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FIG 01 · MVP Development
MVP development services: launch, learn and scale
Turn your idea into the smallest product real users can try. Discovery, UX, build and launch for web, mobile and AI MVPs, on production-grade code you own.
See how it works
FIG 02 · Quick answer
What are MVP development services?
MVP development services turn a product idea into the smallest version real users can try, so you can test demand before spending on a full build. Elgrith runs discovery, UX, development and launch for web, mobile and AI MVPs, on production-grade code you own, with a fixed written quote and analytics to measure what users actually do.
- Building products for clients
- Since 2015
- Projects delivered
- 1,000+
- Clients served
- 250+
- Your code and IP
- 100%
FIG 03 · Why it matters
Startups rarely fail at code. They fail at fit.
From CB Insights’ 2026 analysis of 385 failed startups and Startup Genome’s research on premature scaling.
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43%
Failed on product-market fit
Poor product-market fit is an underlying cause in 43% of failures. Running out of capital tops the list at 70%, but it is almost always the final cause, not the root problem.
Source: CB Insights, March 2026(opens in a new tab)02
93%
Of premature scalers stall
93% of startups that scale prematurely never break the $100k revenue per month threshold.
Source: Startup Genome, Premature Scaling(opens in a new tab)03
70%
Scaled too early (2011 data)
Premature scaling affected 70% of the startups in Startup Genome’s 2011 dataset. An MVP tests demand before you scale spend.
Source: Startup Genome, Premature Scaling(opens in a new tab)
FIG 04 · Definition
What an MVP is (and what it isn’t)
An MVP (minimum viable product) is the smallest version of your product that real users can sign up for and use. It tests one core value proposition against one success metric. It is not a throwaway demo, and it is not a mock-up.
| Proof of concept | Prototype | MVP | Full product | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Prove it can be built | Show how it will work | Prove people want it | Grow and scale it |
| Audience | Your team, technical investors | Test users and investors | Real early users | Your whole market |
| Fidelity | Rough, often no interface | Clickable screens, no real back end | Small, but real and reliable | Complete and polished |
| Code reuse | Usually thrown away | Design reused, no code | Ours is built to extend | Grows from the MVP |
Not sure which one you need? Most founders need a clickable prototype first, then an MVP. We will say so on the first call.
UI/UX design and prototypingFIG 05 · What you get
Our MVP development services
Everything between the idea and the first paying users: scoping, design, engineering and launch, from one team.

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UX/UI and clickable prototype
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Web app MVPs
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Mobile app MVPs
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AI MVPs
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SaaS MVPs
Deliverables
12
deliverables, in writing
FIG 06 · Pick your starting point
MVPs we build, and where they lead
Every MVP starts with the core loop users come for. Here is what that usually means for each kind of product.
Clickable prototype
- Tests
- Whether users understand and want the flow
- Often includes
- Figma flows, user interviews, investor demo
Web app MVP
- Tests
- Sign-up, activation and repeat use
- Often includes
- Auth, core workflow, admin, analytics
Mobile app MVP
- Tests
- Daily habits and retention
- Often includes
- React Native or Flutter, push, beta builds
AI MVP
- Tests
- Whether AI output is good enough to pay for
- Often includes
- LLM features, RAG, evals, usage limits
SaaS MVP
- Tests
- Willingness to pay
- Often includes
- Teams and roles, Stripe billing, onboarding
Agent-powered MVP
- Tests
- Whether an agent can do the job end to end
- Often includes
- Tool calling, approval steps, a scorecard
FIG 07 · Flagship build
Proof: we build products, not just projects
Kenerate AI is our flagship build: an all-in-one AI image and video studio we designed and engineered. It is the product thinking and engineering we bring to every MVP.
- 23+ studios and tools, from Image Studio to Director, in one product
- 200+ AI models behind one login and one credit balance
- MCP and CLI access from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and 19+ AI apps
- 1,000+ projects for 250+ clients since 2015

Tools: 23+ studios with guides for every use caseDesigned and engineered by Elgrith
- AI models in one app
- 200+
- Studios and tools
- 23+
- Maximum output
- 4K
- Guides
- 500+
FIG 08 · After the MVP
Built to scale, not to throw away
An MVP should be the first version of your product, not a prototype you rewrite after funding. This is what makes that possible.
06principles
Production-grade architecture
A clean data model, typed code and a structure your next engineers can extend.
Tests where they matter
Automated tests on the core flows, payments and permissions, so changes don’t break what works.
CI/CD from day one
Every change is reviewed, tested and deployed to staging, then to production with one step.
Analytics built in
GA4, PostHog or Mixpanel events on the actions that prove your success metric.
Docs and handover
Architecture notes, setup guides and a recorded walkthrough, so any team can pick it up.
Care after launch
Updates, monitoring and backups once real users arrive, or a hand-off to your own team.
Cloud and deployment
FIG 09 · Avoiding the usual traps
Why MVPs fail, and how we avoid it
Most failures trace back to fit and focus, not technology. Our process is built around the traps the research keeps finding.
06principles
No success metric
We agree one metric in discovery, such as activation, retention or paid conversion, and instrument it before launch.
Feature creep
MoSCoW prioritization keeps the first release to the must-haves. The rest goes on a dated backlog.
Building for investors, not users
Prototype tests and user interviews come before the build, and again after launch.
Scaling too early
Spend on growth after the data says users stay, not before. The research shows why.
Throwaway code
Production-grade foundations mean the next version builds on the MVP instead of replacing it.
No plan after launch
Iteration sprints are planned up front, driven by analytics and user interviews.
