A Founder & CTO with Proven Experience
Why Founders & Investors Work With Michael Poko:
- Builder, founder, and technical strategist with over 25 years of experience in high-stakes technology.
- The Enterprise Foundation: From building satellite forecasting models and creating forensic audit tools to becoming VP of Investment Banking IT and serving as Fintech Global Solution Architect, he has had a successful career managing technical complexity at the highest levels.
- The "Founder’s Lens": He has lived the $0 to $5M journey and knows what it takes to build a team that ships complex features under pressure.
- Technical Depth: A prolific engineer that leverages the latest technologies, follows SDLC best practices, and builds scalable CICD pipelines, Michael uses his expertise accumulated over a 25+ year career to help startups rapidly prototype and validate market viability.
- Organization Building / Scaling: He has built high-performance teams across diverse environments, leveraging onshore, near-shore, and offshore resources as is best suited for the engagement.
- Bridging the Gap: He speaks the language of both the boardroom and the IDE, helping early-stage companies align their technical roadmap with investor expectations.
Michael believes in "paying it forward," providing the same hands-on, high-impact support that helped him succeed. He offers a unique perspective to those currently in the trenches—because he has lived it.
✓ Successful Exit
Recently exited through strategic acquisition.
🏆 Proven Track Record
Hands-on across idea conception, prototyping, fundraising, and delivery.
⌚ 25+ Years Experience
Building and scaling tech teams onshore and offshore, zero to exit.
🌐 Extended Network
Tap fractional resources to augment your team exactly when needed.