Ben Nevile
Fractional CTO
With over 25 years of experience as a founder and CTO, I specialize in driving innovation and scaling technology across product development, engineering, data science, machine learning, and growth operations. My career has been defined by a passion for transforming ideas into scalable, high-impact solutions. · Software Engineering Expertise: My journey began as an engineer at Cycling '74, where I developed cutting-edge algorithms for high data rate signal processing, computer vision, GPU transcoding, and SIMD optimization. · Entrepreneurial Success: As the founder of Mainsocial, a consultancy focused on social design and UX, I built massively scalable web applications and developed popular Facebook apps that reached millions of users. · Leadership at Scale: At Breather, I scaled the company from 7 to 300+ employees and led the raise of over $160M in funding, democratizing access to urban spaces and revolutionizing the flexible workspace market. · Venture Growth: As Co-founder & CTO of Practice, I raised over $10M from Andreessen Horowitz to reimagine how coaching practices are managed, improving outcomes through a unique software platform. I am passionate about mentoring, advising, and consulting for startups, helping founders navigate the complexities of product development, team scaling, and strategic growth. Whether you need guidance on technical leadership or a strategy to scale, I offer fractional CTO services to help you unlock your business’s full potential. Let’s collaborate to build something extraordinary. If you're interested in leveraging my expertise or exploring potential opportunities, feel free to reach out!
"Ben provided invaluable support across a number of strategic and operational challenges. He rapidly built context and began contributing immediately, drawing on his extensive technical and business experience throughout. His insight into the company, from the ground up, allowed him to address day-to-day challenges effectively while also identifying leadership and organizational blind spots that might have otherwise gone unnoticed. Above all, Ben is a value-driven partner, consistently rooting his time and effort with how he can meaningfully impact business decisions and outcomes."
Ben Nevile is undoubtedly one of the smartest people I have ever met and the sharpest person in the room at any given time. If you are an engineer or a developer, it will be one of the highlights of your career to work with someone as kind, thoughtful and forward-thinking as Ben. He will push you to do your best work, and encourages a culture of mentorship and learning.
Ben is a strategic business leader who is really good at asking the questions that uncover what really matters, for the business, the product or the team. He is an excellent thought partner and sounding board for executives, and a strong coach for product and engineering teams. He helps teams focus on the key ingredients for happy, productive people, by empowering them to solve problems and getting leaders aligned.
Ben has a rare combination of deep technical skill and experience, analytical prowess, product insight, and kindness. I worked under Ben, when he was CTO at Breather, and I've kept in touch with him since, drawing regularly on his wisdom, questions and advice --for technical challenges, but just as often about product, strategy, the startup grind and team dynamics. As a CTO, Ben can bring technical heft to the table, but he's the kind of leader who will also change the way you think about problems. That latter piece really makes him stand out as an impactful leader and CTO.
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