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Lead Developer · Fractional CTO

A senior technical partner. Without a full-time hire.

Lead Developer is a senior engineer who builds and maintains your systems one day a week. Fractional CTO owns your whole technology side two to three days a week: systems, vendors, security and the people who build them. We have done both for retreat centers, franchises and nonprofits.

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From $7,000 / mo1 to 3 days a weekPath C · Embed: we build

Who we are

A small senior engineering studio.

Miracle Mind designs, builds and runs the software a business operates on: website, payments, customer records, team tools and AI. Everything is set up in the client's own name and accounts, so the business owns it outright.

Founded by Matthew Miceli, a robotics engineer (MS, Boston University) who has served as CTO and lead developer for retreat centers, franchises and nonprofits.

The problem

Your business runs on software nobody senior owns.

  • Decisions about tools, vendors and security get made by whoever is nearest.
  • You have a freelancer or agency, but nobody checks their work or their plan.
  • A full-time CTO costs more than the business can carry right now.
  • You know AI should be doing real work in the business, and it isn't yet.

The offer

Embed: we join your team and keep building.

Both start with the Blueprint in month one if you haven't had an Audit: our written, priced plan for what to keep, replace, automate and build. If your own team builds and you only need advice, Second Opinion is Path A. If you want a finished system and light upkeep, a build with Care is Path B. Embed can step back to either.

Path A · Advise

Second Opinion

$2,500 / moAdvice only

  • One 90-minute strategy call a month
  • Email between calls; replies within two business days
  • Up to two vendor or contract reviews a month
  • A short monthly briefing on the AI changes that matter
  • A one-page decision summary after each call

Not included: Building anything, weekly calls, the Blueprint.

About Second Opinion
Path C · Embed

Lead Developer

$7,000 / moOne day a week, hands-on

  • Builds and maintains your Business OS and the tools it connects to
  • New features every month
  • A weekly progress call; replies within one business day
  • Month one: the Blueprint, if you haven't had an Audit
  • AI Executive Assistant available at $1,500 / mo

Not included: Vendor management, security ownership, hiring, board plans.

About Lead Developer
Path C · Embed

Fractional CTO

$13,500 / moTwo to three days a week

  • Everything in Lead Developer
  • Architecture and technology roadmap
  • Every vendor and contract reviewed before you sign
  • Security, hiring and managing developers
  • Board- and investor-ready technical plans
  • AI Executive Assistant included

Not included: Full-time or after-hours on-call cover; large new builds beyond the monthly days (quoted separately).

Second OpinionLead DeveloperFractional CTO
Price$2,500 / mo$7,000 / mo$13,500 / mo
Time1 × 90-min call a month1 day a week2 to 3 days a week
Hands-on building—YesYes
Replies between callsWithin 2 business daysWithin 1 business dayWithin 1 business day
Vendor and contract reviewsUp to 2 a month—Every one, before you sign
The Blueprint—Month one, if no AuditMonth one, if no Audit
AI Executive Assistant—+ $1,500 / moIncluded
Term3 months, then month to month3 months, then month to month3 months, then month to month

Advise: we sit on your team as advisor, and your team builds. Embed: we join as Lead Developer or CTO and build. Per day, Fractional CTO costs less than Lead Developer because you commit to more days.

Included with Fractional CTO

The AI Executive Assistant.

Between our days with you, it keeps the routine moving and flags what needs a person. With Lead Developer it's an add-on at the same price.

AI Executive Assistant

AI software that works inside your business, around the clock.

$1,500 / mo+ $5,000 setup. Setup is free with a Business OS; the assistant is included with Fractional CTO.

  • Drafts email replies, follows up leads and prepares a morning summary
  • Schedules posts and keeps your calendar
  • Uses your business software with the same permissions as a staff member, through a secure connection we build for it
  • Asks your approval before anything is sent or paid
  • Every action logged; works with tools you already have

The monthly fee covers hosting, AI usage, monitoring and tuning.

Price and terms

Flat monthly fee, paid in advance.

A three-month initial term, then month to month. Once the first three months are done, either side can end it with 30 days' written notice. Third-party costs such as hosting and software subscriptions are billed at cost by those providers.

We reply within one business day. We don't offer after-hours on-call cover; the AI Executive Assistant handles routine requests in between.

Had an Audit in the last 30 days? Its full $2,500 comes off your first month's invoice.

Proof

A client, in his own words.

Retreat center and venue

AWKN Ranch & Within Center

Bookings, invoices, contracts, pricing and taxes run in one system across two properties. Every guest price lives in one place and both public sites read it, and the staff run the system by talking to an AI assistant that asks before it changes a price or sends an email.

awknranch.com
Membership platform

CHIRO+

Live with real payments since October 2026: paid memberships, editorial review and verified public profiles for chiropractors, with publishing and email running on schedules.

chiroplusofficial.com
Nonprofit

CADA Fire Dogs

Donations, $65-a-year membership renewals and merchandise taken through one site with real payments, sponsors shown on the home page.

cadafiredogs.com
Men's retreats and coaching

Creating Kingdoms

Live since November 2026: a site for retreats, brotherhood and coaching for men in Colorado Springs, on one operating system behind it. Applications, discovery calls, leads, invoices and live payments all run there, and the founder can work it through an AI assistant.

creatingkingdoms.com

I'm not sure how to even begin writing this. MiracleMind built the entire operating system for our 12-acre wellness ranch and retreat center. We were able to remove all the annoying software we'd been juggling and integrate our whole business into one system. The result is the most efficient flow, connectivity, and visibility we've ever had. It rearranged how we operate and made everything energetically cohesive. It's been truly transformational, for the business and for our own nervous systems. If you want to build your business to the next level, I highly recommend working with MiracleMind.

William David NaylorFounder, AWKN Ranch & Within Center

This is for you if

  • Your business runs on software and nobody senior owns it.
  • You want AI working in the business, not another pilot.
  • You'd rather own the systems than pay an agency forever.

It's not for you if

  • You need a full-time in-house team next month.
  • You want a one-off website.
  • You want hours billed, not outcomes.

Questions

Straight answers.

How is this different from hiring an agency?
An agency is paid to build. A CTO is paid to decide what's worth building, and to hold every vendor, agency included, to account. With us you get both, and everything stays in your name.
Why only two Fractional CTO clients?
Two to three days a week each is most of a senior engineer's week. We would rather turn work down than spread thin.
Can we start with Lead Developer and step up?
Yes, at the start of any month, if a Fractional CTO place is open.
What if we hire a full-time CTO later?
Good. We hand over the systems, documentation and vendor relationships, and help with the hire if you want.

Request an intro

Tell us where the technology is holding you back.

Four fields. A short fit check, then a call with Matthew Miceli, our founder.