FIG 10 · Process · 6 steps
Launch, learn, repeat
Discovery to launch in clear phases, each with a fixed written quote. Scope is the main lever on time, so we agree it in writing first.
- Step 01
Discovery
A workshop on the problem, the users, the must-have features and your success metric. Then a written scope, a phased plan and a fixed quote.
- Step 02
Clickable prototype
The key screens in Figma, tested with real users before production code, so changes are cheap.
- Step 03
Build in sprints
Short sprints with a working demo at the end of each one. Code in your repository from day one.
- Step 04
Launch
App store or web launch, analytics on the actions that matter, and a support period while the first users arrive.
- Step 05
Measure
Analytics and user interviews show what users actually do against your success metric.
- Step 06
Iterate or scale
Iteration sprints on what the data says, then scaling the architecture, team and spend once users stay.
FIG 11 · What you get
Everything included
Written into your fixed quote, so you know exactly what you are paying for before work starts.
12items
- Discovery workshop and written scope
- Prioritized feature list (MoSCoW)
- Success metric and analytics plan
- UX flows and clickable prototype
- Production web or mobile MVP
- Sign-in, roles and admin console
- Payments and billing, where needed
- AI features with evals, where needed
- Automated tests and CI/CD pipeline
- Analytics events and dashboard
- Hosting in accounts you own
- Full source code, docs and IP assignment
FIG 12 · Tech & tools
The tools behind the work
Proven, well-supported tools, chosen for your project and set up in accounts your business owns.
- Figma
- Next.js
- React
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- React Native
- Flutter
- Supabase
- PostgreSQL
- Stripe
- OpenAI
- Anthropic Claude
- Vercel
- AWS
- GitHub Actions
- PostHog
- Google Analytics 4
- Mixpanel
- Webflow
- Bubble
FIG 13 · Who it’s for
MVPs for founders and product teams.
Pre-seed or Series B, New York or London, the first version gets the same discipline.
3 audiences
Founders
From idea to first users, without hiring a team first.
A senior product team that scopes, designs and builds your MVP, and is honest about what to leave out.
- Free call, then a written scope and fixed quote
- Clickable prototype for users and investors
- Sprint demos you can share with your board
- Code and IP assigned to you
UK founders
An MVP partner on UK hours.
Client partnership from London and engineering from New Delhi, with daily overlap with UK working hours.
- Contracts and quotes in GBP
- UK GDPR-minded data handling
- UK or EU cloud regions
- UK English copy and specs
Companies
Test a new product line without slowing the core team.
A separate MVP team for a new product, with a handover your engineers can take over.
- Fits your stack and security rules
- SSO and roles from the start
- Docs and handover to your team
- Option to scale into a dedicated team
FIG 14 · Working with us from the USA and UK
Built in New Delhi. Run on your hours.
Every project gets a point of contact in New York or London and an engineering team in New Delhi. Here is how today’s working days line up, live.
New York
North America
--:--ET
New Delhi team Your working day- Shared working time
- ≈ 3 hours today
- New Delhi is
- 10.5 h ahead
- Live calls, your time
- 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET
London
UK & Europe
--:--UK
New Delhi team Your working day- Shared working time
- ≈ 4.5 hours today
- New Delhi is
- 5.5 h ahead
- Live calls, your time
- 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. UK
Three ways to work together
- 01
Fixed-scope project
A written scope, one fixed price and a dated plan. Suits websites, apps and MVPs.
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Dedicated team
Designers and engineers on your roadmap every month, billed monthly.
- 03
White label
For US and UK agencies: our work, your brand, unbranded deliverables.
Every engagement
- Fixed quote in USD, GBP or INR after a free 30-minute call
- NDA before discovery. You own all code, designs and content
- A working demo every sprint, not status slides
- Reply within one business day, calls inside your hours
Calls on ET or UK hours
FIG 15 · Build approach
No-code, custom code or hybrid?
No-code is sometimes the right call for speed. Here are the trade-offs on scale, data and lock-in, so you choose with your eyes open.
| No-code (Bubble, Webflow) | Custom code | Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed to first version | Fastest for simple flows | Slower to start, faster to change later | Fast where no-code fits, custom where it matters |
| Cost drivers | Platform plans grow with users and usage | Build effort up front, then hosting | Both, kept small |
| Scalability | Limited by the platform | Designed for growth | The custom core scales; no-code parts get replaced when needed |
| Data and integrations | Within the platform’s connectors | Any API, any database | Custom back end, no-code site or admin |
| IP and lock-in | Logic lives on the vendor’s platform | You own the code | You own the core |
| Best for | Testing demand with one simple flow | Products where the tech is the value, including AI MVPs | A marketing site and admin tools around a custom core |
FIG 16 · Compare
MVP agency, freelancer or in-house team?
| Elgrith (agency) | Freelancer | In-house team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Founders who need a full product team now | Small, well-defined pieces of work | Product companies after they find fit |
| Time to start | After a free call and a written scope | Fast, if available | Months of hiring |
| Skills covered | Discovery, UX, web, mobile, AI, cloud and QA | Usually one or two | Whoever you can hire |
| Cost model | Fixed written quote per phase | Hourly or fixed, varies | Salaries, equity and overhead |
| Continuity | A team, docs and a handover | At risk if they move on | Strong, once built |
| Ownership | Code and IP assigned to you | Check the contract | Yours |
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about MVP Development with Elgrith.
It depends on scope. The main cost drivers are the platform (web, mobile or both), the number of core features, the integrations, any AI components and the depth of design. After a free call you get a written scope and one fixed quote in USD, GBP or INR, so you know the cost before work starts.
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