ongoing development
a standing block of hours as you see fit. from $400/mo
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software for startups & founders
Build something people can try before making it bigger.
Example workflow
Product idea
Small release
Users try it
Illustration only. Nothing is sent.
An example of the process—not a promise of business results. Integrations are checked first.
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Scope & examples for startups
a founder with an idea needs the version of the product that can meet users — not a six-month engagement, not a no-code demo that collapses at the first real feature.
Leon shipped a consumer app end to end: design, code, backend, subscriptions, app store review, and the appeal when review got it wrong. that full path is what an mvp needs; the agreed repo, included source and setup notes are part of the written handoff, while third-party and licensed terms remain.
the usual pain
Problems we hear from startups owners
- you have the idea and the users, not the technical team
- agency quotes start at six figures
- the no-code prototype hit its ceiling
- your technical co-founder search is month six
what actually fixes it
Practical starting points
mvp build
the smallest version that real users can use — app or web. from $3,500
see how →app + backend + payments
the whole stack, not just screens. from $3,500
see how →ai features
assistants, retrieval and pipelines with tested limits and human handoff. from $1,000
see how →every price is a published starting point, not a quote — the real number is agreed in writing before anything starts.
proof, not promises
Evidence related to this work
curio
consumer ios app on the app store: react/typescript, capacitor, express, postgres, storekit subscriptions, ai content in four languages — built alone.
open the related proof →questions people ask first
Questions from startups owners
how fast can an mvp ship?
weeks, not quarters — scope decides. we cut to the version that tests the idea, in writing, before building.
do i own the code?
the agreed repo and project accounts, plus the source code and setup notes included in scope, are handed over. third-party infrastructure, app stores, libraries and other licensed services keep their own terms. investors can review the written handoff.
can you keep building after launch?
yes — ongoing from $400/mo, or fixed quotes per milestone as you raise.
related services
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