Startup software development

Software Development for Startups Without the Retainer

Early-stage software has one job: turn an assumption into evidence before the runway runs out. Everything that does not serve that job is expensive decoration.

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Free 15-minute fit check · no equity · no retainer

$3,500
fixed price
14 days
to launch
100%
code ownership
No equity
ever taken
No retainer
no hourly billing

What gets built

Inside the 14-day sprint.

Version one, deployed

Accounts, the single workflow that proves the idea, and a production deployment on infrastructure registered in your name — not a demo environment.

Evidence instrumentation

Analytics on the two or three actions that indicate activation, so the next funding decision is made on behaviour rather than opinion.

Revenue path

Where relevant, checkout or subscription billing in version one, because willingness to pay is the fastest signal a startup can buy.

Diligence-ready handoff

Full source code transferred to you with documentation, so a future CTO or investor sees an asset rather than a black box.

Good fit

Products we build like this

  • A first paid-ready SaaS product for a specific niche
  • An AI-assisted workflow tool for a defined profession
  • A two-sided pilot run manually behind a simple product
  • A founder-led sales tool that replaces a demo deck with a live product
  • A pre-seed product built to prove one number for the next raise

Not in a 14-day sprint

What we would quote separately

  • Multi-quarter product roadmaps and ongoing squads
  • Enterprise security programmes and certifications
  • Growth marketing, paid media or content production
  • Fundraising strategy or investor introductions
  • Scaling work before there is usage to scale

Process

Fit check, blueprint, build, launch, handoff.

The same five stages for every project. Read the full 14-day process or check what it costs.

  1. 01

    Fit check

    Free · 15 minutes

  2. 02

    Blueprint

    $500 · 7 days

  3. 03

    Build

    $1,750 · days 1–14

  4. 04

    Launch

    $1,250 · day 14

  5. 05

    Handoff

    Included

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Questions

Before you get in touch.

We are pre-revenue. Is this still sensible?

It is the case the model was designed for. The point of a capped price and a short timeline is that being wrong costs you one sprint rather than a year of runway.

Do you take equity instead of cash?

No. Equity is your most expensive currency and taking it would misalign us — we would be paid for optimism rather than for delivery.

Can you work alongside our technical cofounder?

Yes. A sprint can absorb the parts your team does not have time for, provided scope boundaries are written down so two teams are not editing the same surfaces.

What if investors ask who built it?

You can say it plainly: a fixed-price studio built version one and you own the code. What matters in diligence is that the code is yours, documented and maintainable, which it is.

Read the full FAQ

Next step

Find out if your idea fits in 14 days.

Tell us what you want to build. We reply within one business day with a straight yes, no, or here is what we would cut.

NDA available on request