MVP Development
Ship a real product in weeks, not quarters
Senior end-to-end delivery for founders who need a production-grade MVP, not a prototype. I scope ruthlessly, build only what proves the hypothesis, and ship a codebase your future team will actually want to inherit.
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What's Included
- Hypothesis-driven scope, every feature tied to a learning goal
- Production stack from day one (Next.js, Postgres, auth, payments)
- Design-in-code with shadcn and Tailwind, no Figma backlog
- Analytics and feature flags wired in before launch
- Soft-launch playbook (waitlist, invite codes, gradual ramp)
- Handover package so a hired team can take over in week one
Ideal For
Who this engagement fits best
- Pre-seed and seed founders who need to ship before the next raise
- Operators with a strong wedge but no in-house engineering yet
- Corporate innovation teams running validated bets outside the mothership
- Anyone who has been quoted six months for what should take six weeks
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Outcomes
Results clients see
Typical time from kickoff to a paying-customer-ready MVP
Median running cost for the first year on a sensible stack
Your GitHub org owns everything from commit one
Analytics, errors, and flags wired in before the first user signs up
See similar results in the case study archive.
Process
How we work together
A structured approach to mvp development that delivers results.
Scope
Cut the idea down to the smallest version that can falsify the riskiest assumption
Build
Two-week sprints with daily deploys to a staging env you can poke at
Launch
Soft launch behind invite codes, instrument every funnel step
Iterate
Two weeks of post-launch tuning based on real user behavior
Curious what each phase looks like in detail? Read the full process page.
Deliverables
What you get
Tangible outcomes from every engagement, not just slides.
Every deliverable is owned by you on day one—your repo, your cloud, your accounts. Want to see real artifacts from past engagements? Visit the work archive.
Pricing
From $22,000
A senior engineer treating your MVP like a product, not a prototype.
Engagement model: Fixed-scope build with optional post-launch retainer
- Single-loop product
- Auth, payments, core feature
- Analytics + flags
- Production deploy
- Multi-feature product
- Onboarding + dashboard
- Admin tooling
- Two weeks of post-launch tuning
- Full MVP build
- 90 days of iteration
- Weekly product review
- Hiring support for first engineer
Need a custom scope? See full pricing details or request a custom quote.
Technologies
Tools and platforms
The core technologies I use for mvp development projects.
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FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Answers to the most common questions about mvp development engagements.
Do you take equity?
Sometimes, alongside reduced cash. Usually only for founders I'd want to work with for years, not weeks.
Will the MVP scale?
It will not be the system you run at 1M users. It will be the system that gets you to 10K, with no rewrites blocking you in between.
Can you bring designers?
For most MVPs I design directly in code with shadcn and Tailwind. For brand-heavy work I bring in a small set of trusted designers.
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Industries
Where this work lands
Sectors where this service has shipped real outcomes.
Reading
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Ready to get started?
Let's discuss how mvp development can help your business. Most projects kick off within two weeks of the first call.