Cost comparison calculator
The quick version. Two inputs, a full-time CTO total and a fractional monthly, side by side for a fast annual read.
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Practical resources you can use today.
The working layer of the library: cost calculators, adoptable templates, and a plain-language glossary. Organized by what you need, no sign-up to start.
Calculators
Put your own numbers in.
Two ways to compare what senior AI leadership costs. Start with the quick one, or open the detailed tool when you want to break out overhead, recruiting, and a consultant option.
Fractional vs. full-time CTO
The fuller version. Sliders break out overhead and recruiting, and a one-off consultant is compared alongside both.
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Guardrails you can adopt this week.
3 working templates for putting structure around AI. Read each one in full on the page, then get the editable version.
AI Usage Policy Starter
A plain-language policy that sets out where staff may use AI tools, what data is off limits, and who signs off on higher-risk use.
Read the templateAI Risk Register
A simple register for tracking each AI use case, the risks it carries, who owns it, and what you are doing about it.
Read the templateAI Approval Gate Matrix
A matrix that maps AI actions to the level of human review they need, so the routine flows freely and the consequential calls get a person.
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Keep the vocabulary straight.
AI and governance glossary
28 plain-language definitions of the terms that come up when AI agents enter a regulated business.
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