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MVP engineering
Ship a thin, sharp product that proves or disproves the hypothesis. Full-stack by default — Next.js, TypeScript, Postgres, Stripe.
Next.jsTypeScriptPostgresStripe
MVP studio · Cape Town, ZA
Ideas into products.
Fast, focused, finished.
We partner with founders to ship the version of the product that actually gets used. Minimal viable, not minimally viable — built to test a hypothesis and survive the first thousand users.
01 / Focus
Lean MVPs for founders with a testable hypothesis and a runway they want to respect.
02 / Craft
Product design, engineering, and launch — from the first wireframe to the first paying customer.
03 / Pace
Weekly ship cycles. No agency theater. Hypothesis in, working build out.
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What we do
Six ways we ship things that work.
Pick one. Or commission the whole stack end-to-end. Every engagement starts with a discovery call and a written scope — never a retainer that outlives the problem.
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Product design
Wireframe to polished UI. We design by building — pixel-perfect when it matters, intentionally rough when it doesn't.
FigmaDesign systemsUI/UXBrand
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Mobile apps
React Native or Expo for cross-platform. Native when you genuinely need it. App Store and Play submission handled.
ExpoReact NativeiOSAndroid
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AI integration
LLM features that feel intentional — not bolted on. From chat surfaces to RAG pipelines to agent workflows.
OpenAIAnthropicRAGAgents
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Technical advisory
Fractional CTO for founders without one. Architecture reviews, hiring plans, and the calls you don't want to make alone.
ArchitectureHiringStrategy
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Post-launch
We don't disappear after shipping. Monitoring, iteration, and the next hypothesis — paid monthly.
RetainerSupportGrowth
Selected work
Things we've put into the world.
A sample of recent projects. Hover for a preview; full case studies available on request.
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BlackDiasporas
New York, USADevelopment · 2024New York, USADevelopment · 2024
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Collective Futures
Melbourne, AustraliaDevelopment · 2024Melbourne, AustraliaDevelopment · 2024
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Lynen
Cape Town, South AfricaDesign & Development · 2023Cape Town, South AfricaDesign & Development · 2023
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Eats & Sweets Bakery
Cape Town, South AfricaDesign & Development · 2023Cape Town, South AfricaDesign & Development · 2023
How we work
Five stages. No theatre.
Most MVPs die in the hand-off between design and build. Ours don't because we do both. One team, one timeline, one invoice.
- 01Week 1
Discover
A week of hard questions. What hypothesis are we testing? Who's the first user? What does 'it worked' actually look like?
- 02Weeks 2-3
Design
Wireframes, flows, and a clickable prototype. We kill bad ideas here, cheap, before they cost anything to build.
- 03Weeks 4-8
Build
Ship features weekly. You see progress in staging every Friday. No dark weeks, no 'almost done' theater.
- 04Week 9
Launch
Real domain, real payments, real users. We handle the boring parts — DNS, analytics, legal pages, status page.
- 05Weeks 10+
Iterate
First real feedback lands. We prioritise ruthlessly and ship the next version inside two weeks. Repeat until it fits.
Currently booking Q3 / Q4 2026
Got an idea? Let's build it.
The first call is free and lasts 30 minutes. By the end, you'll know whether we're a fit, what your MVP should actually include, and roughly what it costs. No slides, no sales pitch.
9 weeks
Average MVP delivery
100%
Shipped to production
R80k+
Starting budget (MVP)
24h
Response on enquiries