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Simple pricing, by the day

It costs real money, and it's money well spent: weeks or months saved, a lot of headaches avoided, and thousands of dollars less than hiring developers to build the same thing.

MVP in a Day

1 day, plus prep

Founders who haven't started building, or are very early.

Go from zero to a working MVP. Most take one day and about a quarter take two. We'll tell you which yours looks like before you book.

Includes the prep work before we meet: reading everything you send, drafting the spec and the data model, and setting up the project.

$3,000

Architecture Review

1 day, plus prep

Founders who are already building and suspect the foundation is wrong.

A full day with a deeply technical CTO going through your architecture and design patterns, fixing course before the mistakes get expensive.

Includes the prep work before we meet: going through your code, your data model and what you've built so far.

$3,000

Follow-on day

1 day

Anyone who has done an MVP in a Day or an Architecture Review.

Bring the features that are too complex to build on your own and we build them together, properly. Applies to day two of a build or to a visit months later.

No prep to pay for: we already know your product and your code, so we start building straight away.

$2,000

Half-day follow-on

About 4 hours

Don't need a full day? Book half of one.

$1,000

Why the first day is $3,000 and the rest are $2,000

Because the first day doesn't start at 9am. We read everything you've sent, draft the spec and data model, and set up the project, so the day doesn't start from a blank page.

That prep is what makes it possible to build a real product in a day, and it's a big part of the work. On a follow-on day we already know your product and your code, so there's nothing to prepare and we start building straight away.

  • No surprise extra days

    Most MVPs take one day and about a quarter take two. We tell you up front which yours looks like. Every day after the first is a follow-on day at $2,000, whether it's tomorrow or months from now.

  • Tools and hosting

    Everything runs in accounts created in your name, so hosting and services bill you directly at their normal rates. We don't mark anything up.

  • Not a fit?

    The intro call costs nothing. If this isn't right for you, we'll tell you what is.

Same price wherever you are

  • In person in Boston

    Side by side at Venture Lane. Lunch is on us.

  • Virtual from anywhere

    Over a video call, from anywhere in the world. It works just as well.

  • One day or two halves

    A full day, or two sessions of about 4 hours on different days. We're not strict; some run to 6.

Find out if you're one of the four.

If you already know you're a fit, apply and we'll schedule your day. If you're not sure, talk to us first. If we're not the right answer, we'll say so and point you somewhere better.