diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b717aca5..19646990 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -39,3 +39,6 @@ balenarc.yml
 build/
 build-bin/
 build-zip/
+
+# Ignore fast-boot cache file
+/bin/.fast-boot.json
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5d9f61f0..0808520b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file
 automatically by Versionist. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE MANUALLY!
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## 9.10.0 - 2019-01-14
+
+* Improve startup time by adding fast-boot [Shaun Mulligan]
+
+## 9.9.4 - 2019-01-13
+
+* Lazy load the sdk as much as possible [Pagan Gazzard]
+
+## 9.9.3 - 2019-01-13
+
+* Lazy-load docker-toolbelt [Pagan Gazzard]
+
 ## 9.9.2 - 2019-01-11
 
 * Lazy-load etcher-sdk to speed up startup [Pagan Gazzard]
diff --git a/bin/balena b/bin/balena
index bb5ccbc3..cc67e77c 100755
--- a/bin/balena
+++ b/bin/balena
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@
 // operations otherwise, if the pool runs out.
 process.env.UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE = '64';
 
+// Use fast-boot to cache require lookups, speeding up startup
+require('fast-boot2').start({
+	cacheFile: __dirname + '/.fast-boot.json'
+})
 require('../build/app');
diff --git a/bin/balena-dev b/bin/balena-dev
index 77e03cba..c00fc85d 100755
--- a/bin/balena-dev
+++ b/bin/balena-dev
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 // operations otherwise, if the pool runs out.
 process.env.UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE = '64';
 
+// Use fast-boot to cache require lookups, speeding up startup
+require('fast-boot2').start({
+	cacheFile: '.fast-boot.json'
+})
 process.env['TS_NODE_PROJECT'] = require('path').dirname(__dirname);
 require('coffeescript/register');
 require('ts-node/register');
diff --git a/lib/app.coffee b/lib/app.coffee
index 84aa8700..3dca1e67 100644
--- a/lib/app.coffee
+++ b/lib/app.coffee
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ BalenaSdk.setSharedOptions(
 	retries: 2
 )
 
-balena = BalenaSdk.fromSharedOptions()
-
 actions = require('./actions')
 errors = require('./errors')
 events = require('./events')
@@ -86,6 +84,7 @@ update = require('./utils/update')
 require('any-promise/register/bluebird')
 
 capitano.permission 'user', (done) ->
+	balena = BalenaSdk.fromSharedOptions()
 	balena.auth.isLoggedIn().then (isLoggedIn) ->
 		if not isLoggedIn
 			exitWithExpectedError('''
diff --git a/lib/events.ts b/lib/events.ts
index aff7d26d..2b78b7eb 100644
--- a/lib/events.ts
+++ b/lib/events.ts
@@ -7,16 +7,17 @@ import Promise = require('bluebird');
 import BalenaSdk = require('balena-sdk');
 import packageJSON = require('../package.json');
 
-const balena = BalenaSdk.fromSharedOptions();
+const getBalenaSdk = _.once(() => BalenaSdk.fromSharedOptions());
 const getMatchCommandAsync = Promise.promisify(Capitano.state.getMatchCommand);
-const getMixpanel = _.memoize<any>(() =>
-	balena.models.config
-		.getAll()
+const getMixpanel = _.once<any>(() =>
+	getBalenaSdk()
+		.models.config.getAll()
 		.get('mixpanelToken')
 		.then(Mixpanel.init),
 );
 
 export function trackCommand(capitanoCli: Capitano.Cli) {
+	const balena = getBalenaSdk();
 	return Promise.props({
 		balenaUrl: balena.settings.get('balenaUrl'),
 		username: balena.auth.whoami().catchReturn(undefined),
diff --git a/lib/utils/docker.coffee b/lib/utils/docker.coffee
index f2c3094e..418197b2 100644
--- a/lib/utils/docker.coffee
+++ b/lib/utils/docker.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Functions to help actions which rely on using docker
 
 Promise = require('bluebird')
+_ = require('lodash')
 
 # Use this function to seed an action's list of capitano options
 # with the docker options. Using this interface means that
@@ -153,14 +154,7 @@ exports.getDocker = (options) ->
 	.then(createClient)
 	.tap(ensureDockerSeemsAccessible)
 
-exports.createClient = createClient = do ->
-	# docker-toolbelt v3 is not backwards compatible as it removes all *Async
-	# methods that are in wide use in the CLI. The workaround for now is to
-	# manually promisify the client and replace all `new Docker()` calls with
-	# this shared function that returns a promisified client.
-	#
-	# 	**New code must not use the *Async methods.**
-	#
+getDockerToolbelt = _.once ->
 	Docker = require('docker-toolbelt')
 	Promise.promisifyAll Docker.prototype, {
 		filter: (name) -> name == 'run'
@@ -169,9 +163,18 @@ exports.createClient = createClient = do ->
 	Promise.promisifyAll(Docker.prototype)
 	Promise.promisifyAll(new Docker({}).getImage().constructor.prototype)
 	Promise.promisifyAll(new Docker({}).getContainer().constructor.prototype)
+	return Docker
 
