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MVP DEVELOPMENT · REMOTE-FIRST
An MVP that earns the next milestone. Not a bloated mess.
First client, first investor, or a validated idea. We build only what gets you there: a Discovery for EUR 3,500 that ends in a fixed-price offer, working software you can click every week, and a Werkvertrag that makes the price legally binding. Remote-first, for founders worldwide.
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- 100+ products shipped
- Discovery deducted from the build invoice
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MVP development defines and builds the smallest production-ready product that can earn a specific next milestone, such as a first client or investor review.
BEST FOR
- Founders worldwide with validated demand and a concrete milestone.
- Teams that want fixed scope, owned source code, and reviewable software during the build.
NOT BEST FOR
- Idea validation before demand or a buyer problem has been tested.
- A feature backlog without one measurable next milestone.
Who builds an MVP with us
Three situations we see every month. The common thread: a deadline that matters more than a feature list.
First paying client
You sold the vision, now you need the product before the buyer cools off. We cut scope to the one flow that gets the contract signed and ship it. Everything else waits until revenue says otherwise.
First investor
The deck works, the demo doesn’t exist. Investors fund traction, not slideware. We build the version that survives a due-diligence click-through and gives your metrics a place to live.
Validated idea, no tech team
You proved demand with a landing page, a waitlist, or a no-code prototype that is now duct tape. We turn it into production software you own, in your repo, with tests and monitoring from day one.
What a typical MVP build looks like
Scope decides the calendar. This is the shape, not a promise: every build starts with Discovery and ships working software weekly from the first sprint.
- W 0-2
Discovery
Stakeholder interviews, the one metric that defines success, architecture, milestone plan. Ends with a fixed-price offer. EUR 3,500, deducted from the build invoice if you continue.
- W 3-4
Walking skeleton
Auth, deployment pipeline, the thinnest end-to-end slice in production. Boring on purpose: this is the part that breaks vibe-coded prototypes later.
- W 5-10
Weekly increments
One reviewable increment per week. You click it, we adjust. Features land in priority order so the build can stop at any milestone and still be a product.
- W 11+
Harden and launch
QA pass, observability, store or domain launch. Then the honest conversation: what the usage data says you should build second.
What an MVP costs
No mystery quotes. Discovery is a fixed number, the build is priced against the scope Discovery produces, and the published cost bands tell you what to expect before you ever talk to us.
Discovery + Roadmap
Two to three weeks to the one document that prevents building the wrong thing: architecture, milestones, fixed-price offer.
2 to 3 weeks, fixed
€3,500
fixed
- Deducted in full from the build invoice if you continue.
- Werkvertrag. Signed scope, legally bound to deliver.
- Ends with a fixed-price offer, not a sales pitch.
Fixed-Price MVP Build
The scoped build itself. Priced per scope after Discovery, so the number reflects your product, not our optimism.
Scope-priced after Discovery
Fixed
per Werkvertrag
- Cross-platform app with login, core flow, and one paid feature typically lands at €25-50k.
- AI-heavy MVPs run €5k to €100k+ by tier. See the honest cost bands below.
- The price you sign is the price you pay. Scope changes are the only thing that moves it.
Weekly Retainer
For scopes that genuinely cannot be fixed yet: senior full-stack delivery, cancel any week.
Monthly, cancel weekly
€10,000
/ month
- €10-30k per month depending on team size.
- No hours tracked. Outcomes per week, not timesheets.
- Switches to fixed price the moment the scope stabilises.
Do your own math first: Every price we charge · Fixed price vs time & material · Scope your discovery work
Optional Fast Lane
Need it sooner? Book a date we have to hit.
Get more agreed delivery into the same week, or the same scope completed sooner, through additional reserved capacity and parallel execution. Testing and acceptance stay the same. Eligible milestones can take about 1/3 to 1/2 of the standard quoted time. Miss the agreed date and we refund 100% of its surcharge.
Show the outcome
Date met
You get the agreed scope, tested and accepted, on the Fast Lane date. That date is what the surcharge pays for.
Date missed
100% of the Fast Lane surcharge goes back to you within 10 business days of the missed date. No dissatisfaction claim, no correction cycle first. Delivery continues and all your other rights stay.
- Same scope, testing and acceptance criteria
- One exact Fast Lane date, in writing
- Date missed: 100% of the surcharge back
- Base price and existing guarantees unchanged
The Fast Lane surcharge is a separate line in your offer, agreed before you book.
Eligibility and full Fast Lane terms
Written down before you book
- Standard schedule for the milestone
- Booked start date, with everything needed to begin ready
- Exact Fast Lane deadline
- Deliverables and acceptance criteria
- Fast Lane surcharge
- Dependencies on your side and on third-party vendors
When Fast Lane is available
We check scope, inputs, dependencies and team capacity before reserving a Fast Lane slot. We agree an earlier date only when the same testing and acceptance fit.
When the date can move
Blocked client or agreed vendor inputs, or a change of scope, can move only the affected delivery date, openly and by agreement. Our staffing or overbooking never moves it.
