Services · MVP Development
Ship your MVP in
6-10 weeks.
Fixed scope. Fixed price. Solo senior developer, no agency layer. I've shipped six production MVPs end-to-end - Caldra AI, OmniAPI, Xandidate, DreamCurtains AI, Gosalci, and VC Automation.
What ships
Design system
Tokens, components, Tailwind setup. Distinctive enough to look like a product, not a template.
Auth + accounts
Clerk or Supabase Auth. Social login, email, sessions, password resets.
Payments
Stripe checkout, subscriptions, customer portal, webhooks. If your MVP needs revenue from day one.
Core feature set
The thing you are actually testing. Built once, properly.
Admin + ops
Basic admin UI, error tracking (Sentry), uptime monitoring, log access.
Deploy + docs
Vercel deploy, env management, runbook, handoff doc your next dev can read.
For a full line-item breakdown of what an MVP actually costs, see the MVP cost guide.
AI add-on
Most MVPs I ship now include at least one AI feature - chat, summarization, search over user data, agent-driven workflows. The AI premium is $10K-$25K depending on complexity and covers prompt design, eval setup, model integration via the AI integration stack, guardrails, and cost monitoring. For deeper RAG see the RAG tutorial.
Pricing
| Scope | Timeline | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Lean MVP (single core feature, auth, deploy) | 2-6 weeks | $5K-$22K |
| Full MVP (auth, payments, admin, polished UI) | 6-10 weeks | $22K-$40K |
| AI MVP add-on | +2-4 weeks | +$10K-$20K |
| Hourly retainer post-launch | Ongoing | $100/hr |
Frequently asked questions
What does the MVP package include?
Discovery, scope, design system, auth, payments (if needed), database, core feature set, basic admin, deploy, and a handoff doc. AI features are an add-on. Full breakdown in the MVP cost guide.
How long does an MVP take?
Non-AI MVP: 6-8 weeks. AI-heavy MVP: 8-12 weeks. First demo every Friday so you see the system running every week, not just at the end.
What is included vs not included?
Included: design, frontend, backend, database, deploy, basic admin, docs, 30 days of post-launch fixes. Not included: paid traffic, ongoing infra past month 1, full marketing site (unless agreed), iOS/Android native (PWA works for most MVPs).
Do you take equity?
No. Cash only. I keep the relationship clean.
What stack do you build on?
Next.js, TypeScript, React, Tailwind, Postgres (Neon or Supabase), Clerk or Supabase Auth, Stripe, Vercel. AI: OpenAI, Anthropic, pgvector. No Kubernetes, no microservices, no premature scale.
What happens after the MVP ships?
Optional retainer at $100/hr for changes, bug fixes, and new features. Or you take it in-house - I provide a clean handoff doc and code that another senior dev can pick up.