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Prototypes & R&D

Prototypes and MVPs that prove the idea first

Validate the idea before you fund the build.

Overview

Before you fund a full build, find out whether the idea works. We turn early ideas into proofs of concept, clickable prototypes and lean MVPs in weeks, so you can test feasibility with real technology and real users.

Prototypes suit founders with a new product idea and teams inside larger companies exploring a new feature or AI use case. A prototype answers the risky questions early, such as whether the AI is accurate enough or whether users understand the flow, and gives you something concrete to show customers, colleagues or investors.

What’s included

  • Proofs of Concept

    Technical spikes that answer the riskiest question first, such as whether an AI model is accurate enough on your data.

  • Clickable Prototypes

    Interactive Figma or coded prototypes that let users and stakeholders try the flow before anything is built for real.

  • MVPs in Weeks

    A focused first release with only the features needed to test the idea with pilot or paying users.

  • User Validation

    Structured feedback sessions and analytics, so the decision on the full build rests on evidence.

Who it’s for

  • Founders validating an idea before raising or hiring
  • Product teams testing an AI feature before committing a roadmap to it
  • Businesses that need a working demo for customers or investors
  • Innovation teams exploring several ideas quickly

How an engagement runs

  1. 01

    Frame the question

    Agree what the prototype must prove and how you will judge the result.

  2. 02

    Build fast

    The smallest thing that answers the question, built in short cycles.

  3. 03

    Test with users

    Put it in front of real users or stakeholders and collect structured feedback.

  4. 04

    Decide

    A clear recommendation to build, change direction or stop, with an estimate for the full build if it is a go.

Technologies we use

  • Proofs of concept
  • MVPs
  • User validation

See the full stack on our Technology page.

Prototypes & R&D: common questions

A prototype is built to learn: it tests whether something is feasible or usable and may be thrown away. An MVP is the smallest version of the product that real users can rely on, built to grow into the full product.

An MVP, yes: we build MVPs on the same production stack we use for full products, so a successful one grows into the real thing instead of being rewritten. Throwaway prototypes are kept deliberately cheap.

After a 30-minute discovery call we send a written proposal with scope, timeline and cost, and work starts as soon as it is agreed.

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