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AI-Powered MVPs, Shipped in 4-8 Weeks

End-to-end MVP builds for founders: architecture, AI integration, frontend, backend, deployment. Modern stack with ChatGPT, Claude, Mistral, or custom LLMs baked in from day one.

Who this is for

  • Non-technical founders with a validated idea who need a production MVP fast
  • Teams that raised pre-seed or seed and need to ship before the next milestone
  • Corporate innovation teams building an AI-first product outside the mothership
  • Agencies that need a senior engineer for a fixed-scope MVP without the agency overhead
  • Founders migrating from no-code (Bubble, Webflow) to a real product

What's included

  • Architecture design: stack selection, infrastructure sketch, data model
  • Full-stack build: frontend (React/Next.js), backend (Node.js/Python/FastAPI), database (Postgres/Redis)
  • AI integration: LLM selection, RAG pipelines, agents, prompt engineering, cost modelling
  • Cloud deployment: Vercel, AWS, OVHcloud, Scaleway, whichever fits the regulatory profile
  • Auth, payments (Stripe), basic analytics, transactional email
  • CI/CD pipeline and production-ready observability baseline
  • Written handover documentation: architecture diagrams, runbook, onboarding guide
  • One month of post-launch support included: bug fixes and minor tweaks

How we work

  1. 1

    Discovery sprint (3-5 days)

    Paid discovery to map the product, scope the MVP ruthlessly, decide the stack, and produce a fixed-scope proposal with timeline and price.

  2. 2

    Week 1-2: foundations

    Repo, auth, database schema, core CRUD, basic UI shell, CI/CD, staging environment. Daily async updates.

  3. 3

    Week 3-5: core build

    AI features, main workflows, integrations. Weekly demos on staging for feedback.

  4. 4

    Week 6-7: polish & launch

    UX polish, performance, error handling, monitoring, copy pass. Production deployment.

  5. 5

    Week 8: handover

    Documentation, architecture walkthrough, 1:1 with any future engineer. One month of post-launch support included.

Outcomes you can expect

  • A production URL your users can hit on day 1 of week 5-8
  • Code you (or your next engineer) can own, not a black box
  • A cost model for the next 6-12 months of infra + AI spend
  • Enough usage data to validate the core hypothesis
  • A credible technical story for the next funding round
  • Written architecture docs and runbooks
  • A clean handover if you bring on a full-time engineer later
  • AI features designed with cost, latency, and quality guardrails in place

Pricing

Discovery sprint (3-5 days)

from €2,500

Fixed-price. Credited toward the MVP if you proceed.

Fixed-scope MVP (4-8 weeks)

from €7,000

50% upfront, 50% on launch. Scoped in the Proposal.

All prices exclude VAT. EU B2B clients with a valid intra-community VAT number benefit from reverse charge.

Frequently asked

Will I actually get something shipped in 4-8 weeks?

Yes, if the scope is right-sized. The discovery sprint exists specifically to cut the MVP down to what can genuinely ship in that window. If your idea needs 12+ weeks, we scope Phase 1 for 4-8 weeks and Phase 2 separately.

Who owns the code?

You do, on full payment. The code is in your GitHub/GitLab org from day one. Pre-existing tools and internal libraries I use to move fast remain my property (licensed perpetually to you as part of the deliverable).

What if requirements change mid-build?

Small tweaks are normal and included. Structural changes (new major features, stack changes) trigger a Change Request with an addendum to the proposal.

Do you work with designers?

I bring a clean default design system (Tailwind + shadcn/ui). For brand-critical UIs I partner with designers you or I bring in. The MVP scope accounts for this.

Can you build on my existing codebase?

Possible for discrete features. For full MVPs, greenfield is faster and cheaper. Most MVPs I inherit have accumulated decisions that fight the build.

Do you take equity?

Only in a Partnership engagement: reduced fixed fee combined with equity. Pure-equity is not offered. A cash service fee is always required.

Quick estimator

What might your engagement cost?

Indicative ranges based on a €700/day base rate. Final pricing depends on scope, compliance depth, and timeline, confirmed in the Project Proposal after a discovery call.

Partnership deals (reduced cash + equity) can cut the cash component by 30-40% for aligned early-stage startups. A service fee is always required.

Estimated range

€2,800 – €3,500per month

4-5 × €700/day

Active technical leadership: weekly engineering sync, architecture reviews, vendor decisions, investor calls.

All prices exclude VAT.

Let's discuss your project

Book a free 30-min discovery call. No payment, no deck, no follow-up sequence. If AI isn't the right answer for your problem, you'll know inside the call.

Aru Bhardwaj

Fractional CTO architecting sovereign AI systems for startups and scale-ups across Europe. Custom ML, agentic RAG, and secure LLM infrastructure. 7+ years turning complex data into production intelligence.

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