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MVP development
at a fixed price.

An MVP has one job: find out, as cheaply as possible, whether people want the thing. We build focused first versions of web and mobile products at a fixed price, in six to ten weeks, on technology your future engineers will be happy to inherit.

Mockup of a startup MVP marketplace app: item discovery, listing creation and early traction metrics
Illustrative mockup: MVP built in weeks to test the idea with real users.
What we build

What an MVP
should include

01

The one core flow

The single thing users must be able to do for the idea to be tested. Everything else waits.

02

Accounts and payments

Sign-up, login and, if the business model needs it, Stripe payments or subscriptions from day one.

03

An admin panel

So you can see users, fix data and run the business without asking a developer.

04

Analytics that answer questions

Events tied to the hypotheses you are testing, not a dashboard of vanity metrics.

05

Web or mobile

A web app first in most cases; native iOS and Android when the idea really depends on the phone.

06

A marketing site

A fast landing page with waitlist and clear positioning, so you can start collecting users before launch.

The reality

Most MVPs fail
by being too big.

The common failure is not bad code, it is scope: six months building features nobody asked for, and the runway gone before the first real user. We push hard to cut the first version to what tests the idea.

Fixed price keeps both sides honest. If a new idea comes up mid-build, it goes into a list for the next stage instead of silently stretching this one.

Investors care about traction more than technology. A small product with real users beats a big one with none.

The details

Built to be
handed over

Mainstream technology — TypeScript, React or React Native, Node or Python, PostgreSQL — so any engineer you hire can work on it.

Code in your GitHub from the first commit, intellectual property assigned to your company, documentation written for your first engineering hire.

A typical MVP lands in the low five figures in euros, with the price fixed in writing before we start.

How we work

Fixed price,
no surprises.

  1. Free 30-minute callWhat you sell, who to, and what the site or software has to do. No sales deck. Sometimes the honest conclusion is that you need less than you thought.
  2. Fixed-price quoteOne figure in writing, covering everything needed to go live. It does not move mid-project: anything you add later is quoted separately, and only if you ask.
  3. Built in stagesYou see something usable within the first weeks, then every week after. Corrections happen during the build, not in a big review at the end.
  4. Launch and afterGo-live, checks, training for your team. Maintenance is optional — you are not locked in, and the domain, accounts and source code are in your company's name.
Across the US

Wherever you are

We work remotely with startups across the country, with calls in your morning and the build happening while you are offline. Local market notes, city by city:

Northeast: New York · Boston · Philadelphia · Washington, DC
Southeast: Miami · Atlanta · Orlando · Tampa · Charlotte · Raleigh · Nashville
Midwest: Chicago · Minneapolis · Detroit · Columbus · Kansas City
Texas and the Southwest: Houston · Dallas · Austin · San Antonio · Phoenix · Las Vegas
West Coast and Mountain: Los Angeles · San Francisco · San Jose · San Diego · Seattle · Portland · Denver · Salt Lake City

FAQ

The questions we always get.

How much does an MVP cost?

It depends on scope; a focused MVP typically lands in the low five figures in euros, fixed after a free scoping call. We will suggest cuts that bring it down.

Will you sign an NDA and assign IP?

Yes. IP is assigned to your company in the contract, and we are happy to sign a reasonable NDA before details.

What happens after the MVP?

You can continue with us stage by stage, hire your own team and take over the code, or both. There is no lock-in.

How much does a website cost?

A company website costs €350 one-off, plus €150 if you want the initial optimization for Google and Bing, or €24.80 a month with hosting, domain, maintenance and content changes included on a 24-month minimum term. Web apps start at €50 a month or €750 one-off; custom business software starts at €1,500. Larger projects get a fixed quote after a free analysis.

Will we own the website and the code?

Yes. On the one-off option the domain, hosting, content and source code are registered in your company's name from go-live, and the code lives in your repository. There is no license tied to us and no lock-in.

Do we pay VAT or sales tax on your invoice?

Our invoices to US businesses are issued without Italian VAT, because business services sold outside the EU are not subject to it, and as a foreign service provider we do not add US sales tax. Your accountant will confirm how to record it on your side — it is a standard cross-border arrangement.

Got a project in the US?

Thirty minutes on a video call, free and with no sales deck: we tell you what you actually need, what it costs and how long it takes to go live. If we are not the right fit, we tell you that too.

Book a free call