Fixed-Price Outcomes.

Not Billable Hours.

Fixed-Price Outcomes.

Not Billable Hours.

Strategic Tech Leadership,
Supercharged by AI

Strategic Tech Leadership, Supercharged by AI

I help founders and leadership teams turn technical chaos into strategic clarity by delivering a data-backed playbook that de-risks your roadmap and accelerates your path to scale.

I help founders and leadership teams turn technical chaos into strategic clarity by delivering a data-backed playbook that de-risks your roadmap and accelerates your path to scale.

Startups

Scale-Ups

Enterprise

Startups

Scale-Ups

Enterprise

TRACK RECORD

TRACK RECORD

Mike Brown

Mike Brown

Mike Brown

Technical Leader of 2 Successful Exits

  • Swyvyl/Apexa (acquired by RGA); a regulatory and compliance platform

  • Bluesun (acquired by iPipeline); multiple insurance and finance platforms


Former Series B HealthTech CTO

  • Scaled from an MVP to an enterprise-grade platform for US hospital systems

  • Navigated complex compliance (SOC2, HITRUST, HIPAA) to win contracts


Enterprise & Scale-Up Expert

  • Architected 15+ enterprise platforms and modernized 4 legacy systems

  • Scaled engineering organizations to 75+ members

  • Led technical due diligence for multiple M&A transactions

Mike Brown

20+

Years Building

Enterprise Software

2

Successful Exits as

a Tech Leader

Successful Exits as a Tech Leader

15+

Enterprise Platforms

Architected & Launched

Enterprise Platforms

Architected

4

Mission Critical Legacy

Systems Modernized

Mission Critical Legacy Systems Modernized

EXPERTISE

EXPERTISE

My Specialties

My Specialties

My Specialties

Architectural Turnarounds and Modernizations.

Evolve your MVP or revamp costly legacy system into scalable, modern platforms ready for your future growth.

Technical Due Diligence for M&A and Fundraising.

Provide rapid, objective, data-backed technical health assessments that de-risk investment and acquisition decisions.

AI-Powered Code Analysis and Tech Debt Quantification.

Use proprietary tooling to quantify tech debt, map dependencies, and identify security risks faster than any manual audit.

Scaling Engineering Teams and Processes.

Implement high-velocity development processes and provide senior mentorship to scale your engineering capability.

PROCESS

PROCESS

What to Expect

What to Expect

What to Expect

If we look at our most popular engagement (the Strategic Playbook), you can get a sense of what to expect:

If we look at our most popular engagement (the Strategic Playbook), you can get a sense of what to expect:

If we look at our most popular engagement (the Strategic Playbook), you can get a sense of what to expect:

Step 1: Define scope, prerequisites, deliverables, and execute contracts.

Step 2: Deliver prerequisites (e.g. access to source code, documents, diagrams, systems, etc.).

Step 3: Automated code analysis begins and interviews with key stakeholders are scheduled.

Step 4: Dig deeper into key areas identified by the code analysis and interviews.

Step 5: Synthesize all findings with business objectives to create a custom plan and recommendations.

Step 6: Deliver the Strategic Playbook (summarizing all findings, recommendations, and plans) and debrief stakeholders.

PRICING

PRICING

Fixed-Price Outcomes

My methodology is designed for speed and certainty. I blend 20 years of experience with a proprietary AI engine to deliver deep, data-driven insights. A traditional, comprehensive architectural and codebase review can take a team 4-6 weeks to complete and cost upwards of $150K.


I deliver a deeper, data-driven playbook in ~2 weeks for a fixed price, allowing your team to make critical decisions with confidence, weeks ahead of schedule.

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Architecture Snapshot

A rapid, data-driven assessment of your codebase to provide immediate strategic clarity and identify risks.

Small Codebase:

$8,500

One-Time

Medium Codebase:

$12,500

One-Time

Large Codebase:

Custom Quote

Timeline: 1 week

AI-Powered Code Analysis

Code Quality Assessment

Technical Debt Inventory

Identify Security Issues

Quantify Total Risk

Architectural Scorecard

Executive Debrief

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Strategic Playbook

A comprehensive, 360-degree deep dive resulting in a clear, actionable plan to guide your technology, team, and processes.

Startup:

$20,000

One-Time

Scale-up:

$30,000

One-Time

Enterprise:

Custom Quote

Timeline: 2-3 weeks

Everything in Architectural Snapshot, plus…

Key Stakeholder Interviews

Engineering Process Review

Infrastructure Review

Go-Forward Recommendation

Phased Execution Plan

90-Day Roadmap

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Fractional CTO Retainer

Ongoing strategic partnership to ensure the successful execution of your technology roadmap and provide senior leadership to your team.

Startup & Scale-up:

$12,000

/ month

Enterprise:

Custom Quote

Available after the Strategic Playbook has been delivered

1 day/week, 3 month minimum

Oversee Implementation of the Strategic Playbook

Architectural Oversight

Navigate Complex Compliance

Screen Technical Hires

Team Mentoring

Interview and Hand-Off to Permanent Technical Leader

Have something else in mind? We'd love to hear from you!

Notes:

  • All prices are in CAD (and may be subject to HST or other taxes where applicable).

  • Your pricing tier will be determined after a quick assessment of your codebase and organization to ensure a fair value exchange. Many factors can contribute to your tier classification, but as a general guideline:

    • Small / Startup: < 15 engineers, < 100K LOC and/or a single primary application

    • Medium / Scale-up: < 50 engineers, < 500K LOC and/or 2+ interconnected services

    • Large / Enterprise: 50+ engineers, 500K+ LOC and/or a complex microservice architecture

  • Timelines are subject to all prerequisites being delivered before the engagement begins.

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The Disciplined Way to Build with AI.

© 2025 Cortexis. All rights reserved.

All Systems Operational

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The Disciplined Way to Build with AI.

© 2025 Cortexis. All rights reserved.

All Systems Operational