[jlokier]

I'm glad you found your calling :)

Now I'm really intrigued by what it takes to get "freelance interim CTO" jobs - and whether this is with tiny one-person shops (where the CTO is also "the developer"), middle-size businesses (10-50), or enterprises that lost an executive to poaching or illness and need someone to plug the gap until their headhunter's got a new one lined up.

[ingmarheinrich]

In my case, most engagements came from head hunters, and only some from my network. Also, I have a somewhat nice looking vita, which helps.

Right now, it's mid size businesses with 50-75 FTE product development departments, but when I will be 50+, I want to get also projects at bigger companies :)