For Startups
From your first ideato a launched product.
Product discovery, design and development for founders. A working prototype in days, an MVP live in 2 to 6 weeks, and the releases that follow, with a fractional CTO when the technical seat is empty.
First idea · Launched product
Where we start
Where are you today?
An idea
Then we start with
Discovery, then a prototype in days
The idea becomes a first version worth building and a list of what is not in it. The prototype turns that into something you can show customers and investors within days.
A deck or a prototype
Then we start with
A short review, then the MVP plan
What exists gets a review and becomes the plan for the first version. Scope settled together, a fixed price, a launch date.
A product that stalled
Then we start with
A code and product review
We read the code, talk to the users if there are any, and tell you plainly whether to harden it or rebuild it in the stack it will grow in.
A team missing a seat
Then we start with
The seat, part-time
A product lead, a designer, engineers for a release, or a fractional CTO or CPO. We complement what you have rather than replacing it.
01 · What we do for founders
Three stages, one process.
Days
Product discovery
Before anything is built, we establish the goal, the users, the scope, and the reasoning behind every feature that was set aside. The decisions are made with you, in writing.
- AI-assisted market, competitor and persona research before the first session
- A first version worth building, and the list of what is not in it
- A written scope, with a reason next to every cut
DiscoveryDays
Product design
Research, then a working prototype in days, shaped with you until it is close to the product that will ship. Designers lead the work, and AI accelerates it.
- A working prototype within days
- Something to show customers and investors before engineering starts
- Shaped with you, round by round, until it is close to what will ship
Design review2 to 6 weeks for an MVP
Product build
The MVP in the stack it will grow in, live in 2 to 6 weeks, then the releases after it. AI coding tools every day, automated tests and CI before anything ships, and a second engineer where the risk is.
- Most often TypeScript, with React on the web and React Native on mobile
- Monitoring in place before the first user arrives
- A retainer or a fractional CTO after launch
Build
02 · Services
Everything we do for startups.
Eight services, one process. Start with the one that matches where you are.
03 · CTO as a Service
The judgment of a technical leader, without the full-time hire.
For startups with a product but no technical lead. A WeaveLines lead takes the CTO seat part-time, covering the stack, the architecture, the mentoring of your engineers, and the calls that determine whether the product can scale.
Stack and architecture
The decisions that are expensive to change later, made early and explained.
Mentoring
Your engineers get a senior person to review their work and their plans with.
Scale and cost
What the product will need at ten times the users, and what it should not pay for yet.
04 · Founders who went first
Shipped, not slide-decked.
Mobile · HealthMoon Quest
Design and Development · 2026
Commerce · WebGoin Out Games
Web Development · 2024
Mobile · WellbeingWaveflow
MVP Development · 2022
WeaveLines knowledge of the startup world and their dedication to us prospering in it was incredible. I am very impressed with their knowledge of the user experiences and their ability to predict future problems.
05 · Frequently asked questions
Before the first call.
Where do most founders start with you?
With a thirty-minute call and whatever exists, whether an idea, a deck, a prototype or a product that has stalled. From there most founders proceed directly to an MVP project, with the scope settled together, a working prototype in days, and a first version live in 2 to 6 weeks. We have launched 20+ of them since 2017.
What if I only have an idea?
That is where most products start. Discovery turns the idea into a first version worth building and a list of what is not in it, and the prototype turns that into something you can show customers and investors within days. We have coached 150+ startups through exactly this stage, across 12 mentorship programs.
What if I already have a prototype, or a team?
Then we start from there. A prototype receives a short review and becomes the plan for the first version. A team gains what it is missing, whether a product lead, a designer, engineers for a release, or a fractional CTO or CPO for the seat that stands empty. We complement what you have rather than replacing it.
How much does it cost to start?
A first version is usually a fixed-price project, with an agreed scope, an agreed price and a launch date, so the figure is known before work starts. Product work after launch runs on a monthly retainer or on time and materials. We provide a quotation after a short call, and will say plainly when a smaller scope would serve you better.
Do you work with accelerators?
Yes. We run workshops and one-on-one sessions for accelerator cohorts and have mentored in 12 programs. If you are in a program we work with, ask them about the benefits available. If you are not, the process is the same.
Your idea, in your customers’ hands.
Tell us what you are building and where you have reached, and we will tell you what it would take.