MVP Development Strategy & Execution
Transform your product vision into a working MVP with expert technical leadership. Our fractional CTOs guide you through tech stack selection, architecture design, and development execution to ship your MVP faster and avoid costly mistakes.
Why You Need This Service
Most startups fail not from lack of ideas, but from poor technical execution. Building an MVP requires balancing speed with scalability, choosing the right technology, and avoiding over-engineering. Without experienced technical leadership, founders waste months and hundreds of thousands on the wrong approach.
What You Get
Technical architecture document and diagrams
Tech stack recommendation with rationale
Development roadmap with milestones
Infrastructure and hosting strategy
Team composition and hiring plan
Cost projections and budget planning
Quality assurance strategy
Launch and deployment plan
Our Process
Discovery & Requirements
1 week- Product vision and user story workshops
- Technical requirements gathering
- Market and competitor analysis
- Risk assessment and constraint identification
Deliverables: Product requirements document, Technical requirements specification, Risk register
Architecture & Planning
1-2 weeks- System architecture design
- Tech stack evaluation and selection
- Database schema design
- API design and integration planning
- Security and compliance review
Deliverables: Architecture design document, Tech stack decision matrix, Database schema, API specification, Development roadmap
Team & Setup
1-2 weeks- Development team sourcing
- Development environment setup
- CI/CD pipeline configuration
- Project management tool setup
- Code repository and standards
Deliverables: Team roster and roles, Development environment documentation, Coding standards guide
Development Sprints
4-6 weeks- Sprint planning and execution
- Code reviews and quality checks
- Progress monitoring and reporting
- Architecture validation
- Stakeholder demos
Deliverables: Working MVP application, Technical documentation, Test coverage report
Launch Preparation
1 week- Production environment setup
- Security and performance testing
- Deployment automation
- Monitoring and alerting configuration
- Launch checklist execution
Deliverables: Production-ready deployment, Launch documentation, Runbook and troubleshooting guide
Total Timeline: 8-12 weeks
Investment
Fractional C T O
$5,000-$10,000/month for 3 months
Development
$30,000-$100,000 depending on complexity
Infrastructure
$500-$2,000/month
Total
$50,000-$150,000 for complete MVP
Expected ROI
Ship 2-3x faster with proven architecture and avoid costly rewrites
Success Story
Pre-seed fintech startup, 2 non-technical founders
Challenge
Needed working MVP in 10 weeks for investor demo day. Previous development agency delivered unusable code after 6 months and $80,000.
Solution
Fractional CTO led complete restart with modern architecture, hired focused development team, and implemented agile process with weekly demos.
Results
Shipped fully functional MVP on time. Successful demo day presentation led to $1.2M seed round from tier-1 VC. Product still running on original architecture 2 years later serving 50,000+ users.
Timeline: 10 weeks from engagement to launch
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