Fractional CTO, AI automation & MVP development · by , ex-Meta engineer

    01/10AI MarketingSetup from $995

    Your social media,on autopilot

    Branded Reels and carousels researched, written and published in your voice, without hiring a content team.

    02/10AI ReceptionistFrom $999 + $399/mo

    Your AI receptionist,available 24/7

    It listens, collects each caller's details and helps your team take the next step, in English, Spanish, German, French and Italian.

    03/10Automation Quick Wins$999 fixed

    One Workflow.Automated. $999.

    The task your team repeats every day runs by itself, on tools you already use, at a price fixed up front.

    04/10Workflow AutomationAudit from $1,500

    Automate whatpays off first

    A one-week audit ranks your workflows by return, so your budget goes to the automations that pay back first.

    05/10MVP Launch Sprint$2,999 fixed

    Your MVP.Built for $2,999.

    A working first version for customers and investors, without hiring an engineering team. Nothing is charged until the scope is approved.

    06/10MVP DevelopmentProduction MVP from $7,999

    An MVP built tocarry real users

    A product ready for sign-ups and payments from day one, with its own backend, auth and monitoring.

    07/10Apps DevelopmentReview from $1,500

    Ship the appthat's stuck

    A 72-hour senior review shows what blocks your launch, and a three-week rescue gets the app shipping.

    08/10Fix Vibe-Coded AppsAudit $1,500

    Stuck on yourvibe-coded app?

    Built with Lovable, Bolt, v0, Cursor, Replit, Claude or Codex? We audit it and plan exactly what it needs for production.

    09/10Fractional CTOFrom $375 per hour

    A CTO who has builtat Meta scale

    Nearly nine years engineering at Meta, including WhatsApp and Oculus VR, applied to your architecture, hiring and roadmap.

    10/10Private AI InfrastructureAssessment from $9,500

    AI that never leavesyour infrastructure

    Custom and open-weight models on your own cloud or hardware, so sensitive data never leaves your company.

    What we do

    10 services. Published prices.

    Every one starts with a free 30-minute call.

    Postly Media AI marketing engine turning a URL into a social campaign

    01 · AI Marketing

    Setup from $995

    AI marketing automation

    1. 1Share your brand
    2. 2We build your engine
    3. 3Posts go out on schedule
    • Branded Reels & carousels
    • Topic research
    • Auto-publishing

    Audiences grow with consistency. This keeps you consistent.

    Smartphone on a desk, ready to take a business call

    02 · AI Receptionist

    From $999 + $399/mo

    AI receptionist & intake agent

    1. 1Strategy call
    2. 2We set it up
    3. 3It answers 24/7
    • Industry-specific intake
    • Calendar & call summaries
    • 5 languages

    Every conversation becomes an opportunity, even after hours.

    A request lands in a table on its own and is checked off: one workflow, automated

    03 · Automation Quick Wins

    $999 fixed

    One workflow automated for $999

    1. 1Pick one task
    2. 2Scope confirmed
    3. 3It runs on its own
    • 1 trigger, up to 3 actions
    • Your existing tools
    • Pay only after scope

    A fixed price makes your first automation an easy yes.

    Claiming is not a purchase. Nothing is charged until we confirm the scope together and you approve it.

    Abstract visual of AI agents automating workflows

    04 · Workflow Automation

    Audit from $1,500

    Workflow automation, ranked by ROI

    1. 11-week audit
    2. 221-day sprint
    3. 3AI Ops keeps it running
    • Ranked by ROI
    • AI agents, n8n, Zapier, Make
    • Monitored after launch

    You pay first for what pays you back first.

    Founder sketching wireframes for a first MVP

    05 · MVP Launch Sprint

    $2,999 fixed

    MVP development at a fixed $2,999

    1. 1Discovery
    2. 2Scope approved
    3. 3Code handed over
    • Fixed $2,999
    • Essential features
    • Source code is yours

    Validate with a real product before you hire a team.

    Claiming is not a purchase. Nothing is charged until we confirm the scope together and you approve it.

    Engineering hardware representing production-grade MVP development

    06 · MVP Development

    Production MVP from $7,999

    Production MVP development

    1. 1Architecture
    2. 2Build in 2–4 weeks
    3. 3Launch to paying users
    • Backend, auth, payments
    • Monitoring built in
    • 100% yours

    Build once, on a base that can grow.

    Mobile app on a smartphone screen

    07 · Apps Development

    Review from $1,500

    Mobile & web app development

    1. 172-hour review
    2. 23-week rescue
    3. 3Ship it
    • Release blockers ranked
    • Crashes & speed fixed
    • Release pipeline back

    Know in days whether you need fixes or a rescue.

    Laptop with an AI-generated codebase being reviewed for production

    08 · Fix Vibe-Coded Apps

    Audit $1,500

    Fix your vibe-coded app

    1. 1$1,500 audit
    2. 2Custom plan
    3. 3Production-ready
    • Any AI tool, any stack
    • Security, auth, payments
    • Audit credited to the plan

    Find out what to keep, fix or rebuild before you spend more.

