Fractional product leadership and consulting services for startups and enterprise innovation teams moving from idea to scale. We embed with your team as your product and technology partner — from idea validation to MVP, from MVP to product-market fit, and from traction to scale. Senior expertise with AI-native execution.
We're product leaders and technologists who've shipped several products at scale using AI-enabled tools. We don't just advise on AI. We help you execute it. From product strategy to execution — everything you need to design, build, and scale a modern product.
Most startups don't have a product problem. They have a clarity problem. Wrong assumptions go untested, roadmaps get built on gut feel, and engineering time burns before anyone's talked to a real user.
We fix that. We step in as your fractional product leader — validating your core hypotheses fast, setting the roadmap, running sprints, and staying accountable to outcomes. An embedded partner who's in your corner every week.
We build using Cursor, Claude, and the best AI tooling available — and we've been doing it long enough that it's not slower or riskier than traditional development. It's faster. Significantly.
This isn't about AI for the sake of AI. It's about compressing a 4-month build into 6 weeks, getting something in front of real users before your runway disappears, and integrating AI features that actually solve a problem — not just add a chatbot nobody asked for.
We've watched too many startups arrive at cloud bills that could fund a small engineering team, infrastructure that can't scale, and tech debt that takes six months to unwind. These problems don't appear at early stages. They're locked in at day one.
We bake cloud architecture, FinOps governance, and DevSecOps into delivery from the start. Infrastructure as code and CI/CD baked in from day one.
Our consulting engagements are built around core technical domains — and one emerging practice that every engineering organisation needs to get ahead of now. We cover everything you need to build and scale a modern product and technology stack. From product strategy and fractional leadership to AI integration and Cloud and Platform engineering.
We work with engineering and finance teams to build visibility, accountability, and control into cloud spend across AWS, Azure, and GCP — and build the processes your team needs to own cost intelligence permanently.
We work at the intersection of product and security — helping teams assess their current posture, select and implement the right MDR and SIEM capabilities, and build SOC workflows that function at their team's scale.
We build scalable platform foundations and observability systems for high-performing teams. From CI/CD and IaC to Kubernetes and OpenTelemetry, we enable fast, reliable delivery with full system visibility.
AI agents are already in your stack. Most teams haven't thought through what that means yet.
Agentic AI introduces a category of risk that traditional security frameworks weren't built for. We help engineering leaders design governance before it becomes a production incident or a compliance gap.
7Nine TechLabs was founded by product and technology veterans who spent decades building and scaling products across startups, enterprises, and everything in between. We started 7Nine because we saw too many startups burning runway on the wrong advice from people who hadn't shipped in years.
"7Nine represents the progression from Clarity → Momentum → Scale → Impact — which is why we don't believe in traditional consulting. If we can't get into your codebase, your standups, and your customer conversations — we're not doing our job."
— 7Nine TechLabs Founder & Principal ConsultantWe don't fit your problem into a predefined service box. We start with where you are and design the engagement accordingly.
30 minutes. We understand your stage, challenge, and goals — no templates, no sales scripts.
A transparent proposal with clear scope, deliverables, and timeline. No vague "retainers."
We join your tools, standups, and communication from day one — no onboarding lag.
Weekly progress, clear milestones, and accountability to outcomes — not just effort.
Validate your idea and build a clear product strategy before committing months of engineering time. Ideal before a build or funding conversation.
We embed with your team as your fractional product leader — hands-on strategy, execution guidance, and delivery accountability throughout the build.
Ongoing fractional CPO engagement for companies with existing product teams who need senior oversight, process structure, and strategic direction.
Not sure which model fits? The first conversation is free — we'll figure it out together.
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We work with startup founders, scale-up CTOs, and enterprise innovation teams — anyone at the intersection of product and technology who needs senior, hands-on expertise without the cost of a full-time executive. We're most valuable for teams at pre-seed through Series A, and innovation labs inside larger organizations.
Traditional consultants deliver reports. We deliver working products. Our team has 25+ years of product and engineering experience — we operate hands-on from PRD to production, embedded in your team rather than advising from the sidelines. We're accountable to outcomes, not hours.
We use Claude, Cursor, and modern AI tools daily in our own delivery — not just to advise clients on AI strategy. This means working prototypes in days instead of weeks, faster PRDs, smarter iteration cycles, and AI integrations (LLMs, RAG, agents) that create real product value rather than feature theater.
Both — depending on the engagement. We build prototypes, POCs, and technical validation systems using AI coding tools. For production systems, we guide and review your engineering team rather than replace them. Think of us as the senior product leader who can get into the code when needed.
Cost, flexibility, and experience. A full-time senior PM costs ₹30–40L/year plus equity. We typically run at a fraction of that — no equity, no benefits, no notice period. You get 25 years of product leadership experience, not a junior PM learning on your dime. And you can scale up or down as your needs change.
Discovery sprints are fixed-price based on scope. Build engagements are milestone-based monthly retainers. Fractional leadership is an ongoing monthly retainer tied to time commitment and team size. We're transparent about costs upfront — no hidden fees, no scope creep surprises. First conversation is free.
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