Startups
A first version that ships this quarter
- MVP
- Product
- Scale
- Technical partner
The job is to find out whether the idea works before the money runs out. That means shipping the smallest honest version quickly — and building it so that the version which follows is an extension rather than a rewrite.
What we build here
Scoping the first version
Deciding what is genuinely required to test the idea, and being willing to say that half the backlog is not.
Building it
Two-week iterations against a fixed budget, each ending in something you can put in front of a real user.
Making it survive success
The unglamorous foundations — auth, payments, data model — done properly the first time, because those are what a rewrite is usually about.
Continuing as your team
Staying on as the engineering side of the company until it makes sense to hire in house, and handing over cleanly when it does.
What you end up with
- Something real in front of users this quarter
- A fixed budget and a visible burn
- Foundations that do not force a rewrite
- A clean hand-over when you hire in house
Other sectors
Working in this sector?
Tell us where the current system loses you. The quotation is free and it commits you to nothing.