# Apollo Fractional

> Apollo Fractional provides embedded fractional product and technology leadership (Fractional CTO, CPO, and Chief AI Officer) for startups, marketing and design agencies, and growing businesses. Founded by veteran technology leaders Rich Rudzinski and Todd Budzinski with 37+ years of combined experience and 150+ products built.

Apollo Fractional partners with early-stage founders, scaling startups, creative agencies, and mid-market companies to solve complex technical, product, and AI challenges without the commitment or overhead of a full-time executive hire.

## Core Pages

- [Apollo Fractional Home](https://apollofractional.com/): Executive overview of Apollo Fractional, our embedded tech leadership model, target clients (early-stage founders, scaling startups, agencies, growing businesses), leadership bios, and client FAQs.
- [Services](https://apollofractional.com/services/): Full range of services including Fractional Leadership (CTO, CPO, CAIO, CSO), Technology Strategy, Product Development, AI Strategy and Implementation, Cloud Ops (AWS/GCP), and Hands-on Engineering.
- [AI Strategy & Implementation](https://apollofractional.com/ai/): Practical AI leadership covering LLM integrations (AWS Bedrock, LangChain, Firebase GenKit), open-source model hosting (DeepSeek, Qwen, Stable Diffusion), RAG pipelines, autonomous AI agents, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.
- [Fractional vs Agency](https://apollofractional.com/fractional/): Strategic breakdown of why embedded fractional leadership delivers superior results compared to traditional digital agencies through transparency, direct alignment of incentives, no contractor markups, and zero turnover disruption.
- [Experience & Portfolio](https://apollofractional.com/experience/): Track record spanning 150+ projects for 100+ clients including recent startup engagements (Lightstance, 10zebra, PharmTechs Only!, Tribe Money, Flok) and enterprise background with Pixar, LEGO, Qualcomm, Intuit, Fis, Skybound, and Ando.
- [Onshore Leadership + Offshore Talent](https://apollofractional.com/offshore/): Architectural and operational guide on combining US-based fractional technology leadership with cost-effective offshore/nearshore engineering talent to maximize speed while eliminating technical debt.

## Full Context Document

- [Full Website Context for LLMs](https://apollofractional.com/llms-full.txt): Comprehensive single-document markdown knowledge base containing complete details on services, bios, technical stacks, case studies, engagement pricing models, and all website FAQs for deep AI indexing.

## Leadership & Contact

- [Rich Rudzinski on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/richrudz): Co-Founder, Fractional CTO / CPO / CSO. Former founder of Tragic Media (14+ years).
- [Todd Budzinski on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tbudz): Co-Founder, Fractional CTO / CAIO / VP Engineering. 18+ years leading software architecture, cloud, and AI engineering.
- [Book an Intro Call](https://calendar.app.google/TPzXnLSnPvyuauhB9): Schedule a consultation via Google Calendar.
- [Apollo Fractional on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/apollo-fractional): Company updates and announcements.