MVP DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Achieve product-market fit with an MVP that actually satisfies your users’ needs — all within months, not years, with AI doing the heavy lifting.

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MVP development takes a multi-disciplinary approach with many different experts involved. We’ve outlined the entire process for you below.
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How we use AI across the software development lifecycle

We use AI throughout the software lifecycle to reduce repetitive work and put more time into quality, product thinking, and better decisions.

In this article, we break down how that works across planning, design, development, testing, and post-launch support, and where agentic development fits into the way we build.

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Meet your MVP
development team

Patrik Cajavec 1

Lead Product Manager

  • Articulating aligned goals for MVP
  • Addressing a market gap or problem
  • Prioritising and defines features
  • Defining KPIs for MVP success
Kristina Roskar 2

Solution Architect

  • Deciding if the idea can be done
  • Deciding on the tech stack
  • Predicting technical risks
  • Offering solutions to mitigate risk
Veselski Antonija 1

Product Designer

  • Leading discovery workshops
  • Creating UX and UI designs
  • Mapping out the user persona
  • Conducting user testing
Vladimir Kolbas compressed

Software Engineer

  • Engineering software
  • Creating software architecture
  • Managing DevOps
  • Performing unit tests
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QA Engineer

  • Writing test strategies
  • Automating tests
  • Triaging and analysing bugs
  • Testing manually

Our core principles

Product-minded engineering

Our engineers think beyond code. They weigh the product, the user, and the problem, then make technical calls that move your business forward.

1 team — 1 project

One expert or a full team, you get their complete focus start to finish. No context switching means deeper ownership, and you’ll feel it within weeks.

Extreme transparency

You see everything we see in real time, from progress to problems. Daily standups, weekly check-ins, Slack, and demos keep you close to the work.

Agentic development

AI is core to how we build. We use it across the lifecycle to cut repetitive work, sharpen decisions, and keep quality high.

Technical project managers

Our PMs have real technical experience, so they get how the product is built. That means more accurate estimates and faster decisions.

Elite software engineers

We hire only the top 1.5% of applicants. Many hold an M.S. in Computer Science and have built for companies like Microsoft and AT&T..

Results you can expect

  • Achieving product-market fit – The whole point of an MVP is to find out whether people actually want what you’re building. We help you get there faster by putting a real product in front of real users.
  • Fast time to market – The sooner you launch, the sooner you learn. We focus on shipping a working, polished MVP in months, not years, so you can start gathering feedback while the opportunity is still in front of you.
  • Constant delivery & iterations – We keep improving your MVP after release, using real usage data to guide each iteration through continuous product development that turns early traction into steady growth.
  • Efficient scope management – Every feature we add is a cost, so we’re deliberate about what makes the first build and what waits. Our MVP scoping process keeps us focused on the features that prove your concept.

MVPs we made great

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Shipped a fintech savings and giving MVP in 5 months →

We built rightvybe’s cross-platform MVP in five months, a Flutter app on a Ruby backend that turns everyday shopping into instant cashback and charitable donations. We integrated Token.io open banking and Twilio, shipping a secure, scalable product on time and on budget.

Industry

Fintech

Location

UK

Co. type

Enterprise

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Designed and built a scalable AI health platform →

We built a platform that helps health professionals assess clients through structured questionnaires, review results, and create personalized supplement plans. It connects to the client’s product catalog, supports ordering, and includes tools like scheduling, client dossiers, and AI-assisted notes.

Industry

HealthTech

Location

Netherlands

Co. type

SME

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Built an all-in-one business platform for a $50M-funded AI startup →

We partnered with an Australian AI startup to build a unified business platform, where we expanded their engineering capacity and delivered key AI features using Ruby on Rails, React, and major AI integrations.

Industry

AI Software

Location

Australia

Co. type

Post-IPO

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Built an IoT-powered app MVP for U.S. gated communities →

We built native iOS and Android apps from the ground up for a California proptech company, adding IoT-powered touchless credentials, visitor management, and event tools. We gave residents secure, intuitive control over access to their shared property.

Industry

Real estate

Location

US

Co. type

SME

Fintech platform

Wealth management platform from discovery to MVP

A US wealth management firm serving ultra-high-net-worth families was running its critical operations across more than a dozen separate tools. We planned, designed, and built a single custom platform that replaced all of it. See more →

Timeline

Outcome


Product discovery

3 months

Complete strategy


MVP

7 months

Fully functional product

But don’t take our word for it…

Next steps

We only take on projects we have the capacity to deliver to exceptional standards – and we never abandon you part-way through.

Over a relaxed call or two, we’d like to hear as much as possible about your project (fully NDA’d of course).

We’ll talk about:

  • Your expectations
  • Your deadlines
  • Your vision

If we both feel we’re a great fit for each other, we can move on to the next step.

Once we’re on the same page about your project, we move fast to get the right people in place:

  • We hand-pick a multidisciplinary team built around your MVP: product, design, engineering, and QA.
  • We match the seniority and skills to what your product actually needs.
  • We introduce you to the team so you know exactly who’s building your product from day one.

With the team set, we’re ready to start building.

If everything sounds good to you, we’re ready to get started.

Still unsure about something?

Don’t worry, whatever it is, we’ve got you covered in our FAQ.

You don’t need a 40-page business plan, but you do need clarity.

That means understanding the problem you’re solving, who you’re solving it for, and whether there’s enough market demand to justify the effort.

The MVP itself is part of shaping your business model. It helps you validate your core assumptions, test early positioning, and figure out what people are actually willing to pay for (or not).

Think of it as the first real-world step in building your business, not something that comes after you’ve figured everything out.

You could, but it’s rarely a good idea.

Going straight to a full build means locking in features, making expensive technical decisions early, and potentially spending months building something users don’t want.

An MVP helps you avoid all that by testing the concept first.

If the MVP works, you’ll have real data to guide the next phase.

And if it doesn’t, you’ve saved time, money, and effort – and now you have feedback that can shape a better version.

We start with the one problem your product has to solve, then work backwards.

Every feature gets checked against a simple question: does this help us test the core assumption, or is it just nice to have? If it’s not essential to proving the concept, it goes on the roadmap for later, not into the MVP.

This is where having a product manager and solution architect in the room early pays off. They keep the scope honest, so you’re not paying to build things your users haven’t asked for yet.

You’re ready when your MVP checks three boxes: it solves one real problem, works reliably, and gives you a way to collect feedback from early users.

It doesn’t need every feature on your wishlist. It doesn’t need perfect design. But it does need to provide actual value and be stable enough that people can use it without getting frustrated.

If you’re still waiting to polish everything before launch, you’re probably overbuilding.

Launch small, learn fast, and improve based on what real users actually do – not what you think they might want.

The launch is just the start.

Once real users start to use your product, you’ll get the data that actually matters: what they use, what they ignore, and where they drop off. That feedback shapes what we build next.

Most of our clients keep working with us after launch to iterate, add features, and scale the product as it grows. We built rightvybe’s MVP and still support and maintain it today, for example.

We won’t disappear once the MVP drops. If you want to keep going, we’re set up to grow with you.

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