“For me, the speed at which Josh came up to speed and integrated with the team has been remarkable. In our industry, it typically takes 90 days to get someone fully onboarded, but Josh was producing results within weeks.”
Successful Partnership with Fraction
Tauxbe Data, an engineering-focused company, has been primarily developing personal data solutions in the Fair Credit Reporting Act space. Since its inception in 2021, Tauxbe Data has grown rapidly to over 20 employees, thanks to its experience in compliance data and its outcome-oriented approach. The company’s mission is to provide compliant and effective data solutions in highly regulated industries, which requires a staff with a high level of detail and uncompromising data delivery standards.
Despite the initial success, Tauxbe Data faced a significant challenge: finding senior developers at a capital efficient rate. The existing staffing procedure, which involved hiring inexperienced developers and training them, worked well up to a point. However, as the company grew, the need for experienced senior developers became more pressing. The search for qualified candidates proved difficult and costly, prompting Tauxbe Data to look for alternative solutions.
In response to the staffing challenge, Tauxbe Data explored the idea of fractional leadership, starting with their Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The concept of fractionalized hiring led them to Fraction, a company specializing in providing experienced fractional executives.
Initial discussions with Fraction impressed Tauxbe Data’s leadership. Fraction understood Tauxbe’s issue firsthand with hiring top senior talent without the overhead of full-time hiring costs. Fraction’s founder, Praveen Ghanta, recruited fractional talent to grow his previous startup, HiddenLevers, which sold for nine -figures in 2021.
Ghanta's success with fractional developers and Fraction's expertise in identifying quality talent were key reasons for Tauxbe Data's decision to partner with Fraction.
Working with a dedicated Fraction PM, the Tauxbe team received regular updates and maintained seamless communication with their Fraction developer, Josh. He integrated quickly, demonstrating both attention to detail and a big-picture perspective. This close collaboration facilitated the advancement of Tauxbe's pipeline development.
The partnership with Fraction yielded several excellent results for Tauxbe Data. The most notable benefit was the speed of the technical onboarding process. Josh was able to dive into the source code, establish short-term deliverables, and start working immediately. This rapid integration was consistent across all projects, significantly reducing the typical 90-day onboarding period to just a few weeks.
David Jordan, Chief Operating Officer, praised the value of Fraction’s approach: “The value of the fit and attention they provide is significant. Running HR is challenging enough, and finding and training the right people is hard. Having someone who can bring the right person, already vetted and ready to work well with our team, is invaluable. The value for what they charge is tremendous, and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for senior fractional leadership.”
Kevin Carter, Chief Architect and CTO, highlighted the speed and effectiveness of the Fraction team: “For me, the speed at which Josh came up to speed and integrated with the team has been remarkable. In our industry, it typically takes 90 days to get someone fully onboarded, but Josh was producing results within weeks. This has been one of the biggest benefits of this approach.”
Overall, Tauxbe Data’s collaboration with Fraction has proven to be a strategic advantage, providing the company with the necessary senior talent to continue delivering high-quality, compliant data solutions in a highly regulated industry. The ability to bring on technical experts who fit well culturally and deliver promptly has resulted in a fantastic return on investment for Tauxbe Data.
