MVP Development · United States
MVP Development for teams in the United States
US product teams usually need a studio that can write in their language of scope, risk, and calendar — without pretending to be a Delaware office. Kodees Labs is India-based. We collaborate with American founders and operators on overlapping hours, a written proposal, and a repository you own. No US street address, no invented coastal HQ. A focused four-week path from a clear problem to a working product you can put in front of users — scope explicit, guarantees inside that scope.
Focused 4-week track when the problem fits the MVP brief. If it does not, we say so before the clock starts.
We overlap US mornings from IST (typically EST/PST standups in your evening / our morning). Async updates cover the rest of the day.
Problem
Most MVPs fail the brief before they fail the market.
Open-ended feature lists, slide-deck discovery, and six-month handoffs burn runway. Founders need a real slice in production — not theatre dressed as a roadmap.
When everything is “in v1,” nothing ships. The product stays a pitch while competitors talk to users.
Solution
Lock the slice. Ship the slice. Own the codebase.
We discover, design, build, and launch a defined MVP in four weeks when scope stays honest. You leave with a product operators can run — repository, environments, and notes included.
If the problem does not fit the four-week brief, we say so before the clock starts. Stretching week four to absorb unbounded work is not a plan.
Who this is for
A fit when the problem looks like this.
- Founders who need a real product in front of users, not a prototype buried in Figma
- Teams validating one core workflow before raising or hiring a full bench
- Operators replacing a spreadsheet or agency process with a shippable first slice
- Anyone who can name what is out of scope as clearly as what is in
Capabilities
What we deliver in this practice.
- Discovery and a written MVP scope both sides can defend
- UX for the agreed user journeys — including empty, error, and loading states
- Architecture and implementation of the core product slice
- Auth, data model, and the integrations required for that slice
- Staging, basic QA, and a launch plan with rollback thinking
- Handoff notes so your team can own the codebase after week four
- Honest re-scope if the problem is larger than a four-week track
Process
How this service actually runs.
01
Frame the slice
Problem, users, success criteria, and a written MVP brief. We name what week four will not include.
02
Shape journeys and system
Flows, interface, and technical shape for the agreed paths — designed to be built, not presented once.
03
Build the production slice
Reviewed implementation in environments that match how you will run the product.
04
Verify against the brief
Critical paths, access boundaries, and release readiness — not a checkbox ritual the night before launch.
05
Launch and hand off
Cutover plan, operating notes, and a codebase you can keep without us in the room.
Every serious build still follows the studio path — Discover through Improve. See the full studio process.
Technology
Stack we typically reach for here.
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
- Prisma
- Docker
Next.js
TypeScript
Node.js
PostgreSQL
Prisma
DockerDeliverables
What you leave with.
- Scoped MVP in production (or production-ready staging if you prefer a controlled cutover)
- Design and architecture artifacts for the shipped slice
- Repository access and a short operating handoff
Outcomes
What this is meant to change.
- A production (or production-ready) product slice operators can actually use
- Written scope and artifacts so the next milestone does not restart discovery
- Ownership of the repository — not a black-box demo you cannot maintain
Teams in the United States
Who this page is for.
- Early-stage SaaS and marketplace founders
- Operators replacing an agency build they cannot maintain
- Teams that want a four-week MVP or a defined product slice
The practice itself is unchanged. Read the MVP Development page for the full offering without a location overlay.
Selected work
Product work from this practice.
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Timeline
How long this usually takes.
Focused 4-week track when the problem fits the MVP brief. If it does not, we say so before the clock starts.
Starting price
Honest commercial footing.
Quote after a written brief
Scope drives the number. You get a written proposal before build starts — not a surprise invoice after.
This practice typically sits in our Products pricing lane — still a scoped proposal, not a menu quote.
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