MVPs shouldn’t cost more than $4k
MVPs shouldn’t cost more than $4k
We help early-stage founders get their products in the hands of customers at a price they afford.
We help early-stage founders get their products in the hands of customers at a price they afford.
+
Projects
%
early-stage startups
9.5 out of 10
'value for money' customer rating
Our secret sauce?
We identify and train top 0.1% talent in Kenya and Ethiopia, specifically preparing them for remote work with US or European early-stage startups.
Our secret sauce?
We identify and train top 0.1% talent in Kenya and Ethiopia, specifically preparing them for remote work with US or European early-stage startups.
Top talent
5 months of training and selection. Top 0.1% make it
Top talent
5 months of training and selection. Top 0.1% make it
Senior Leadership
Teams are led by senior engineers and managers
Value for Money
From £1000/month for 280 hours, including tech lead and team
Top talent
5 months of training and selection. Top 0.1% make it
Top talent
5 months of training and selection. Top 0.1% make it
Senior Leadership
Teams are led by a tech lead with senior engineer access if needed
Value for Money
From £1000/month for 280 hours, including tech lead and team
Here's how it works
Day 1: Discovery
You express your interest either via a form submission or over a quick 15 min call to see if we’re a good fit!
Day 3: Submit Details
We’ll send some templates to ensure we adhere to best-practice product development.
Day 5: CEO call
After evaluating submitted documents, we present the work plan, price and contract details, while addressing any final questions or concerns.
Day 8: Interviews or Product Scoping
For "monthly retainer" pricing model, you may interview candidates at this stage. For the ‘fixed quote’ model, we’ll work on detailed Product Requirements Document (PRD).
Day 15: Work start
We set up a dedicated project Google Drive, Slack connect, Linear workspace, Figma workspace, GitHub repository and CI/CD pipeline infrastructure.
Day 100: Work Finish
Once all product requirements have been completed, it’ll be presented to you for final approval.
Here's how it works
Day 1: Discovery
You express your interest either via a form submission or over a quick 15 min call to see if we’re a good fit!
Day 3: Submit Details
We’ll send some templates to ensure we adhere to best-practice product development.
Day 5: CEO call
After evaluating submitted documents, we present the work plan, price and contract details, while addressing any final questions or concerns.
Day 8: Interviews or Product Scoping
For "monthly retainer" pricing model, you may interview candidates at this stage. For the ‘fixed quote’ model, we’ll work on detailed Product Requirements Document (PRD).
Day 15: Work start
We set up a dedicated project Google Drive, Slack connect, Linear workspace, Figma workspace, GitHub repository and CI/CD pipeline infrastructure.
Day 100: Work Finish
Once all product requirements have been completed, it’ll be presented to you for final approval.
Here's how it works
Day 1: Discovery
You express your interest either via a form submission or over a quick 15 min call to see if we’re a good fit!
Day 3: Submit Details
We’ll send some templates to ensure we adhere to best-practice product development.
Day 5: CEO call
After evaluating submitted documents, we present the work plan, price and contract details, while addressing any final questions or concerns.
Day 8: Interviews or Product Scoping
For "monthly retainer" pricing model, you may interview candidates at this stage. For the ‘fixed quote’ model, we’ll work on detailed Product Requirements Document (PRD).
Day 15: Work start
We set up a dedicated project Google Drive, Slack connect, Linear workspace, Figma workspace, GitHub repository and CI/CD pipeline infrastructure.
Day 100: Work Finish
Once all product requirements have been completed, it’ll be presented to you for final approval.
Pricing
Pricing
Mini
£1300
| month
For hands-on founders who want to rapidly prototype
Waitlist
2 Apprentices & 1 Tech lead or PM
280 hours of commitment
Mini
£1300
| month
For hands-on founders who want to rapidly prototype
Waitlist
2 Apprentices
280 hours of commitment
Standard
£1700
| month
For founders who want a full-stack web app MVP
Waitlist
Fractional CTO support
4 Apprentices & 1 Tech Lead or PM
Standard
£1700
| month
For founders who want a full-stack web app MVP
Waitlist
Fractional CTO support
4 Apprentices & 1 Tech Lead or PM
Premium
£4000
| month
For seamless experience and fast delivery
Waitlist
1 Tech lead
1 Product manager
Premium
£4000
| month
For seamless experience and fast delivery
Waitlist
1 Tech lead
1 Product manager
Fixed quote
From £9K
| fixed
If you know exactly what you want
40 hours of detailed project scoping
Flexible team composition
Senior Product Manager and CTO architecture
Fixed quote
From £9K
| fixed
If you know exactly what you want
40 hours of detailed project scoping
Flexible team composition
Senior Product Manager and CTO architecture
See What Our Clients Say
Rafael Solari
CTO, Tally - a market leading SaaS with customer controlling $30B+ worth of assets
“In the past few months, they have built up a full-stack Tally notification app from the ground-up. It’s been amazing working with a self-directed team of students.”
