SaaS MVP Discovery Phase: Turn Your Idea into a Build-Ready Plan
A fixed-price 1 to 2 week engineering sprint that delivers a validated scope, wireframes of up to 10 core screens, technical architecture, and a binding fixed quote for your MVP.
$499 Fixed Price
Zero hourly surprises
1–2 Week Delivery
Sprint-paced sign-offs
100% Build Credit
Credited to MVP build
7 Deliverables
You own 100% of the IP
Discovery Exists to Prevent the 4 Traps That Sink MVPs
Changing a wireframe takes minutes. Changing shipped production code takes weeks. Here is how discovery derisks your build before you write a single line of production code.
Building features users never asked for
Estimates that double halfway through
Architecture that breaks at 500 users
Surprise cloud, API, and AI token bills
Who the Discovery Phase Is Built For
Discovery is engineered for founders with a validated problem to solve, but who need an authoritative, defensible roadmap before writing code or spending capital.
Non-Technical Founders
Clear market insight, but no technical spec yet
Current Friction:
You know what customer problem to solve, but lack the technical vocabulary to specify architecture, schemas, and API contracts.
What Discovery Delivers:
A 1–2 page product brief, clear user flows, and plain-English technical blueprint ready for any engineering team.
AI / No-Code Prototype Builders
Holding a Bolt, Lovable, v0, Replit, or Bubble prototype
Current Friction:
Your prototype proves the concept, but the code is brittle, lacks secure multi-tenancy, or hits unscalable limits.
What Discovery Delivers:
An audit of your prototype, extracting the valuable UX while engineering a secure, production-grade Next.js & PostgreSQL stack.
Funded Teams & Angel-Backed Startups
Need defensible scope and budget before committing capital
Current Friction:
Investors expect milestone governance and disciplined runway allocation before writing the main build check.
What Discovery Delivers:
A defensible sprint-by-sprint roadmap, fixed build quote, and operational burn projection for your board deck.
Founders Comparing Agencies
Tired of quotes ranging wildly from $15k to $120k
Current Friction:
Agencies quote wildly different numbers because the scope is ambiguous, leaving you vulnerable to hidden fees.
What Discovery Delivers:
One standardized, objective specification that levels the playing field so you can evaluate bids apples-to-apples.
Already have a complete spec, Figma designs & architecture?
You can skip discovery and go straight to our production build sprints.
How Discovery Works: 1–2 Weeks, Step-by-Step
Discovery takes 1 or 2 weeks depending on your scope. Each stage ends with something concrete you review and formally approve before anything moves forward.
Week 1: Understand and Define
We get inside your business model, then cut the idea down to the leanest product that proves it works.
Kickoff Workshop (60 min)
Deep-dive session covering your vision, target users, commercial model, and the 3–5 numbers that define launch success.
Competitor & Moat Scan
Analysis of existing solutions in your niche: what competitors do well, where they fail, and where your distinct advantage lies.
User Personas & Pain Scenarios
Crisp profiles of who uses the product, their day-to-day workflow, and the high-urgency friction points your MVP solves.
MoSCoW Feature Prioritization
Every feature idea classified into Must have (MVP release), Should have, Could have, or Later, eliminating bloated wishlists.
Core User Flow Mapping
Mapping of the critical customer paths from public landing page to sign-up, activation, core value loop, and checkout.
The 7 Deliverables You Walk Away With
You own every single deliverable outright, regardless of whether you build your MVP with Devs & Logics or take the blueprint elsewhere.
Product Brief
What You Get:
Core problem definition, primary user personas, target ICP, and 3–5 quantitative success metrics on 1 to 2 pages.
Why It Matters:
Anchors every engineering decision to verified business goals, preventing mission creep.
Prioritized Feature List
What You Get:
Every proposed capability sorted rigorously into Must have, Should have, Could have, and Later (MoSCoW matrix).
Why It Matters:
Draws a clear, indisputable boundary for what constitutes the Day-1 MVP release.
User Journey Flows
What You Get:
Step-by-step visual logic diagrams of key user paths: authentication, onboarding, core value action, and billing.
Why It Matters:
Catches UX friction, missing states, and edge cases before they turn into expensive code rewrites.
Wireframes of Core Screens
What You Get:
Low-fidelity layouts of up to 10 essential MVP screens, accompanied by a 45-minute collaborative review session.
Why It Matters:
Aligns founders and engineers on layout, visual hierarchy, and screen states before touching Figma or CSS.
Technical Architecture
What You Get:
Complete system architecture: recommended frontend/backend stack, PostgreSQL data model, 3rd-party integrations, and risk mitigation.
Why It Matters:
Ensures the foundation scales effortlessly to 10k+ users without needing a rebuild post-launch.
Monthly Running Cost Model
What You Get:
Detailed launch-day cost forecast broken down across Vercel hosting, database (Supabase/Neon), Stripe fees, and OpenAI/Claude token usage.
Why It Matters:
Guarantees zero surprise infrastructure bills when your product welcomes its first paying customers.
Sprint Roadmap & Fixed Quote
What You Get:
Sprint-by-sprint development timeline with milestone approval gates, a firm completion date, and a binding fixed build price.
Why It Matters:
Gives you a contractual budget and delivery timeline you can plan your launch, marketing, and fundraising around.
Clickable Figma Prototype
An interactive high-fidelity Figma prototype with clickable states and animated transitions, perfect for investor demo days and pitch meetings.
Quoted transparently upon request during discovery kickoff.
Fixed Investment: $499 Flat Fee
100% of your discovery investment is credited toward your MVP build when you proceed with Devs & Logics.
Turn your SaaS concept into a validated technical spec, wireframes of up to 10 screens, and a binding fixed build quote.
Investment Terms at a Glance
What We Need From You: Low Friction, High Velocity
About 2.5 hours of live sessions across the entire engagement, plus 1 to 2 hours per week of async feedback. That is all it takes to get a build-ready specification.
2.5 Hours Live Sessions
Three focused video calls: Kickoff (60 min), Wireframe Review (45 min), and Final Handover (45 min).
1–2 Hours/Week Async
Quick feedback and clarifications over dedicated Slack channel or email within 1 business day.
Existing Materials
Pitch decks, notes, competitor URLs, and any existing prototype links or GitHub repositories.
Target User Access (Optional)
Introductions to 2–3 prospective users for brief 15-minute scoping interviews (sharpens focus).
After Discovery: Choose Your Next Step with Zero Pressure
When discovery concludes, you are under zero obligation to build with us. You have three clear paths forward.
Build with Devs & Logics
We launch your MVP directly from the sprint roadmap at your quoted fixed price. Your $499 discovery fee is 100% credited, and you get live working staging demos every Friday.
Build with Another Team or In-House
Take your complete technical specification, wireframes, and architecture blueprint to your in-house developers or another agency. Any capable engineering team can quote and build directly from it.
Validate First & Raise Capital
Use the wireframes, user flows, and technical architecture to pre-sell customers, conduct customer interviews, or pitch angel investors with a defensible budget. Come back to build whenever you are ready.
Everything You Need to Know About Discovery
Have questions about how we run discovery, technical backgrounds, or prototypes? Find answers below.
Book a Free 30-Minute Discovery Call
We will discuss your idea, identify your core workflow, and tell you transparently whether discovery is the right first step for your product.