Stuart Rench

About Stuart Rench

While everyone\'s chasing AI unicorns, I help CEOs turn technology investments into reliable, repeatable business results. Whether coaching, fractional leadership, or strategic projects - I help you leverage the right technology and measure the outcomes. MY BACKGROUND20+ years building and scaling technology organizations, from R&D engineer to CEO of multiple companies. Recently explored launching a regulated investment fund in Portugal (Pedras Capital) before regulatory changes shifted the opportunity—valuable experience navigating European business frameworks that adds perspective to my advisory work.🤝 HOW WE WORK TOGETHER‍ CEO/Founder Coaching — Your pragmatic sounding board for high-stakes decisions and organizational challenges. I\'ve navigated fundraising, scaling, international expansion, and exits. Fractional CTO/CPO — Step in when you need experienced technical leadership without the full-time commitment. Align goals → roadmap → delivery. Make technology investments visible and accountable to your board. Strategic Projects — Technology and AI strategy assessments that cut through vendor demos. I help you evaluate what\'s working, what\'s not, and build concrete implementation roadmaps with measurable KPIs. MY APPROACHBusiness-first, evidence-driven, lightweight by design. I focus on metrics that actually matter: user adoption, task success rates, accuracy vs. hallucination rates, system reliability, and cost-per-successful-action. CURRENT FOCUSRight-sized AI implementations that solve real business problems. Technology strategies that scale. Helping companies make smarter technology investments with clear ROI. BACKGROUNDGeorgia Tech Computer Engineer → Multiple startups as founder/CEO → Now EU-based (Portugal) serving global teams.Ready to turn your technology chaos into competitive advantage? Message me to discuss your biggest technology challenge.

Experience

1. Mentor

   Techstars

   Jan 2018 — Present

   Mentoring growth-stage technology companies on product strategy, technical architecture, and go-to-market execution. Focus on helping founders navigate scaling challenges and technology decisions.

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Science - BS (Cum Laude), Electrical and Computer Engineering

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Austin Technology Incubator (ATI)

Skills

• Business Strategy
• Enterprise Software
• Product Marketing
• Project Management
• Strategic Partnerships
• Strategic Planning
• Team Building
• Start-Ups
• Executive Management
• Product Management
• Business Development
• Integration
• Product Development