# John Shipp

> Independent technical advice, software assessments, and fractional or embedded CTO leadership for founders and companies where software has become business-critical.

John Shipp is an independent technical advisor to founders. He has built software for the Internet since 1997 and advises on consequential software decisions, technical assessments, architecture, delivery health, AI-native engineering, and fractional or embedded CTO leadership.

Canonical site: https://johnshipp.com/

## Primary pages

- [John Shipp — Technical Advisor to Founders](https://johnshipp.com): Independent technical advice, software assessments, and fractional or embedded CTO leadership for founders and companies where software has become business-critical.
- [About John Shipp — Technical Advisor to Founders](https://johnshipp.com/about): John Shipp has been building software since 1997, from the early web to CTO leadership and today's AI-first development.
- [Client Testimonials — John Shipp](https://johnshipp.com/testimonials): What founders, clients, and development teams have said about working with John Shipp.

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- [Privacy Notice — John Shipp](https://johnshipp.com/privacy): How JohnShipp.com collects, uses, shares, and protects inquiry, analytics, and website-usage information.
- [Website Terms — John Shipp](https://johnshipp.com/terms-of-service): Terms governing use of JohnShipp.com, its content, inquiry forms, and links; client work remains subject to a separate written agreement.

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- [Robots policy](https://johnshipp.com/robots.txt): Crawler access and content-use preferences.

## Identity and contact

- [About John Shipp](https://johnshipp.com/about): Professional history, experience, and identity links.
- Email: john@johnshipp.com
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/johnshippcto
- GitHub: https://github.com/john-shipp

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