MVP development with a fixed scope you can defend
An MVP is not “half an app.” It’s the smallest useful product with auth, payments, an admin surface, and enough analytics to learn.
Built for: For founders validating a focused wedge while protecting runway and learning what customers will actually use or pay for.
Works best when: You are willing to define the smallest useful release, make scope decisions after discovery, and measure learning instead of shipping an oversized first release.
Common shape: 1 discovery week → design → ship in 6–10 weeks
What changes when this lands
Written scope boundaries
In / out list signed before build — so “just one more thing” has a change process.
Core loop live first
We prioritize the path that creates retention or revenue, not the marketing site garnish.
Instrument from day one
Events and basic funnel dashboards so your next sprint is about learning, not guessing.
Founder-ready handoff
Repo ownership, runbooks, and a punch list of what comes after MVP.
Roles named. Steps clear.
Discovery week
Users, risks, competitive wedge, success metrics.
Scope freeze
Auth, payments, admin, analytics — plus what’s deferred.
Clickable prototype
Approve flows before TypeScript starts.
Build sprints
Vertical slices to staging every two weeks.
Soft launch
Invite-only or paid pilot with monitoring.
Learn → roadmap
Retrospective and next-phase quote.
One constrained engagement
Productivity + LLM mobile MVP (NDA)
Zero to App Store with sync and a usable AI assist — not a demo video.
Eight-week hard deadline for a demo day.
React Native, custom LLM pipeline, aggressive cut list on social features.
- Release plan tied to an agreed launch window
- App-store feedback loop ready for the next product phase
What you actually get
- →Scoped MVP brief + estimate
- →Figma flows for the core loop
- →Production web or mobile MVP
- →Auth + payments (as applicable)
- →Event instrumentation baseline
Objection killers
What if we don’t know the scope yet?
That’s what discovery week is for. We refuse to quote “around $X forever” without boundaries.
Web or mobile first?
Whichever reaches learning faster. Many wedges start web; we’ll push back if you’re chasing two platforms prematurely.
Do you take equity?
Usually cash. Equity-only is rare and only when the fit is exceptional.
Ready to talk scope?
Bring constraints. We’ll bring a timeline and a cut list. Free discovery call — response within 24 hours.
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