Fractional Resources

Resources for Fractional Leaders

Tools, insights, and guidance to help you build a successful fractional practice.

Weekly Open Coffee for Fractionals

Join our free weekly Open Coffee sessions to talk about real challenges facing fractional leaders.

  • Every Monday at 3:00 PM
  • 30-minute open discussion (stay longer if you want)
  • Bring your questions, ideas, or just listen
  • Learn from others building sustainable fractional practices

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For Fractionals: Slack Community

A free Slack space for fractional professionals to ask questions, talk shop, and share what’s working.
No dues. No drama. No funnel. Just peers doing the work.

  • Community-led, not vendor-owned
  • Leads, advice, and hard questions
  • Built for people who work fractionally—across all roles

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Discovery Conversations

Considering the leap to fractional leadership? I host recorded conversations exploring this path.

  • 30-minute focused discussion
  • Real questions, real answers
  • Recordings shared to help others
  • No sales pitch, just honest exploration

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Fractional Insights Newsletter

Practical strategies and insights delivered to your inbox. No fluff, just actionable content from real experience.

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r/forfractionals: A Peer Community on Reddit

r/forfractionals is a new space for anyone working fractionally—across roles, titles, and industries.

Whether you’re a marketer, engineer, product lead, or finance pro, if you’re doing multi-client or part-time work, you’re welcome. Ask questions, talk shop, swap stories, and figure it out alongside others.

Community Connections

Looking for a free alternative to our paid group coaching community? Check out the Rands Leadership Slack. It’s a broad, tech-heavy community with channels like #fractional-cto-and-vpe, #consulting, and #coaching, where folks regularly share advice, opportunities, and experiences. While it’s not all specifically for fractionals, there’s a solid mix of people building businesses, consulting, and figuring out their next thing.

There’s also a Fractional CTO and VPE Lean Coffee (via Zoom) every other Thursday at 11am ET / 8am PT, organized out of #fractional-cto-and-vpe. It’s a casual, open discussion for anyone working fractional or exploring it. While it’s CTO/VPE focused and tech-org heavy, it’s a pretty open-minded group—we get CDOs, CPOs, and freelancers in the mix as well.

You might also check out CTO Lunches—a free, email-based discussion community. It’s tech-heavy and generally broad, with a healthy mix of consultants, fractionals, and people figuring out what’s next. There are also in-person lunches in cities around the U.S. and the world, if you want to connect face-to-face. Good conversations, no spam (unless you order it).

If you know of other communities that are helpful and inclusive, please let me know!

Latest Post

May 29, 2025

You’ve Got a Position. Now What?

Great. You’ve got a sentence. It’s probably still soggy, but it’s good enough to work with. “I help early-stage SaaS companies in the travel industry streamline their infrastructure and prepare for scaling.” Now we use it. 1. Say it out loud. A lot. Test it in conversation. Use it in intros. See what lands. Do people nod? Do they ask questions? Or do they look confused and change the subject? Read more

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  • You’ve Got a Position. Now What? - May 29, 2025
  • Positioning Isn’t a Trap, It’s a Tool - May 29, 2025
  • No Discounts for Bulk Hours - May 16, 2025
  • When Your Old Job Wants to Keep You Around - May 15, 2025
  • Consultant Means Nothing (and Everything) - May 13, 2025
  • Titles Don’t Matter (To You), But They Sure Matter to Your Client - May 9, 2025
  • Price for What Changes. Not What You Do. - May 5, 2025
  • Notes From My First Fractional Open Coffee - May 5, 2025
  • What’s a Fractional? - Apr 30, 2025
  • Price vs Cost - Apr 30, 2025
  • Insider or Outsider? Does Fractional Success Depend on Your Seat? - Apr 28, 2025
  • How to Sell When No One’s Asking to Buy - Apr 28, 2025
  • What’s in the Box? Understanding the Real Shape of a Package - Apr 17, 2025
  • Price, Structure, Package. Stop Mashing Them Together. - Apr 11, 2025
  • You’re Not Getting Leads (and That Might Be Just Fine) - Apr 10, 2025
  • Stop Treating Fractionals Like Co-Founders - Apr 8, 2025
  • Stop Pricing Like You’re Still on Payroll - Apr 7, 2025
  • Get Paid First - Apr 7, 2025
  • You Can’t Be a Team - Apr 4, 2025
  • Don’t Screw Up Your Pricing - Mar 31, 2025
  • The Many Many Many Hats of the CTO - Mar 28, 2025
  • Setting Boundaries That Work for Fractional Leaders - Mar 26, 2025
  • Hit the Ground Running: The Power of Onboarding in Fractional Roles - Mar 26, 2025
  • Hungry Pricing Is a Trap - Mar 21, 2025
  • Pricing for Fractionals: Hungry, Happy, or Ecstatic? - Mar 20, 2025
  • You Doubled Your Price and Now What?! - Mar 19, 2025
  • At Capacity? Do This Before You Add People - Mar 18, 2025
  • Stop Accidentally Becoming an Agency - Mar 18, 2025
  • Worried They’re ‘Overqualified’? Good. That’s the Point. - Mar 15, 2025
  • ‘You’re Overqualified’? Great. Let’s Talk About Why You Need Me. - Mar 14, 2025
  • Take Control of Your Notifications: A Fractional’s Guide to Sanity - Mar 13, 2025
  • When Gatekeeping Misses the Point: What ‘Fractional’ Really Means - Mar 11, 2025
  • Value Based Pricing Isn’t Value Based Scoping - Mar 10, 2025
  • You Don’t Have To Do This Alone - Mar 5, 2025
  • It’s Friday Evening And You’ve Got A Proposal Due - Feb 28, 2025
  • Should I Take Equity as a Fractional? - Feb 26, 2025
  • So You Want to Go Fractional? - Feb 21, 2025
  • Simplified Retainers - Feb 19, 2025
  • Coffee Chat: Technical Leadership with a Macintosh Creator - Feb 14, 2025