Why use TaskifyLabs instead of hiring a CTO?

A senior CTO costs $200K+/year plus equity, takes 3–6 months to hire, and another month to ramp. We ship your MVP in 14 days for $3K–$5K, fixed price, with senior engineers writing every line. For most founders pre-PMF, that's the right trade — get to the validation milestone, then hire when there's something concrete to hire around.

I haven't raised yet. Can I afford this?

$3K–$5K covers a complete MVP at TaskifyLabs. That's typically less than one month of a single junior contractor's hours through Upwork or Toptal, and you end up with production software you own. Most pre-seed founders fund the MVP out of personal savings or angel checks — and use it to raise more.

Will the MVP be good enough to show investors?

Yes. We ship production-grade software — real auth, real database, real AI features, live on your domain. You can demo it on a Zoom call with investors and it will not look like a side project. Several of our MVPs have been used in successful pre-seed and seed pitches.

What if my idea changes after the MVP ships?

Expected — that's literally the point of an MVP. We hand you the code and you can iterate yourself, or stay on a retainer with the same senior engineer who built it. Pivots are normal; we've helped founders pivot the MVP into something new in days, not months.

Will I be able to hire developers to take over later?

Yes — we build on a mainstream, well-documented stack (Next.js, TypeScript, Postgres, n8n) specifically so any senior developer can pick it up. We provide a written architecture doc, a walkthrough video, and a README. Most founders bring in a contractor or hire a CTO 6–12 months after the MVP ships, and the handover is straightforward.

What kinds of startups have you worked with?

Pre-seed AI startups, indie SaaS founders, agencies building productized internal tools, and ops-heavy startups automating their core workflow. We're industry-agnostic — what we care about is whether you have a real audience to validate against and a clear definition of "working".

No. We're cash-only, fixed-price. We're not in the business of being a long-term equity holder in your company — we're in the business of helping you ship fast for cash you control. That keeps incentives clean: we get paid to deliver, not to participate.

What's the catch with 14-day delivery?

Honest answer: the scope is locked. We pick the smallest version of your idea that still proves the thing you need to prove — usually 5–10 screens. Founders sometimes want to add features mid-sprint. We say no on the current sprint and quote the add-on for the next one. That discipline is what makes the 14-day promise real.

MVP Development for Startups

MVP development for startups — validate in 14 days without a CTO.

Founder-first MVP development. We ship your production AI MVP in 14 days for $3K–$5K — fixed price, cash only, no equity. Demo to investors on day 15.

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Pricing

How much does an MVP cost for a startup?

$3K–$5K, fixed-price, cash only. Less than one month of a single Upwork contractor. Less than 1% of a typical pre-seed round. The right price band for a validation milestone you should hit in 30 days.

Standard startup MVP

14-day delivery

$3,000– $5,000

Cash only, no equity. Fixed-price on the scoping call.

What every startup MVP includes:

Production-grade MVP on Next.js + Postgres + Stripe / Supabase
Real auth, real database, real deployment to your domain
1–2 AI features wired in (LLM, agent, or automation)
Founder-friendly architecture doc + walkthrough video
Full GitHub handoff — you own every line
1 round of revisions during the build sprint
Optional retainer to keep building post-launch
Same senior engineer from scoping call to delivery

Why founders pick us

Why startup founders choose TaskifyLabs.

14 days to validation

Most startup MVPs need to be in front of users in weeks, not quarters. We deliver in 14 days so you can validate before runway, runway becomes a problem.

$3K–$5K fixed, no equity

Real software for less than one Upwork contractor's monthly hours. Cash only — no equity grab. Keep your cap table clean for the rounds that actually matter.

Production-grade demo

Live on your domain, real auth, real backend. Demo to investors on a Zoom call without apologizing. We've shipped MVPs into successful pre-seed and seed raises.

Founder-friendly model

Senior engineer from scoping call to delivery. No junior outsourcing. Pivots are expected — we plan for them. Optional retainer if you want to keep going.

How a startup MVP gets built

From founder call to live demo in 14 days.

01Day 0

Founder call — idea, hypothesis, validation milestone

We pin down the one thing the MVP needs to prove (first paying customer? signed LOI? activation rate?) and scope the smallest version that gets you there. Fixed quote on the call.

02Day 1–3

Architecture + sprint plan

Schema, API surface, auth flow, AI features. Day-by-day sprint board you can track. We tell you upfront if anything looks at risk.

03Day 4–12

Founder-in-the-loop build sprint

Daily commits to staging. You can poke at it every day. One async mid-sprint review where we adjust if your customer feedback shifts something.

04Day 13–14

Live deploy + handoff

Production deploy to your domain, walkthrough video, GitHub handoff, optional retainer pitched. From here you're validating, fundraising, or pivoting.

Startup MVPs we've shipped

Real founders. Real validation milestones.

All examples are founder-led startups at pre-seed or pre-PMF stage. Outcomes shared with permission; some details anonymized.

Startup MVP14 days

Pre-seed AI MVP for a solo founder

Bootstrapped solo founder, $0 raised. We shipped a multi-tenant SaaS in 14 days for $4K. He used it to land his first three paying customers in week 3 and raised a pre-seed off the traction in month 2.

Cost: $4,000
Time to first $1: 21 days
Pre-seed raised: Month 2

Startup MVP12 days

Indie SaaS pivot from no-code

Founder hit a wall on a Bubble prototype that couldn't handle the AI workload. We rebuilt the same flows on Next.js + Postgres in 12 days, removed the Bubble licensing fees, and made the product scalable.

Time to ship: 12 days
Bubble fee saved: $300/mo
Stack: Next.js + n8n

Startup MVP10 days

Two-sided marketplace MVP

Pre-seed marketplace founder. We shipped the smallest viable two-sided flow — listings, search, AI match — in 10 days. He onboarded the first 80 listings manually and validated the matching algorithm before raising.

Cost: $3,500
Listings at launch: 80
First match: Day 16

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20-min founder call. Fixed quote on the call. 14-day build. Live MVP on day 15. The senior engineer on the call is the same one writing your code.