Naylor Technology Limited
David Naylor
I'm a commercially focused CTO with 15+ years’ experience driving technology-led growth across SaaS, FinTech, and data-driven sectors. At Naylor, we believe that technology is only as powerful as the human potential it amplifies. Our approach goes beyond code and architecture; it is about building culture, a strategy, and the confidence required to lead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
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Our Philosophy:
The "AI-Forward" Revolution
We don't agree with the "AI-First" narrative that focuses solely on automation and replacement.
Instead, we champion an "AI-Forward" approach designed to amplify human potential, not replace it.
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True competitive advantage does not come from substitution, but from collaboration. By intelligently integrating AI into your operations, your teams are liberated from routine, high-volume tasks, freeing them to focus on what humans do best: strategic decision-making, creative problem-solving, and critical thinking.
Whether for a start-up or an established enterprise, our goal is to help you achieve "nano-unicorn" impact, acting as a force multiplier for your existing teams. We aim to deliver exponential value to your business without compromising on quality or human insight.
Our Delivery Goals
The Builder of Psychologically Safe, High Performing Teams
Innovation cannot exist without trust.
We know that high-performing teams are built on a sound foundation of psychological safety, where experts are empowered to speak last and autonomy is encouraged.
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In our experience, transformation happens by embracing a "fail fast" mindset, viewing failure not as a negative, but as a critical learning phase in the development cycle.
Our goal is to support teams to be their best versions, creating fresh environments where engineers feel safe to experiment, challenge the status quo, and drive genuine value.
The Bridge: Enabling Tech Leaders & The C-Suite
There is often a "translation gap" between the boardroom and what cascades to the Engineering team.
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We act as the Enablement Partner, bridging the space between commercial strategy, customer needs, and technological reality.
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Fluent in both the language of the business and the language of the engineer, we ensure that the C-Suite vision is always grounded in technical feasibility~ while helping technical leaders articulate their value in terms of ROI and strategic growth.
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Our goal is to eliminate the friction between "what we want" and "what we can build," fostering alignment.
The Facilitator: Reconnecting your CTO with AI
In a world of rapid AI advancement, technical leadership must be more than theoretical to have impact.
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We address the disconnect between traditional CTOs and the latest AI capabilities by leading from the front.
Using Pro-Code AI solutions, we're able to demonstrate that AI is a force multiplier for engineering talent, not a threat to it. By shifting workflows away from routine coding and toward algorithmic design and sophisticated architecture, engineers are enabled to achieve 300% productivity gains.
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Our goal is to deliver this amplified creative and technical impact with your engineers augmented by AI ~ and we'll build it, not just advise.
Proven Commercial Impact
Rapid Scale & Series A
Naylor Technology architected for growth in a nascent technology function post Series A, scaling the team from 20 to 50+ in just 8 months.
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We deployed trusted external delivery partnerships to execute high-impact projects while maintaining core operational velocity.
Global Scale and M&A
Our AI-Forward programme spearheaded the technology evolution of a founder-led business into a global group backbone.
Supporting the scaling of the business from 20 to 400+ staff, including international expansion and the technical due diligence and integration of multiple acquisitions.
SaaS Transformation
We led the strategic pivot from legacy on-premise software to a true cloud-based SaaS solution.
This shift increased SaaS revenues to over 60% of gross profit and supported >30% year-on-year customer growth. Acting as a catalyst for PE investment.
Critical Resilience
​Naylor Technology was tasked to direct the high-stakes cloud migration for the world's largest arts festival ticketing infrastructure.
We delivered zero-downtime performance and enhanced security for millions of transactions.
Naylor Technology Fractional CTO Services
Our most common way of working is Fractional and Interim - this gives you flexible access to experienced technology leadership at a fraction of the cost, with proven expertise from funded start-up environments to enterprise-scale transformations.
How We Work
"The output we received was thorough and high-quality. Our requirements were met 100% and we achieved a very good outcome for our business. We would have no hesitation recommending Naylor Technology..."
Head of IT & Security at a Leading UK Law Firm
