Waymaker Advisory helps growing organisations identify where AI and technology can create real value, modernise what is holding them back, and build the capability to scale with confidence.
Focus on the decisions that matter most: where to invest, what to change and how to move forward with confidence.
For leaders facing AI pressure, competing priorities or technology decisions that carry material cost and risk.
For organisations constrained by legacy platforms, delivery friction, technical debt or gaps in engineering leadership.
Choose a focused starting point based on the decision, risk or constraint in front of you.
Identify where AI can create measurable business value, what needs to be in place first and what to prioritise over the next 90 days.
Align business priorities, technology investment and delivery sequencing so leaders can make confident decisions about what comes next.
Understand technical risk, debt and scalability, then define a practical target state and modernisation path.
Add experienced, hands-on software engineering capacity without committing to a full-time senior hire.
Senior technology leadership for organisations that need ongoing executive-level strategy, governance and decision support without a full-time CTO. This offering is being developed for a future Waymaker engagement model.
Learn more →Waymaker Advisory is led by Hanno van der Linden, a technology leader with more than two decades of experience spanning hands-on software engineering, architecture, engineering management and CTO-level responsibility.
Clients get advice that connects strategy with delivery — balancing business value, technical risk, people and execution.
Selected examples from Hanno's prior technology leadership and engineering roles.
Modernised legacy delivery approaches using cloud-native services, secure APIs and integration patterns designed for scale and maintainability.
Led teams across Australia, South Africa, Vietnam, the Philippines and the US, with responsibility for delivery, capability, ways of working and technical direction.
At Go1, helped establish a Data & Insights team and supported the transition from manual testing toward automated QA capability.
In CTO and senior leadership roles, shaped technology strategy, Agile delivery, DevOps, SaaS capability and platform investment decisions.
A simple operating model for moving from uncertainty to sustainable capability.
Understand the current reality, business goals, risks and opportunities. Prioritise what matters and define the roadmap.
Design the right solution, validate assumptions, sequence implementation and keep technology tied to business outcomes.
Strengthen leadership, delivery, engineering practices and team capability so the organisation can keep moving without dependency.
Starting prices provide an initial guide. Scope and the level of support are confirmed after a short discovery conversation.
Assessment or workshop, senior advice and clear recommendations.
Deeper discovery, stakeholder alignment, analysis and a practical plan.
Greater ownership, governance and ongoing support alongside your team.
Book a 30-minute conversation directly, or send a short enquiry if you would rather share some context first.
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