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MVP Development

A focused four-week path from a clear problem to a working product you can put in front of users — scope explicit, guarantees inside that scope.

Focused 4-week track when the problem fits the MVP brief. If it does not, we say so before the clock starts.

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MVP development — from focused brief to a shippable product slice

Problem

Most MVPs fail the brief before they fail the market.

Open-ended feature lists, slide-deck discovery, and six-month handoffs burn runway. Founders need a real slice in production — not theatre dressed as a roadmap.

When everything is “in v1,” nothing ships. The product stays a pitch while competitors talk to users.

Solution

Lock the slice. Ship the slice. Own the codebase.

We discover, design, build, and launch a defined MVP in four weeks when scope stays honest. You leave with a product operators can run — repository, environments, and notes included.

If the problem does not fit the four-week brief, we say so before the clock starts. Stretching week four to absorb unbounded work is not a plan.

Who this is for

A fit when the problem looks like this.

  • Founders who need a real product in front of users, not a prototype buried in Figma
  • Teams validating one core workflow before raising or hiring a full bench
  • Operators replacing a spreadsheet or agency process with a shippable first slice
  • Anyone who can name what is out of scope as clearly as what is in

Capabilities

What we deliver in this practice.

  • Discovery and a written MVP scope both sides can defend
  • UX for the agreed user journeys — including empty, error, and loading states
  • Architecture and implementation of the core product slice
  • Auth, data model, and the integrations required for that slice
  • Staging, basic QA, and a launch plan with rollback thinking
  • Handoff notes so your team can own the codebase after week four
  • Honest re-scope if the problem is larger than a four-week track

Process

How this service actually runs.

  1. 01

    Frame the slice

    Problem, users, success criteria, and a written MVP brief. We name what week four will not include.

  2. 02

    Shape journeys and system

    Flows, interface, and technical shape for the agreed paths — designed to be built, not presented once.

  3. 03

    Build the production slice

    Reviewed implementation in environments that match how you will run the product.

  4. 04

    Verify against the brief

    Critical paths, access boundaries, and release readiness — not a checkbox ritual the night before launch.

  5. 05

    Launch and hand off

    Cutover plan, operating notes, and a codebase you can keep without us in the room.

Every serious build still follows the studio path — Discover through Improve. See the full studio process.

Technology

Stack we typically reach for here.

  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Prisma
  • Docker

Deliverables

What you leave with.

  • Scoped MVP in production (or production-ready staging if you prefer a controlled cutover)
  • Design and architecture artifacts for the shipped slice
  • Repository access and a short operating handoff

Outcomes

What this is meant to change.

  • A production (or production-ready) product slice operators can actually use
  • Written scope and artifacts so the next milestone does not restart discovery
  • Ownership of the repository — not a black-box demo you cannot maintain

4-week plan

Launch your MVP in 4 weeks

A focused build for founders who need a real product in front of users — not a slide deck and a six-month handoff. Scope is explicit. Guarantees stay inside that scope.

  1. Week 01

    Discovery + Product Strategy

    Problem, users, success criteria, and a build plan both sides can defend.

  2. Week 02

    UX/UI + Architecture

    Flows, interface, and the technical shape of the system ready for implementation.

  3. Week 03

    Development

    Production-grade implementation of the agreed MVP slice — reviewed and in environments.

  4. Week 04

    Testing + Launch

    Verification against the brief, release readiness, and a launch you can operate afterward.

Included

  • Product discovery and a written MVP scope
  • UX/UI for the agreed user journeys
  • Architecture and implementation of the core product slice
  • Staging environment, basic QA, and a production launch plan
  • Handoff notes so your team can own the codebase

Not included

  • Open-ended feature lists that grow every week
  • Multi-product portfolios or enterprise SSO as default scope
  • Ongoing ads, content marketing, or growth experiments
  • Guaranteed user acquisition or revenue outcomes
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Selected work

Product work from this practice.

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Timeline

How long this usually takes.

Focused 4-week track when the problem fits the MVP brief. If it does not, we say so before the clock starts.

Starting price

Honest commercial footing.

Quote after a written brief

Scope drives the number. You get a written proposal before build starts — not a surprise invoice after.

This practice typically sits in our Products pricing lane — still a scoped proposal, not a menu quote.

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