Iain Downs - Commercial Software Consultants

Making great commercial software

Virtual CTO

What is a virtual CTO?

There are an increasing number of 'bricks and mortar' companies who've found themselves having to deal on the technology stage, without having a strong background in technology.

As 'Virtual CTO' we can provided the technology input, strategic direction and senior management strength needed to succed on this stage, when a full time technology director is not appropriate.

Hands off to Hands dirty

This may involve anything from a quite hands-off 'non-executive' type role to hands-on management of a technology team. These roles combine our ability to communicate in plain English, to understand the commercial drivers and a deep and broad understanding of technology and software development issues.

Check out our thoughts on ‘the problem’ to see some of the thinking behind our strategic approach.

Easy Karaoke

An example of an organisation in which we’ve taken such a role is Easy Karaoke Limited, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of karaoke hardware and creators of karaoke content. Since our involvement, Easy Karaoke has moved from its classical dealer channels with ‘standard’ karaoke discs, to an organisation globally recognised as the leader in karaoke technology, supplying content and products electronically to an increasingly consumer market.