Fractional CFOs, CTOs, and CMOs bring deep functional expertise on a part-time cadence. SynthBoard runs the structured boardroom for the questions that arrive between their days — and for the moments you need a second opinion on their advice.
CFO, engineer, marketer, operator, sales leader — the executive panel available the moment you have a question.
When your fractional CFO recommends a path, stress-test it through a panel that does not share their priors.
Document the questions, the synthesis, and the action plan so your fractional walks in with context, not catch-up.
Real questions. Multiple expert perspectives. Every time.
“Should we restructure our pricing now, or wait until our fractional CMO is in next week?”
“What is the steel-man case against the technical architecture our fractional CTO is recommending?”
“How would another fractional CFO frame our runway question differently?”
“Which two of these three financial decisions should I push to next week vs. handle now?”
“Where is our fractional executive leaning on assumptions from their previous company?”
Each expert thinks independently — they won’t just agree with each other.
The CFO
Pressure-tests unit economics, runway, and capital allocation.
The Engineer
Translates ambition into what’s actually buildable, by when, with whom.
The Marketer
Builds the narrative that turns a feature into a category move.
The Operator
Turns strategy into the boring, sequenced work that actually ships.
The Skeptic
Questions every premise. Finds blind spots others miss.
A synthesized recommendation from your team of experts — not just opinions, but structured analysis.
Moderate Agreement
Key Recommendations
Synthesized Recommendation
Wait for the fractional CMO before restructuring pricing. Use the week to run two SynthBoard sessions on pricing — one on positioning, one on packaging — so the conversation next week is decision-ready, not exploratory.
Full analysis continues with detailed reasoning, trade-offs, and next steps...
Watch Out For
Expert Opinions
“Your fractional CFO is on the work two days a week. The decisions arrive on all seven. SynthBoard fills the gap.”
Fractional execs are in 1-2 days per week. SynthBoard is there for the other five.
SynthBoard is free to start. Fractional CXOs typically charge $3k-$25k+ per month for part-time engagements.
Fractional execs bring strong opinions from their last company. The synth panel does not have a last company.
Stress-test fractional advice through a panel that is not the fractional.
The questions people ask before they sign up.
No. A great fractional executive brings deep functional expertise, hands-on ownership of a workstream, and the ability to actually do the work — not just think about it. SynthBoard is a structured thinking room for the questions between their days, not a substitute for an executive who can ship the work.
For the in-between-days questions. To stress-test the fractional's recommendation with a panel that does not share their priors. To prep for their next visit so the day is high-leverage, not exploratory. To document strategic context the fractional will need next quarter when their attention rotates back.
When you need someone to actually execute the work — close the books, set up the data platform, run the CMO function. When you need decades of operator pattern recognition in a single function. When you need someone who can manage a team, not just think about strategy. SynthBoard is the thinking room; the fractional is the hands.
SynthBoard is free to start; paid tiers run low double-digit dollars per month. Fractional CXOs typically charge $3k-$25k+ per month for part-time engagements, with elite fractional CFOs and CTOs in the $15k-$50k range. The two are complementary.
No execution, no team management, no functional-discipline ownership, no industry-specific pattern recognition from 20 years of practice, no introductions, no ability to actually close the books or ship the platform. SynthBoard is a thinking room.
Yes. Run the question "should we hire fractional X or wait for a full-time hire" through a panel before you commit. Many founders use SynthBoard to scope the fractional brief — what they want the fractional to actually own, what success looks like in 90 days — before the first conversation.
Adjacent decisions, audiences, and methods inside SynthBoard.
The exec-coach comparison.
ExploreThe full-firm comparison.
ExploreThe management-consultant comparison.
ExploreHiring calls a fractional would workshop.
ExploreThe full comparison hub.
ExploreThe expert-panel category page.
ExploreConvene 24 expert Synths to debate it across rounds. Free to start. No card.