PoC Development
Prove the idea before you build it — a clickable, fixed-price proof in weeks, not months, that turns a risky bet into a go / no-go you can defend.
Committing months and a full budget to an idea that's still a guess — carrying unnamed unknowns straight into development, where they get expensive.
A Proof of Concept is the first stage of any product lifecycle, and the cheapest place to be wrong. It compresses months of guessing into weeks of evidence: we frame the single question worth proving, build a clickable, functional prototype on a fixed price, and put it in front of real users and investors. You get a deeper understanding of the challenges ahead, a demoable build to pitch with, and an honest go / pivot / stop decision — with most of the idea de-risked before you commit to the full build.
- A clickable, functional prototype you can demo to users and investors.
- Fixed price, agreed up front — no hourly meter, no surprises.
- Weeks to a working proof, not months.
- The unknowns named now, so they don't derail the full build later.
A bounded, phased engagement. Each bar below is proportional to its estimated duration on a shared calendar.
Pin down the core idea, the audience and the single question the proof must answer.
Ship a clickable, functional proof on a fixed price, documenting decisions and open challenges.
Run UAT, demo to users and pitch to investors; read the signal.
Deliver the prototype, HLSD, presentation and challenge register.
Concrete artefacts you keep — delivered in editable, open formats your team owns.
Clickable Prototype
A functional, demoable proof of the core idea.
Prototype + codebaseHLSD
A high-level solution design explaining how the proof works.
DocumentPitch Presentation
A reusable slide deck we help you prepare for users and investors.
PresentationChallenge Register
Every place needing deeper research, named and prioritised.
Register
The edges of this engagement, and what we’ll need from you to run it.
- A production-ready product — a proof is built for speed and learning, and parts are deliberately disposable.
- Full architecture or the real build foundation (that follows the proof).
- Long-term maintenance or support of the prototype.
- Guarantees of investment or market success.
- The core idea and the audience you're building for.
- Availability for a weekly and a demo meeting.
- A decision-maker to react to what the proof surfaces.
- Openness to a go / pivot / stop outcome.
Fixed-scope and outcome-priced — one agreed figure for a defined set of deliverables, with no hourly billing.
Fixed price, agreed up front — Small $8,000 to Large $18,900; complex proofs on request.
- Fixed scope, agreed before we start — no open-ended hourly billing.
- One figure covers the full set of deliverables listed alongside.
- The number only moves with system complexity, and only by agreement.
- Clickable Prototype
- HLSD
- Pitch Presentation
- Challenge Register
Answers to the questions we hear most about this engagement.
Do I need a finished spec first?
No. If the idea is still forming we frame the single question worth proving and scope the proof around it — no full specification required.
Will the PoC become the final product?
A proof is built for speed and learning, so parts are deliberately disposable. We document what's worth keeping and what to rebuild for the real foundation.
How is it priced?
Fixed price, agreed up front. You know the scope and the cost before we start — there's no hourly meter running on the proof.
How long does it take?
Weeks, not months. The exact timeline depends on how much you want the proof to cover; we keep the scope tight to reach a demoable build fast.
What can I show investors at the end?
A clickable, functional prototype, an HLSD that explains the solution, and a presentation we help you prepare — everything you need to pitch with confidence.