Michael Chen
Demo ProviderVerifiedTechnology Strategy Consultant · Chen Technology Advisors
76
Sessions
4.9 ★
41 ratings
4
Offers
Experience summary
6 years as a CTO of a fortune 500 tech company
Technology strategy & CTO advisory
Former CTO helping organisations make high-stakes technology decisions with confidence.
Free 10-min CTO intro
Duration: 10 min
A short call to see if your decision fits my sweet spot.
Candid fit assessment
Free
30-minute Tech Gut-Check
Duration: 30 min
A focused 30 minutes on one specific decision or architecture question.
A clear answer — or a clear next question to go investigate
$260
60-minute Tech Strategy Advisory Hour
Duration: 60 min
Bring your toughest technology decision — build vs buy, architecture trade-offs, vendor evaluation — and get a senior CTO's perspective.
Informed decision-making with clear trade-off analysis
$550
$495/ session
3-pack · $1,485 total
$1,650 if bought singly
90-minute Architecture Deep-Dive
Duration: 90 min
A 90-minute working session on a specific architecture decision with diagrams and trade-off documentation.
A defensible architecture decision recorded as an ADR
$800
$704/ session
3-pack · $2,112 total
$2,400 if bought singly
Expertise & Credentials
Former CTO at two venture-backed scale-ups (one exit, 2022).
Ten years in enterprise technology consulting prior.
Reviewer for the IEEE Software Architecture Review.
Speaks regularly at YOW! and DDD Sydney.
“Michael saved us from a $2M platform rewrite our team was convinced we needed. We shipped the alternative in 12 weeks.”
“The most useful outside technologist I've worked with. Won't take sides until he's done the homework.”