A fully architected product investors can poke at, engineers can deploy, and you can iterate on. Not a prototype. Not a one-off. A real foundation — with a 30-day warranty.
Every choice goes into your Architectural Decision Record (ADR), so your next engineer knows why — not just what.
Backend language follows your data model. Frontend follows your UX needs. Infra follows your compliance posture. We pick once, write down why, and you can hand the doc to any engineer.
Assumes 2–3 quick clarification calls per week, scope locked in week 1, and core workflows defined upfront. If any of that slips, we tell you the new end date the same day.
Architecture decisions, stack lock, signed SOW with scope + price.
API skeleton, database schema, auth layer, CI pipeline live.
Workflow logic, 3rd-party integrations, unit tests passing.
UI for all workflows, admin panel, design polish on demo paths.
FE↔BE end-to-end, integration tests, error tracking wired up.
Production deploy, runbook, UAT with you, GitHub Owner handoff.
A weekend MVP checks maybe one. Investors ask the same questions every time — here's how we answer them in your codebase before they're asked.
Does the core workflow work without crashing? Yes — tested + monitored.
Is the database thoughtfully designed for scale? Indexed, normalized, documented.
Can your first engineer understand and extend this code? ADR + tests + comments.
Deployment docs, reproducible bugs, rollback plan. Yes to all three.
Non-technical founder, six weeks to a tier-1 VC conversation, no working tech. We shipped: Python/FastAPI ingesting real-time port data, XGBoost model trained on 5 years of congestion history, React dashboard with Mapbox routing, AWS VPC, 82% test coverage. GitHub Owner transferred, customer team continues development independently.
You own the code, never locked in. Invite engineers anytime.
You see real progress every Friday. No surprises in week 6.
Direct comms with the engineer building it. No PM layer.
Overage only if you ask. Surprises end at the SOW signature.
| Pitch Demo | Investor MVP | Flagship Sprint | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timeline | 10 days | 6 weeks | 10 weeks |
| Cost (fixed) | $4K | $18K | $38K |
| Workflows | 1 | 3–5 | 5–8 |
| Auth | Basic | Full RBAC | SSO + audit logs |
| Testing | Manual UAT | Unit + integration | Full suite + load |
| Deployment | Manual | CI/CD pipeline | Automated rollback |
| Use case | Investor pitch PoC | MVP for early users | Platform-ready product |
| View → | Start → | View → |
Walk us through your product vision and user workflows. We'll tell you if 6 weeks is realistic and provide a detailed SOW with timeline and scope locked in. No vague estimates.