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Put AI to work, fast
Way beyond "prompting." Together we identify where AI saves real time and money in your business, then stand up custom tools that run it — often the same week.
Fractional CTO & AI consulting · Dallas–Fort Worth
A senior technical leader for founders who aren't technical.
I help Dallas–Fort Worth founders and operators put modern AI to work, make confident technology decisions, and ship real software — without hiring a full-time CTO. Expect a testable prototype after session one.
Currently available · Serving founders & operators across Dallas–Fort Worth, TX
What I help with
Plain-English help with the technical side of your business
You don't need to learn to code or speak in acronyms. You need someone senior who can translate your goals into working technology and AI — and actually build it. Here's where I tend to make the biggest difference.
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Make confident tech decisions
Roadmap, architecture, vendors, and AI spend — reviewed by someone whose only job is your best interest. No more guessing whether you're being sold the right thing.
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Build and ship real software
When you need something built, I build it — hands on keyboard. Automation and custom software that's deployed and working, not slideware.
Ways to work together
Three engagements, scoped to where you are
Billed weekly — if you're not blown away by that week's work, fire me. Cancel anytime. Not sure which fits? That's exactly what the discovery call is for.
good
$2,500 / mo
~10 hrs / mo
Ideal for founders who want to get fluent with AI fast and put it to work on their own workflows.
- Hands-on AI coaching on your real business, not toy examples
- The AI tools that actually move the needle
- Prototype from session one against a real business case
- Spot where automation pays off — and where it doesn't
- Tool & spend sanity check; stop paying for shelfware
Most popular
better
$5,000 / mo
~15 hrs / mo
Ideal for businesses that need a senior technical voice in the room, part-time.
Everything in good, plus:
- Technical strategy, roadmap, and architecture ownership
- AI & cloud spend kept low, consolidated, and accountable
- Vendor & execution review on your side of the table
- Help hire and steer the people who own your tech
- On-call judgment for decisions that can't wait
best
$8,000 / mo
~20 hrs / mo
Ideal for companies that want the hard technical work built with them — and for them.
Everything in better, plus:
- Hands-on-keyboard automation of large portions of your workflow
- Custom tools built for how your business actually runs
- Hard, custom technical challenges taken on end to end
- Deployable software live in your business, not slideware
- Team enablement and priority access to build time
billed weekly · cancel anytime · all tiers customizable with à la carte add-ons
À la carte add-ons
Available to any tier
One-time, high-impact engagements — scoped and priced separately from your monthly tier.
Technical due diligence
Pre-acquisition review of the codebase, infrastructure, team, and technical debt — in plain language, before you sign.
Team AI-enablement workshops
Get your whole team fluent with the AI tools and workflows that matter for their roles.
One-time automation builds
A single painful workflow automated end to end — scoped, built, and deployed.
Tech-stack audit & consolidation
Review of every tool and subscription you pay for, with a consolidation plan that cuts cost.
Engineering hiring support
Job specs, technical screening, and interview support to hire the people who'll own your tech.
Vendor & proposal review
A one-off second opinion on a contract, agency proposal, or build-vs-buy decision.
Selected work
Real problems, real software
A couple of live demos you can click through right now.
Fashion brand
Problem: Short-form content research and posting was slow and manual.
Outcome: An AI pipeline that scrapes, ranks, remixes, and ships TikTok videos.
View live demoAudio e-commerce
Problem: A royalty-free game-audio store needed a modern, higher-converting storefront.
Outcome: A redesigned homepage with a sticky audio-preview player, animated hero, and real product data.
View live demoClient proof
What founders say after working together
Real outcomes from operators who stopped waiting on vendors and started shipping.
After working with Chris, I realized I wasn't anywhere near unlocking what I could do for my business. In two weeks I built five pieces of software, canceled multiple RFPs that were going to cost thousands, and estimate $40,000 in savings before year-end. Admin work is automated — we focus on the meat.
Where I found the most value was having someone who understands both software development and the realities of running a business. Chris bridges the gap between how entrepreneurs think and how developers think — and that developer mindset has been the biggest benefit of working with him.
About
Meet Chris Haga
DFW CTO is the fractional CTO and AI consulting practice of Chris Haga, serving founders and operators across Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas. A fractional CTO is a senior technical leader you hire part-time — billed weekly, cancel anytime — for strategy, architecture, and hands-on execution without a full-time salary.
25 years building products enjoyed by tens of millions of people. I've forged multi-million dollar partnerships with Fortune 100 companies and managed teams of up to 75 people. I use cutting-edge workflows to help clients dramatically increase the value they deliver to their customers and employees.
Cloud & infra
Product engineering
Leadership
AI / data
How it works
A clear path from "I'm not technical" to shipped
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Level up
You'll learn to speak functional, deployable software into existence — with only basic computer literacy.
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Support
We review technical execution together and fix issues as they come up.
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Grow
When you're ready, we help hire and train the people who own your digital workflows.
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Execute
For the hard, custom technical challenges, I take them on hands-on for you.
Ready to cut through the hype?
Let's spend 15 minutes on what you're trying to build. Expect a testable prototype after session one. Billed weekly — if that week isn't a win, fire me.