See What Our Clients Say
Rafael Solari
CTO, Tally - a market leading SaaS with customer controlling $30B+ worth of assets
“In the past few months, they have built up a full-stack Tally notification app from the ground-up. It’s been amazing working with a self-directed team of students.”
See What Our Clients Say
Rafael Solari
CTO, Tally - a market leading SaaS with customer controlling $30B+ worth of assets
“In the past few months, they have built up a full-stack Tally notification app from the ground-up. It’s been amazing working with a self-directed team of students.”
Frequently Asked Questions
What is your Price Guarantee?
We price-match the quotation that you receive from any established service provider offering the same services as we do.
How good our the devs, really?
You are welcome to see their portfolio, assign them test or interview them if you wish to do so before taking on a team on the retainer model.
How can you claim they are “top 0.1%”?
There are roughly 1200 students in Kenya who get straight A’s in the KCSE every year. About 14% of them attended our partner high schools which we exclusively recruit from. Out of this pre-selected pool, only the top 10% reach the Tison apprenticeship stage.
What is your Quality Guarantee?
Fixed quote: we guarantee delivery up to the specifications. If the delivery is not completed by the date we promised, then we’ll continue at no extra charge until the project is done. Staff augmentation: For the monthly retainer model, you interview the candidates first. If it doesn’t work out then you can swap them out at no extra charge!
Frequently Asked Questions
What is your Price Guarantee?
We price-match the quotation that you receive from any established service provider offering the same services as we do.
How good our the devs, really?
You are welcome to see their portfolio, assign them test or interview them if you wish to do so before taking on a team on the retainer model.
How can you claim they are “top 0.1%”?
There are roughly 1200 students in Kenya who get straight A’s in the KCSE every year. About 14% of them attended our partner high schools which we exclusively recruit from. Out of this pre-selected pool, only the top 10% reach the Tison apprenticeship stage.
What is your Quality Guarantee?
Fixed quote: we guarantee delivery up to the specifications. If the delivery is not completed by the date we promised, then we’ll continue at no extra charge until the project is done. Staff augmentation: For the monthly retainer model, you interview the candidates first. If it doesn’t work out then you can swap them out at no extra charge!
Frequently Asked Questions
What is your Price Guarantee?
We price-match the quotation that you receive from any established service provider offering the same services as we do.
How good our the devs, really?
You are welcome to see their portfolio, assign them test or interview them if you wish to do so before taking on a team on the retainer model.
How can you claim they are “top 0.1%”?
There are roughly 1200 students in Kenya who get straight A’s in the KCSE every year. About 14% of them attended our partner high schools which we exclusively recruit from. Out of this pre-selected pool, only the top 10% reach the Tison apprenticeship stage.
What is your Quality Guarantee?
Fixed quote: we guarantee delivery up to the specifications. If the delivery is not completed by the date we promised, then we’ll continue at no extra charge until the project is done. Staff augmentation: For the monthly retainer model, you interview the candidates first. If it doesn’t work out then you can swap them out at no extra charge!
Frequently Asked Questions
What is your Price Guarantee?
We price-match the quotation that you receive from any established service provider offering the same services as we do.
How good our the devs, really?
You are welcome to see their portfolio, assign them test or interview them if you wish to do so before taking on a team on the retainer model.
How can you claim they are “top 0.1%”?
There are roughly 1200 students in Kenya who get straight A’s in the KCSE every year. About 14% of them attended our partner high schools which we exclusively recruit from. Out of this pre-selected pool, only the top 10% reach the Tison apprenticeship stage.
What is your Quality Guarantee?
Fixed quote: we guarantee delivery up to the specifications. If the delivery is not completed by the date we promised, then we’ll continue at no extra charge until the project is done. Staff augmentation: For the monthly retainer model, you interview the candidates first. If it doesn’t work out then you can swap them out at no extra charge!
See What Our Clients Say
Rafael Solari
CTO, Tally - a market leading SaaS with customer controlling $30B+ worth of assets
“In the past few months, they have built up a full-stack Tally notification app from the ground-up. It’s been amazing working with a self-directed team of students.”
