Ship BetterSaaS Features in Half the Time
Senior technical leadership — without the $200k+ salary or 90-day hire.
"Matthew's vision and code turned our site into the revenue engine that fueled 10 years of YoY growth."
— Meredith Koubsky, BizJetJobs
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What keeps founders up at night
The silent costs that stall growth
Tech debt isn't your only insomnia trigger—here are the four I fix first.
Feature Backlog
Requests pile up faster than team capacity
Growing gap between business needs and delivery
Technical Debt
Junior developers slow future sprints
Simple features become complex refactoring projects
Talent Gap
3-6 months to find senior developers
Competitors ship features while you wait
Architecture Bottlenecks
Pressure decisions become expensive constraints
Growth traffic exposes early shortcuts
These challenges have solutions. The question is timing.
Every week you wait, the problems get more expensive to fix and the opportunity cost grows.
What ambitious founders say after launch
Matthew is more than just a developer; he is a trusted partner and integral member of our team. His contributions have been transformative over 15 years.
Built for founders who know exactly what they need
Select the engagement goal that matches your current challenge—Accelerate, Unblock, or Modernize.
Accelerate
Rapid Feature Delivery
Perfect for SaaS founders who need to ship features fast while maintaining quality. Skip the hiring process and get senior-level execution immediately.
Unblock
Technical Debt Resolution
When your codebase is slowing down new development. I identify bottlenecks, refactor critical paths, and establish sustainable patterns.
Modernize
Platform Evolution
Upgrade your tech stack without disrupting business operations. Strategic migration plans that minimize risk and maximize long-term value.
Which one sounds like you? → Compare engagement levels
I use AI because it makes me faster — not lazier.
Custom Dev Workflows
AI agents speed up scaffolds; every line still passes human review.
Smart Stack Decisions
Edge-case simulations before code is written.
Quality Assurance
Versioned, tested, documented—like it's revenue-critical (because it is).
Why not just hire a full-time CTO?
The math is simple: get senior leadership without the overhead, risk, and time investment of full-time hiring.
What You Get With Me:
Immediate impact, proven results
What You Avoid:
Traditional hiring risks & overhead
Median U.S. CTO total comp: $439k (salary + benefits + equity)
Full-time CTO cost
Annual Core Growth
Cost savings
Same strategic leadership, proven track record, immediate availability.
Full-time CTO vs Agency vs Continuum
Different solutions for different stages. Here's how they actually compare when you need both strategy and execution.
Full-time CTO
Traditional hire
Agency
Project-based team
Continuum
Fractional partnership
CTO
Traditional
Agency
Project
Continuum
Partnership
Agencies excel at massive design sprints and specialized QA bursts. But you pay for coordination overhead and context-switching between projects.
A process built for ambitious timelines and lasting results
From strategic planning to knowledge transfer — designed to accelerate your team without creating dependencies.
Today's Progress
Implement user authentication flow
Code review completed ✓
Deployed to staging environment
All tests passing (47/47)
Daily sync: Feature 85% complete
Add API endpoint validation
PR #23: Ready for review
Sprint Overview
Dashboard v2.1 • Scheduled deployment: Tomorrow 2 PM
Map Goals → Milestones
Start with your business goals, not a tech wishlist. What needs to ship first? What can wait?
Deep dive into product strategy, technical architecture decisions, and roadmap prioritization based on business impact.
Ship in Weekly Sprints
Weekly development cycles with daily progress updates. You see exactly what's being built and why.
Agile development with continuous feedback loops, code reviews, and transparent progress tracking.
Transfer & Mentor Your Team
You own 100% of the code, documentation, and architectural decisions. No vendor lock-in, no black boxes.
Complete knowledge transfer, team mentoring, and seamless transition to internal development capacity.
Ready to see this process in action?
Every project starts with understanding your specific goals and constraints.
Schedule Process Deep-DiveThe difference between code that works and code that scales
Every SaaS company hits the same inflection points: when your database slows down, when your architecture can't handle new features, when technical debt starts costing you real money.
I've seen these problems before—and I know how to avoid them.
What scales now will still scale when AI-generated traffic is 10×.
Architecture for Tomorrow
Build systems that handle 10x growth without a complete rewrite.
Microservices, event-driven patterns, and database sharding strategies that scale naturally with your user base.
Optimize for Change
Structure code so new features ship faster, not slower, over time.
Component-driven development, API-first design, and modular architecture that accelerates rather than constrains development velocity.
Security from Day One
Handle user data like it matters, because eventually it really will.
Zero-trust architecture, encryption at rest and in transit, audit logging, and compliance frameworks built in from the start.
Built to handle tomorrow's challenges today
The next wave isn't just AI tools—it's autonomous agents generating 10x traffic, making 1000x API calls, and stress-testing every architectural decision you make today.
