New product
Your MVP, built properly from the first commit.
Just an idea, or a prototype you want rebuilt right? MVP development starts with a free scope. Then we choose the right stack and build it in sprints you see every week.
A free scope first
A plan before any code.
We turn the idea into a scope: what the first version must do, what can wait, every task with its hours, and the total. It’s free, and it’s yours to keep.
In from day one
What an MVP needs in its first version.
- Sign-up and sign-in
- Payments, if you charge
- An admin to run it
- Emails that arrive
- Error alerts and backups
- Docs to hand it over
How we build
Sprint by sprint, on a preview you can click.
- Step 1
Scope
Free. Every task, its hours and the total.
- Step 2
Build
Code in your repository every day, on a preview.
- Step 3
You check
Nothing ships without your OK.
- Step 4
Launch
Checked in production, with a handover note and a 30-day warranty.
How you pay
You see the work. Then you pay.
- Scope
- Free, before any work. Every task, its hours and the total.
- Rate
- Your choice: $60/hr, or a fixed price per sprint.
- Invoices
- Your choice: weekly, bi-weekly or monthly.
- Upfront
- Nothing. You only pay for work you've seen.
How many invoices does a 12-week project get?
The audit invoice, then 6 bi-weekly invoices.
Questions
Before you get in touch
Can you start from my AI prototype?
Yes. We keep what’s sound and rebuild what isn’t, and the scope says which.
Which stack will you use?
The one your product needs, often React or Next.js with Node.js or Python and Postgres. We explain the choice in the scope.
Who owns it?
You do. The code is in your repository from the first commit.
How much does it cost to build an MVP?
It depends on scope, so we write a free scope document with an estimate before any work starts. You then choose $60/hr, with a time log on every invoice, or a fixed price per sprint. Nothing is paid upfront. We price your scope, not a template, because the word MVP covers very different products.
How long does it take to build an MVP?
It depends on how much goes into the first version. The scope document gives a timeline for your product before you commit. Work runs in sprints, and after each one you get a preview you can click. A smaller first version ships sooner, and we will tell you what can wait.
What should an MVP include?
Only what lets a real user finish the one job your product exists to do. That may be sign up, do the job, and pay. Everything else waits for version two. We write this down in the scope, so you agree what is in and what is out before we build.
Get started
Tell us what you're building.
A few sentences, a repo or a live URL is enough. We reply within 24 hours with what we'd do first.
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