In 21 days, our team goes from concept to live MVP for real customers. And we build some pretty complex MVPs - Carvatar Case Study
Here’s our step-by-step playbook.
Days 1-3: Strategy sprint
Clarity from day one enables productivity downstream. With our client, we work to understand the target audience, their pain points and desired outcomes.
- Distil your vision into a single, testable problem statement. e.g “Team communication is scattered across email, chat, and meetings, making collaboration inefficient and information hard to track”.
- Identify your audience and recruit them for early input.
- Prioritize ruthlessly: must-have, nice-to-have, won’t-have.
Tools
- Pen + paper (❤️ our fave!)
Or, if remote or you simply prefer something digital:
- Mural
- Figjam
- Miro
Days 4-7: Design Sprint
We now turn that problem statement into a real user experience, testing with real users to validate our assumptions.
- Wireframe UX and data flows.
- Validate with real users and experts.
- Add design flair last.
Tools
- Figma
- Lovable
- Bolt
- Gemini
Days 8-17: Build Sprint
We code, test, and deploy in an automated, continuous loop. Every change is visible on a live URL or TestFlight, so everyone can track progress in real time.
- Automate builds, tests, and deployments with CI/CD pipelines.
- Deploy continuously so stakeholders always see the latest functionality.
- Implement your validated designs in code.
Tools:
- React
- Tailwind
- Supabase
- Node.js
- GitHub Actions
- TestFlight
- Cloudflare
Days 18-21: Launch Sprint
In the remaining 3 days we deploy everything to the live site and test everything in a live environment - including logins, payments and analytics data.
- Share the app with real users.
- Track behavior with analytics.
- Collect feedback to inform your next iteration.
Tools:
- Hotjar
- Mouseflow
- Mixpanel
- Typeform
- Userpilot
Conclusion
We always start by defining the problem statement. We find that this forms a solid foundation for design and code, enabling the team to ship at breakneck speed.
It’s a process we’ve followed for several projects and each time we’re learning better ways to do it faster, better and with more impact for our clients.