What We Do
We build minimum viable products for founders who have validated demand and need a production-quality product that paying customers can actually use. Not a prototype, not a wireframe. A working SaaS product with authentication, billing, and a clean user experience, built to the scope that tests your core hypothesis without a dollar of waste.
We are based in the United States, incorporated in Delaware, and have shipped nine SaaS products of our own: StatementPro, SettleBooks, PermitMetric, PostBooks, RecitalDash, Testy, TinyPM, Abner, and Payloader. All nine have paying customers. None of them were funded. We know what an MVP needs to be and, more importantly, what it does not need to be.
How We Work
Paid discovery first. Before any code is written, we do a focused discovery engagement (typically two to three weeks) that produces a scope document, technology recommendation, and a fixed-price bid for the full build. This eliminates the ambiguity that causes most agency projects to go sideways.
Locked scope. We do not add features mid-build without a formal change order. Scope creep is the primary reason MVPs run over time and budget. We are direct about what is in and what is out, and we will push back if your scope is larger than it needs to be to test the hypothesis.
Weekly demos. You see the actual product at every stage of the build, not just status updates. Problems get caught in week three, not week twelve.
Code is yours. Your repository, your infrastructure, your data. We hand over everything on day one of production.
What’s Included in an MVP Build
A typical MVP engagement with Webward includes:
- Product requirements documentation and architecture design
- Full-stack development: front-end, back-end, database, and APIs
- User authentication and account management
- Billing and subscription management via Stripe
- Third-party API integrations where required by the core workflow
- Testing for all critical user paths
- Deployment to production infrastructure (Railway, Render, or AWS)
- 30-day post-launch support
Pricing
MVP projects with Webward typically fall into these ranges:
| Scope | Timeline | Investment |
|---|---|---|
| Simple MVP (one workflow, minimal integrations) | 8–12 weeks | $25,000–$60,000 |
| Mid-complexity (multiple roles, one or two integrations) | 12–20 weeks | $60,000–$130,000 |
| Complex (multi-tenant, heavy integrations) | 5–9 months | $130,000–$300,000+ |
The discovery phase produces a fixed-price quote for your specific project. We do not bill by the hour.
Why Hire an Agency That Ships Its Own Products
Most development agencies have built software for clients. We have also built software for ourselves, nine times, from zero to paying customers, without outside funding.
That experience changes how we make decisions. We know which architectural choices cause problems at scale because we have hit those problems. We know which features founders think they need in the MVP but actually do not, because we have built those features and watched them sit unused. We know how to scope an MVP that tests a real hypothesis rather than one that tests whether you can build a big product.
The agencies that have never shipped a product for themselves are optimizing for delivery. We are optimizing for outcomes, because we understand the difference between shipping something and building a business.
Who This Is For
Our MVP development work is a good fit if:
- You have validated demand (a waitlist, letters of intent, customer conversations that go beyond “sounds interesting”) and need a production product
- You have a clear hypothesis and a narrow initial scope
- You have a budget in the $25,000–$150,000 range for the build
- You want a US-based team with direct communication, not a managed offshore arrangement
It is not a good fit if you are pre-validation. If you are still figuring out whether anyone wants the product, an agency build is premature. We can help you think through that stage too, but it is a different kind of engagement.
Tell us what you are building. We will give you a straight answer on whether the scope makes sense and what it will cost. Get in touch or call (302) 232-5659.