What Fast Lane never compresses
Required observation windows, security and QA checks, vendor lead times and exploratory research run at their real length. We plan the Fast Lane date around them and never promise to shorten them.
The refund
Miss the agreed Fast Lane date and we refund 100% of its surcharge within 10 business days of that date. No dissatisfaction claim or correction cycle is required. This refund covers the Fast Lane surcharge; the base project fee keeps its existing guarantees. Business days are Monday to Friday, excluding Austrian public holidays (Europe/Vienna).
Everything else stays
Base delivery continues, and your acceptance rights and our existing satisfaction and acceptance guarantees apply unchanged. Fast Lane buys an earlier date, never a lighter finish.
Ask about a Fast Lane date
We check feasibility first, then quote the surcharge with an exact date.
What you actually get
An MVP is not a demo. Ours leave the building production-grade, because retrofitting quality costs more than building with it.
- Production code in your repository, under your accounts, from day one.
- Full IP transfer on payment. No Wavect retained rights, no vendor lock-in.
- Tests and CI on every pull request, error tracking and structured logs from the first deploy.
- Product judgment included: two founders who tell you when a feature is not worth its invoice.
Buying under Austrian law, planning local collaboration, or evaluating funding context? See MVP development in Austria.
When you should not build an MVP yet
- You have not talked to a single potential customer. A landing page and ten conversations are cheaper than any MVP. Start with the road to product-market fit.
- You want every feature of the five-year vision in version one. That is not an MVP, and we will say so in the first call.
- A no-code tool or a prototype from Lovable or Cursor already answers your question. Validate there first, then read what it takes to make it production-grade.
// proof
Proof, not promises
2 weeks
To Sellable MVP
Took a vibe-coded prototype to enterprise pilot-ready, no shortcuts.
Python
Flask
LLMs
6 weeks
0 to Production
AI-native assessment platform, 0→production in 6 weeks under compressed market pressure.
NestJS
Next.js
LangChain
+1,000
Concurrent Users
AR-RWA platform: $2M+ raised through the product, 1,000+ concurrent users, six weeks flat.
Solidity
Typescript
React
These are selected projects, not our full portfolio. We have shipped 100+ products since 2018.
What clients say
Google
Communication, work, and scheduling: all perfect.
LinkedIn
I was referred to Wavect by a colleague, and from the beginning, I was impressed with how Wavect focuses its services, generating a unique value proposition by combining web3 development and programming with education to contribute to the enrichment of this globally forming community. We all see the benefits of its continued growth and widespread adoption in various fields.
Kevin, the CEO and founder, has been incredibly fast and accessible from the start. He always demonstrates a willingness to support and has a high level of empathy to understand what his clients need and how he can contribute. He also shows great flexibility in approaching projects based on the stage and budget of his clients.
Wavect is an excellent option to have a highly qualified external team that is committed and participates as if they were an internal part of the team. They not only provide services in blockchain development, DApps, and smart contracts, among others, but also offer project management services to integrate all aspects of a complex web3 project. Additionally, they excel in providing education services.
In just a few months of interaction, Kevin has become a highly valuable advisor to Polibit, and we aim to continue expanding the scope of Wavect’s services towards Polibit. We are confident in their expertise and experience.
Independently rated 5.0/5 on Clutch Read the reviews
MVP development FAQs
What founders ask before they scope. Front-loaded answers.
Yes. MVP delivery is remote-first and available to founders worldwide. Discovery, weekly reviews, repositories, documentation, and handover are designed to work across locations and time zones.
Discovery is EUR 3,500 fixed and produces the number for your specific build. A cross-platform app with login, core flow and one paid feature typically lands at EUR 25-50k. Scope, integrations, platform and validation depth decide the final number. See all current pricing.
Scope decides. Discovery takes 2 to 3 weeks and ends with a milestone calendar for your build. From the first sprint you see working software weekly, and the plan is sequenced so the build can stop at any milestone and still be a usable product.
Yes, by contract. The build runs as a Werkvertrag: signed scope, legally bound to deliver, the number does not move unless the scope does. If your scope genuinely cannot be locked yet, we say so and start on a weekly retainer instead. The trade-offs are documented in Werkvertrag vs time and material.
Yes, and we start by asking whether AI is the right tool at all. RAG over your documents, agent workflows, and prompt-layer integrations have very different cost and risk profiles. We budget the API spend into the proposal so the OpenAI invoice in month two is not a surprise.
You do. The code lives in your repository under your accounts from day one, and all work product is assigned to you on payment of the invoice. Full IP transfer, no retained rights. We do not even use your project in our portfolio without written permission.
Two options, no obligation: a weekly retainer keeps shipping the roadmap, or we hand over cleanly to your future team with documentation and an onboarding call. Most founders run usage data for a few weeks, then scope iteration two.
Sometimes you should, and we will tell you when. A freelancer wins on a defined ticket, no-code wins on pure validation. We win when the MVP must survive real users, real payments, and a due-diligence review. The honest comparison is in Wavect vs freelance platforms.
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