Ep 22 - Niall Moran - Fractional CTO & Startup Advisor

In this episode of the Founders & Funding Podcast, Philip Smith speaks with Niall Moran, Fractional CTO and Startup Advisor.

Niall brings over 20 years of experience across software development, go-to-market strategy, and startup advisory, having worked with the likes of Google and Microsoft before going out on his own. He shares what it really looks like to build in the age of AI, why defensibility has completely changed for startups, and the most common mistakes he sees founders make when taking an MVP to market. They also discuss why getting sticky customers matters more than revenue or funding right now, and what technical due diligence actually means for an early stage startup.