See What Our Clients Say
Rafael Solari
CTO, Tally - a market leading SaaS with customer controlling $30B+ worth of assets
“In the past few months, they have built up a full-stack Tally notification app from the ground-up. It’s been amazing working with a self-directed team of students.”
Top talent
5 months of training and selection. Top 0.1% make it
Top talent
5 months of training and selection. Top 0.1% make it
Senior Leadership
Apprentices are led by several senior engineers and managers.
Value for Money
From £1000/month for 280 hours including tech lead
Our secret sauce?
We identify and train top 0.1% talent in Kenya and Ethiopia, specifically preparing them for remote work with US or European early-stage startups.
Pricing
Pricing
Mini
£1300
| month
For the hands-on founder
Waitlist (high demand)
2 Apprentices
280 hours of commitment
Mini
£1300
| month
For the hands-on founder
Waitlist (high demand)
2 Apprentices
280 hours of commitment
Standard
£1700
| month
Bringing ideas to life with robust and scalable web solutions.
5 Days to start
1 Product manager
4 Apprentinces
Standard
£1700
| month
Bringing ideas to life with robust and scalable web solutions.
5 Days to start
1 Product manager
4 Apprentinces
Priority
£2400
| month
Everything from Standard/Mini
Waitlist (high demand)
1 Tech lead
1 Product manager
Priority
£2400
| month
Everything from Standard/Mini
Waitlist (high demand)
1 Tech lead
1 Product manager
Fixed quote
From £9K
| fixed
If you know exactly what you want
40 hours of detailed project scoping
Flexible team composition
Senior Product Manager and CTO architecture
Fixed quote
From £9K
| fixed
If you know exactly what you want
40 hours of detailed project scoping
Flexible team composition
Senior Product Manager and CTO architecture
Pricing
Pricing
Mini
£1300
| month
For the hands-on founder
Waitlist (high demand)
2 Apprentices
280 hours of commitment
Mini
£1300
| month
For the hands-on founder
Waitlist (high demand)
2 Apprentices
280 hours of commitment
Standard
£1700
| month
Bringing ideas to life with robust and scalable web solutions.
5 Days to start
1 Product manager
4 Apprentinces
Standard
£1700
| month
Bringing ideas to life with robust and scalable web solutions.
5 Days to start
1 Product manager
4 Apprentinces
Priority
£2400
| month
Everything from Standard/Mini
Waitlist (high demand)
1 Tech lead
1 Product manager
Priority
£2400
| month
Everything from Standard/Mini
Waitlist (high demand)
1 Tech lead
1 Product manager
Fixed quote
From £9K
| fixed
If you know exactly what you want
40 hours of detailed project scoping
Flexible team composition
Senior Product Manager and CTO architecture
Fixed quote
From £9K
| fixed
If you know exactly what you want
40 hours of detailed project scoping
Flexible team composition
Senior Product Manager and CTO architecture
Here's how it works
Day 1: Discovery
You express your interest either via a form submission or over a quick 15 min call to see if we’re a good fit!
Day 3: Details
We’ll send some templates to ensure we adhere to best-practice product development.
Day 5: CEO call
After evaluating submitted documents, we present the work plan, price and contract details, while addressing any final questions or concerns.
Day 8: Interviews or Product Scoping
For "monthly retainer" pricing model, you may interview candidates at this stage. For the ‘fixed quote’ model, we’ll work on detailed Product Requirements Document (PRD).
Day 15: Start
We set up a dedicated project Google Drive, Slack connect, Linear workspace, Figma workspace, GitHub repository and CI/CD pipeline infrastructure.
Day 100: Finish
Once all product requirements have been completed, it’ll be presented to you for final approval.
Here's how it works
Day 1: Discovery
You express your interest either via a form submission or over a quick 15 min call to see if we’re a good fit!
Day 3: Details
We’ll send some templates to ensure we adhere to best-practice product development.
Day 5: CEO call
After evaluating submitted documents, we present the work plan, price and contract details, while addressing any final questions or concerns.
Day 8: Interviews or Product Scoping
For "monthly retainer" pricing model, you may interview candidates at this stage. For the ‘fixed quote’ model, we’ll work on detailed Product Requirements Document (PRD).
Day 15: Start
We set up a dedicated project Google Drive, Slack connect, Linear workspace, Figma workspace, GitHub repository and CI/CD pipeline infrastructure.
Day 100: Finish
Once all product requirements have been completed, it’ll be presented to you for final approval.
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