A startup MVP has one job: show whether your idea solves a real customer's problem. We build it in 2 weeks by including only the features needed to test that, then launch it so people can use it. Most first products need 3 to 5 marketing pages and 5 to 10 product screens. A typical build costs $3,999 to $8,999, and you own the code and IP once it is handed over.
Written by Ganesh Ghatti · Founder, Squirrel Technologies
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With AI coding tools, our developers can write a focused MVP in code in about the same time it takes to assemble one from templates. Building it in code means the product you test is a product you own and can keep building on if the idea works.
The MVP may or may not be the version you keep. Its job is to test whether the idea is valid, so we spend effort on the features that test it and leave the rest for later.
Only what is needed to test whether the product solves the problem.
Technologies we use for this
The scope meeting goes fastest when no more than two or three people make the decisions.
Day 1
Your one to three decision makers sit with our product manager or lead developer. We decide which part of the product will test your idea and write down what waits for later.
Days 2–3
We study your top two or three competitors, agree the pages and screens, finalise the user journey, and use AI to create a demo from your brand guidelines.
Days 4–9
Our developer builds the core features, sign-in, database, and the other parts the product needs, using AI coding tools such as Claude, Cursor, and Codex.
Day 10
We put the product on a server so people can use it online. A simple MVP does not need a CDN, queues, or microservices.
Days 11–14
AI writes the unit tests; people test the full user journey and we watch the backend. One or two rounds of changes, then launch and handover.
Want the detail behind each day? Read Can You Really Build an MVP in Two Weeks?
Built an iOS and Android AI journaling app with React Native and Expo from the client's designs. Both stores approved it on the first attempt, and it was live 14 days after kickoff.
App Stores Deployed
Kickoff to Live on Both Stores
Attempt Approval: App Store & Google Play
Yes, if the idea works and the code suits the next stage. We write it in standard languages and hand over the code and IP so your team or ours can continue.
We build iOS and Android MVPs too. Store approval is outside our control, so we do not promise it inside the 2 weeks. Building for several platforms also adds to the price.
On Day 1 we check each feature against one question: is it needed to test whether the product solves the customer's problem? If not, it waits until after launch.
A typical 2-week MVP is priced between $3,999 and $8,999. The final price depends on what is being built: complex features such as escrow accounts or WebRTC calling cost more, and so does building for more than one platform (for example a mobile app, a desktop app, and a website).
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