 30 days written notice to pause or cancel.

Month-to-Month Partnership

Begin Retainer Enrollment

28 hours/month (2h/week CAIO executive advisory + 20h hands-on engineering). Month-to-month, cancel anytime with 30 days notice.

1. Select Month 1 Sprint Priority

Production Agent Skills & MCP Connectors

Build custom tools and deterministic agent skills deployed directly into your codebase.

AI Governance, Privacy & Security Guardrails

Audit shadow AI, configure zero-data retention, and establish automated repo policy checks.

Vendor RFP Audit & Tooling Rationalization

Audit high-ticket AI quotes, cut duplicate SaaS seats, and prevent proprietary vendor lock-in.

Autonomous Workflows & Pipeline Architecture

End-to-end multi-agent pipelines for research, lead qualification, or legal document triage.

2. Executive Contact Information

Your Name *

Work Email *

Company Name

Apply $200 Strategy Session CreditCheck this if you booked a 45-minute working strategy session within the past 30 days. We deduct $200 from Month 1 immediately.

Fractional CAIO Monthly Retainer (28h/mo)$8,000.00

Due Today (Month 1):$8,000.00

Then $8,000.00/mo · Billed monthly · Cancel anytime

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