    Lucy Gomez Barron, fractional CTO and founder of CTOLabX

    09 · Fractional CTO

    From $375 per hour

    Fractional CTO services

    1. 11 consulting hour
    2. 2CTO audit & roadmap
    3. 3Ongoing advisory
    • Architecture
    • Hiring
    • Investor-ready decisions

    Your biggest technical bets get Meta-scale judgment.

    AI chip representing private, on-prem AI infrastructure

    10 · Private AI Infrastructure

    Assessment from $9,500

    Private AI infrastructure & on-prem LLMs

    1. 1Architecture assessment
    2. 2Deploy on your infra
    3. 3Your team runs it
    • Open-weight & fine-tuned LLMs
    • Cloud, VPC, GPU or on-prem
    • Your data stays yours

    AI without handing sensitive data to a third party.

    How it starts

    Three steps, and you know the price before you commit

    1. 01

      Book a free 30-minute call

      Tell us what you need. Get a straight answer.

    2. 02

      Agree the scope and the price

      You see the price before any work starts.

    3. 03

      We build it, you own it

      Code, automations and infrastructure stay yours.

    Book a free strategy call
    Lucy Gomez Barron, founder of CTOLabX and NeuroBeatX

    Who you work with

    Hi, I'm Lucy Gomez Barron

    Lucy Beatriz Gómez Barrón · Founder & CEO, technologist and builder

    Nearly nine years engineering at Meta, including WhatsApp and Oculus VR. Now Founder & CTO of NeuroBeatX and founder of CTOLabX. When you book a call, you talk to me directly.

    Software engineer at Meta, incl. WhatsApp & Oculus VR
    ~9 yrs
    Companies and products founded
    5
    US provisional patent application
    1
    Peer-reviewed publications (Springer)
    2
    • MIT Professional Education · Applied Agentic AI for Organizational Transformation · Aug 2026
    • Stanford Online · AI-Driven Leadership: Strategies for the Future (XGAL0002) · Jun 2026

    Proof of work

    Products I've founded and built

    Live apps, AI products and the systems behind them.

    NeuroBeatX agentic AI development pipeline built by Lucy Gomez Barron

    NeuroBeatX · Agentic AI engineering

    Agentic AI development pipeline

    Agents orchestrating code, cloud runs and five Mac Minis in parallel, with daily automated deployments.

    How we build agentic AI
    AI-orchestrated flash teams designed by Lucy Gomez Barron at NeuroBeatX

    NeuroBeatX · Human in the loop

    AI-orchestrated flash teams

    AI recommends the right team for each project; people approve every decision.

    Read the case study

    Founder & CTO · 2025 — present

    NeuroBeatX

    Neuroadaptive spatial audio. Biometric signals drive a multistage AI system that modulates sound in real time. Provisional patent filed.

    Founder · 2024 — present

    Postly Media

    Paste a URL, get an Instagram strategy and the posts to run it. Content and social publishing automation, built and operated end to end.

    Founder · 2024 — present

    Triply AI

    Day-by-day trip itineraries generated from a destination and a date range.

    Founder · 2026 — present

    SuperpowersAI

    Surfaces the strengths buried in your work history and writes them into your resume.

    FAQ

    Questions founders ask before the call

    Who is behind CTOLabX?

    CTOLabX was founded by Lucy Gomez Barron, who spent nearly nine years as a software engineer at Meta, including WhatsApp and Oculus VR. She is also Founder & CTO of NeuroBeatX and founder of Postly Media, Triply AI and SuperpowersAI, and holds 2026 executive AI certificates from Stanford Online and MIT Professional Education.

    What services does CTOLabX offer?

    AI Marketing (setup from $995), AI Receptionist (from $999 + $399/mo), Automation Quick Wins ($999 fixed), Workflow Automation (audit from $1,500), MVP Launch Sprint ($2,999 fixed), MVP Development (production MVP from $7,999), Apps Development (review from $1,500), Fix Vibe-Coded Apps (audit $1,500), Fractional CTO (from $375 per hour), Private AI Infrastructure (assessment from $9,500).

    Which service should I start with?

    If one repetitive task eats your team's time, start with Automation Quick Wins. If you have an idea and no product yet, start with the MVP Launch Sprint. If you need senior technical decisions, start with a Fractional CTO consulting hour. If you are not sure, book the free strategy call and we will tell you what fits.

    Are the prices fixed?

    Automation Quick Wins ($999) and the MVP Launch Sprint ($2,999) are fixed prices, charged only after the scope is confirmed together. Every other service lists a starting price; the final quote depends on scope and is agreed before work starts.

    Does the strategy call cost anything?

    No. The strategy call is free and lasts 30 minutes. We review your situation, scope the work and give you a straight answer on whether and how we can help.

    Do you work with companies outside the United States?

    Yes. Engagements run remotely worldwide. Private AI setups can also be installed on-site in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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