Today's Reality
Users click buttons, fill forms, read pages. Predictable load patterns, human-speed interactions.
Tomorrow's Challenge
AI agents running 24/7, parallel processing, burst traffic from autonomous systems. Your architecture needs to be ready.
Continuum guides your SaaS through every wave—so you're never rewriting just to keep up.
Performance that speaks for itself
Real metrics from working with growing SaaS companies. Results that compound over time.
Cost Reduction
Senior Experience
Releases Shipped
Built for the AI-accelerated future
Every decision considers how autonomous systems will stress-test your architecture tomorrow.
Senior full-stack developer and technical strategist with 20+ years of experience building SaaS products that scale from startup MVP to enterprise-grade platforms.
Experience across the full startup journey: MVP validation, product-market fit, technical due diligence, and team scaling.
Pick the level of partnership that fits your stage
From maintenance to full MVP development—each tier designed for different growth phases.
Refined MVP
Concept-to-launch in 4–6 weeks—own 100% of the code.
Includes design, build, deploy, 2-week post-launch support
- Complete MVP development
- Design included
- Full deployment setup
- 2-week post-launch support
- 100% code ownership
- 4-6 week timeline
Plus Growth
Weekly sprints, architectural decisions, hiring guidance.
10 hrs/week • 12-hour SLA (standard) • Dedicated Slack channel
- Weekly development cycles
- Architectural decision support
- Technical hiring guidance
- Dedicated Slack channel
- 12-hour response SLA
- Strategic roadmap planning
Core Growth
Ship two meaningful features per month—guided by a senior CTO.
Up to 7 hrs/week • 24-h SLA • Bi-weekly roadmap calls
- Two features per month
- Senior CTO guidance
- Bi-weekly roadmap calls
- 24-hour response SLA
- Code reviews included
- Technical documentation
Caretaker
Ship hotfixes and uptime tweaks while you grow.
2 hrs/week • 48-h SLA • Monthly health report
- Bug fixes & hotfixes
- Uptime monitoring
- Monthly health reports
- 48-hour response SLA
- Emergency support
- Basic maintenance
Pause or cancel anytime.
Start Risk-Free
Every engagement starts with a strategy session. If we're not the right fit after week one, you keep all code and documentation—no questions asked.
Not sure which tier fits? Let's discuss your specific situation.
30-min Discovery CallUsually scheduled within 24 hours
Ready to move faster?
Every SaaS company has different challenges, timelines, and constraints. The best way to determine fit is a conversation.
Process Overview
Deep dive into exactly how I work with clients step-by-step
View Pricing
Compare engagement levels and find the right partnership tier
Direct Contact
For technical questions or detailed project discussion
I work with a maximum of 5 growing SaaS companies at a time to ensure quality and attention to detail. Current availability and project fit will be discussed in our initial conversation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about working together, contracts, and technical processes.
Kickoff in 1–2 weeks. I slot into—or lead—your current team from day one. Initial planning calls happen within 48 hours of agreement, with active development starting in the first sprint cycle.
I help you hire and onboard your internal team when ready. You keep all code and architectural knowledge. I can assist with technical interviews, architecture reviews, and knowledge transfer to ensure smooth transition.
You own 100% of custom code and business logic. I retain rights to reusable components and general methodologies. All work is delivered with complete source code, documentation, and deployment instructions.
Next.js, React, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL—whatever makes sense for your use case. I focus on proven, maintainable technologies rather than bleeding-edge frameworks that might create technical debt.
Every line is reviewed, tested, and documented following industry best practices. Automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and documentation are built into the development process from day one.
Weekly development cycles with daily progress updates via Slack or your preferred platform. You see exactly what's being built and why, with time for feedback before it's too late to change direction.
Emergency support is included in Core and Plus tiers with appropriate SLA response times. Caretaker tier includes basic emergency support. All tiers include proactive monitoring and issue prevention.
Month-to-month contracts with 30-day notice. No long-term commitments required. Project-based work (like Refined MVP) has milestone-based payment schedules with clear deliverables and timelines.
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Every project is unique. The best answers come from understanding your specific situation.
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Built by experience, driven by results
Full-stack developer & product designer turned fractional-CTO. 20+ years shipping revenue-critical web apps; 16 years independent.
Why I started Continuum
The story behind the strategic advantage
After 16 years building revenue-critical web apps for boot-strapped founders, I saw teams stuck between junior speed and senior wisdom. Continuum gives you on-call senior judgment—without the $439k commitment of a full-time CTO.
Current Focus
Helping a maximum of 5 growing SaaS companies at a time through strategic development partnerships.
This constraint maintains the quality and personal attention that makes the difference between code that works and code that scales.
Technical Background
Business Experience
Ready to work together?
Let's discuss how this experience can accelerate your specific technical challenges and business goals.
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