-	return (opts) ->
-		return new Docker(opts)
+# docker-toolbelt v3 is not backwards compatible as it removes all *Async
+# methods that are in wide use in the CLI. The workaround for now is to
+# manually promisify the client and replace all `new Docker()` calls with
+# this shared function that returns a promisified client.
+#
+# 	**New code must not use the *Async methods.**
+#
+exports.createClient = createClient = (opts) ->
+	Docker = getDockerToolbelt()
+	return new Docker(opts)
 
 ensureDockerSeemsAccessible = (docker) ->
 	{ exitWithExpectedError } = require('./patterns')
diff --git a/lib/utils/patterns.ts b/lib/utils/patterns.ts
index 1dab1210..e3a3b29e 100644
--- a/lib/utils/patterns.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/patterns.ts
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ import chalk from 'chalk';
 import validation = require('./validation');
 import messages = require('./messages');
 
-const balena = BalenaSdk.fromSharedOptions();
+const getBalenaSdk = _.once(() => BalenaSdk.fromSharedOptions());
 
 const getForm = _.once((): typeof _form => require('resin-cli-form'));
 const getVisuals = _.once((): typeof _visuals => require('resin-cli-visuals'));
 
 export function authenticate(options: {}): Promise<void> {
+	const balena = getBalenaSdk();
 	return getForm()
 		.run(
 			[
@@ -101,17 +102,19 @@ export function askLoginType() {
 }
 
 export function selectDeviceType() {
-	return balena.models.config.getDeviceTypes().then(deviceTypes => {
-		deviceTypes = _.sortBy(deviceTypes, 'name');
-		return getForm().ask({
-			message: 'Device Type',
-			type: 'list',
-			choices: _.map(deviceTypes, ({ slug: value, name }) => ({
-				name,
-				value,
-			})),
+	return getBalenaSdk()
+		.models.config.getDeviceTypes()
+		.then(deviceTypes => {
+			deviceTypes = _.sortBy(deviceTypes, 'name');
+			return getForm().ask({
+				message: 'Device Type',
+				type: 'list',
+				choices: _.map(deviceTypes, ({ slug: value, name }) => ({
+					name,
+					value,
+				})),
+			});
 		});
-	});
 }
 
 export function confirm(
@@ -142,6 +145,7 @@ export function confirm(
 export function selectApplication(
 	filter: (app: BalenaSdk.Application) => boolean,
 ) {
+	const balena = getBalenaSdk();
 	return balena.models.application
 		.hasAny()
 		.then(function(hasAnyApplications) {
@@ -165,6 +169,7 @@ export function selectApplication(
 }
 
 export function selectOrCreateApplication() {
+	const balena = getBalenaSdk();
 	return balena.models.application
 		.hasAny()
 		.then(hasAnyApplications => {
@@ -205,6 +210,7 @@ export function selectOrCreateApplication() {
 }
 
 export function awaitDevice(uuid: string) {
+	const balena = getBalenaSdk();
 	return balena.models.device.getName(uuid).then(deviceName => {
 		const visuals = getVisuals();
 		const spinner = new visuals.Spinner(
@@ -233,6 +239,7 @@ export function awaitDevice(uuid: string) {
 }
 
 export function inferOrSelectDevice(preferredUuid: string) {
+	const balena = getBalenaSdk();
 	return balena.models.device
 		.getAll()
 		.filter<BalenaSdk.Device>(device => device.is_online)
diff --git a/lib/utils/visuals/drive-list.ts b/lib/utils/visuals/drive-list.ts
index b63341f7..2f5704eb 100644
--- a/lib/utils/visuals/drive-list.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/visuals/drive-list.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class DriveList extends CustomDynamicList<
 	}
 
 	protected *getThings() {
-		const sdk: typeof _sdk = require('etcher-sdk')
+		const sdk: typeof _sdk = require('etcher-sdk');
 		for (const drive of this.scanner.drives) {
 			if (drive instanceof sdk.sourceDestination.BlockDevice) {
 				yield drive;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9cd024c3..f4a13576 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "balena-cli",
-  "version": "9.9.2",
+  "version": "9.10.0",
   "description": "The official balena CLI tool",
   "main": "./build/actions/index.js",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/balena-io/balena-cli",
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     "balena-preload": "^8.0.4",
     "balena-sdk": "^11.2.0",
     "balena-settings-client": "^4.0.0",
-    "balena-sync": "^10.0.0",
+    "balena-sync": "^10.0.2",
     "bash": "0.0.1",
     "bluebird": "^3.3.3",
     "body-parser": "^1.14.1",
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
     "etcher-sdk": "^0.2.0",
     "event-stream": "3.3.4",
     "express": "^4.13.3",
+    "fast-boot2": "^1.0.9",
     "global-tunnel-ng": "^2.1.1",
     "hasbin": "^1.2.3",
     "humanize": "0.0.9",
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@
     "reconfix": "^0.1.0",
     "request": "^2.81.0",
     "resin-bundle-resolve": "^0.6.0",
-    "resin-cli-form": "^2.0.0",
+    "resin-cli-form": "^2.0.1",
     "resin-cli-visuals": "^1.4.0",
     "resin-compose-parse": "^2.0.0",
     "resin-doodles": "0.0.1",