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MVPs and full-stack web and mobile apps in Next.js, NestJS and React Native, live in weeks, with a working demo every week and an architecture that can grow.
What's included
- Full-stack web developmentNext.js, NestJS, Node.js
- Mobile app developmentReact Native, Flutter
- API & backend architectureREST, GraphQL, microservices
- DevOps & CI/CDDocker and automated pipelines
- MVP developmentFrom idea to a working product
The MVP mistake we try to talk founders out of
Most first versions are too big. A founder arrives with forty features, all of them reasonable, and the plan quietly turns into six months of building before a single customer touches it. By then half the features were guesses, and the money for the next round of learning is gone.
So the first week goes on one question: what is the one thing a customer will use, or pay for, in week one? Everything else goes on a list for later. Login, the core workflow, payments if money changes hands, an admin screen so you can run it without us. That is usually enough to learn whether the idea works.
What we don't cut is the foundation. The data model, security and deployment are built properly from the start, because an MVP that works becomes the product, and rebuilding a foundation under paying users is the most expensive kind of rework. We have rescued enough prototypes to know.
A first version in weeks
How an MVP usually runs with us.
- Week 1: cut to the coreOne workflow, one kind of user, one definition of launch, agreed in writing.
- Week 2: clickable flowsYou click through the main screens before engineering starts.
- Weeks 3 onwards: build in the openAI agents draft the code, tests and docs; senior engineers own the architecture. You get a working demo every week.
- LaunchLive on your domain and your cloud account, with monitoring from day one.
- After launchWe look at what people actually use and build the next step from that.
What an MVP costs
Typical ranges from our cost estimator.
| Build | Typical range | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| SaaS MVP | $12,500 to $20,500 | 6 to 9 weeks |
| Mobile App | $13,000 to $21,000 | 6 to 9 weeks |
| Marketplace App | $19,500 to $31,500 | 8 to 11 weeks |
| E-commerce Store | $12,500 to $20,000 | 6 to 9 weeks |
Change the features in the cost estimator to see your own range and download it as a PDF.
What can wait until version two
Things founders often ask for in an MVP that can usually wait.
- A mobile app and a web app. Start with whichever your first customers will actually open.
- Every user role. Build for the one user who pays, then add the others.
- Custom reports. Export to CSV first; build dashboards once you know which numbers matter.
- Integrations with everything. Connect the one system the workflow can't run without.
Built and running
Common questions
How fast can you ship a first version?
Usually within a few weeks. AI takes care of the repetitive work (boilerplate, CRUD, tests, docs), and you see working software in a demo every week.
How much does an MVP cost?
A SaaS MVP is typically $12,500 to $20,500 over 6 to 9 weeks. A mobile app or marketplace costs more because there are more sides to build.
Will the MVP have to be rebuilt later?
It shouldn't. We keep the scope small but build the data model, security and deployment properly, so the first version can grow into the product.
Do we own the code?
Yes. It lives in your repository and your cloud account from the first commit.
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