Startups & founders
MVP development for startups
The shortest version of your product that real users can pay for — scoped honestly, built in stages, and owned entirely by you.
The most expensive thing a founder can buy is a finished product nobody has used. The scope conversation at the start is worth more than any amount of development speed afterwards, and most of it is about what not to build.
We work to a fixed price against a written feature list, with version-two items listed separately so cutting something feels like sequencing rather than losing it. The first cohort of real users then decides what gets built next — which is a much better product manager than anyone in the room at kickoff.
This is also work we do for ourselves. AlgoEdge is a live SaaS platform this team built and runs, and several of the tools on this site are products rather than marketing pages.
What is specific about building for founders
Scope is the whole risk
Almost every failed MVP failed at scoping, not at engineering. We spend the first session on the boundary and write down what is deliberately out.
The foundation is bigger than the idea
Accounts, roles, billing, onboarding and an admin side take longer than the feature you are excited about. Budgeting for the visible half only is the classic mistake.
You need to own everything
Code, infrastructure, domain and accounts in your name from day one. A studio that holds any of it has leverage over your company, and diligence will find it.
Speed to real users beats polish
Analytics and error tracking from launch, so the next build cycle runs on behaviour rather than opinion.
What we build for startups
SaaS MVPs
Multi-tenant foundation, auth, roles, billing and onboarding, plus the one feature people would pay for. Everything else waits for evidence.
Mobile MVPs
React Native apps on both stores from one codebase, with the API and admin behind them and store submission handled.
Marketplace and platform builds
Two-sided products with listings, matching, messaging and payments — where the hard part is the operational tooling, not the front end.
AI-native products
Products where the model is the differentiator, built with retrieval over your own data, measured accuracy and a designed failure path.
Investor-ready engineering
A mainstream stack, a repository in your name, documented handover, and analytics that can answer the questions diligence will ask.
Products built from zero
Algo Trading
AlgoEdge
Automated PNL reporting platform for Tradetron Creators — real-time MTM tracking, drawdown alerts, and Telegram summaries
Tradetron API · Telegram Bot
Fan Engagement Platform
Channel Birthday
Birthday reminder platform for YouTube creators and fans, helping users discover creator birthdays, track upcoming celebrations, and stay connected with their favorite channels through a clean, searchable experience.
Next.js · TypeScript · SEO · Responsive Design
Job Portal
Sarkari Job Samachar
Comprehensive job portal for government job seekers with real-time updates and notifications
Next.js · Appwrite · SEO · Content Management
Startups — frequently asked questions
How much does MVP development cost?
It is quoted to scope after the first session, because MVP scope is the entire variable. What you get before committing is a fixed price against a written feature list, with the deferred items listed separately so the boundary is unambiguous.
How long does an MVP take?
A focused SaaS MVP is typically 8–12 weeks; a mobile MVP is 4–8. Both are delivered in stages so you are looking at working software early rather than at the end.
Do you work for equity?
No. Fixed price against a written scope. It keeps the relationship straightforward and means our incentive is to ship your MVP rather than stay attached to it.
Who owns the code and the infrastructure?
You do, from the start — repository, servers, domain, database and every key in your name. Diligence asks this question, and the right answer is the boring one.
Can you keep building after launch?
If you want us to. Post-launch work is a separate agreement, never a condition of the build, and it does not gate your access to anything.
Tell us what you are trying to build
A short call about the problem, then a written scope and a fixed number. If we are the wrong team for it, we will say so.