Rohit delivered our MVP in 5 weeks — on budget and ahead of schedule. His architecture decisions saved us from rewriting everything when we scaled.
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Ship a Production MVP in 6 Weeks — Not 6 Months
Fixed-scope MVP sprint for founders who need to validate an idea fast. You own the code from day one, with clean handoff and room to keep collaborating after launch.
The Problem
You have a validated idea and no technical co-founder. Hiring a founding engineer means a long ramp, a major long-term commitment, and weeks of onboarding before a single feature ships. A fractional CTO writes zero code. AI builders like Lovable stall out at 500 users or the moment you need custom auth, payments, or compliance. You need someone who can ship a real product in 6 weeks, hand it to you cleanly, and keep supporting you if the sprint turns into something bigger.
What You Get
- ✓Full-stack web app (Next.js or Spring Boot + React) — auth, billing, core features, deployed
- ✓Production deployment on Vercel or AWS with CI/CD, monitoring, and Sentry error tracking
- ✓Database design, migrations, seed data, and backup strategy
- ✓Up to 3 integrations: Stripe/Razorpay, SendGrid/Resend, and one domain API of your choice
- ✓Clean code you own on day one — GitHub access from the first commit, zero lock-in
- ✓Written 1-page scope doc before we start — fixed-scope, fixed deliverables, no scope creep
- ✓Post-launch: 2 weeks of bug-fix support + 1-hour knowledge transfer call included
- ✓Option to extend on a month-to-month retainer or hand off clean to your next hire
Tech Stack
Next.jsReactTypeScriptSpring BootPostgreSQLSupabaseVercelStripeRazorpay
Timeline
6 weeks
Related Work
MyFinancial — Personal Financial Advisor
Financial planning in India is fragmented across banks, insurance, and tax documents.
MicroItinerary — AI Travel Planner
Travel apps optimize for proximity and ratings.
SanatanApp — Hindu Devotional App
Devotional users in India juggle 5+ separate apps for Chalisa, Gita, Aarti, Ramayan, and Mahabharat.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why 6 weeks and not 3 months?
Six weeks is long enough to ship a real product with auth, payments, and 3-5 core features — and short enough to stay fixed-scope without burning budget on meetings. Most 3-month MVP builds are 6 weeks of actual work plus 6 weeks of scope creep, committee decisions, and waiting on feedback. A 6-week timeline forces us to pick the core value proposition on day one and ship it. Everything else becomes v2.
How is this different from hiring a founding engineer?
A full-time founding engineer is a 12+ month commitment before you know exactly what the product needs. A 6-week MVP sprint is fixed-scope, fast to start, and built around a concrete launch. You get senior code quality — I am a senior engineer, not a template installer — plus clean docs and handoff. When you hit product-market fit and raise a seed round, you can hire onto a working product with real users, which means better candidates and a clearer role.
How is this different from a fractional CTO?
A fractional CTO works 10-20 hours per week on strategy, architecture, and team management — and writes zero code. If you are pre-product, there is nothing for a fractional CTO to manage. You are paying for advice when you need a builder. This sprint is the opposite: I write the code, ship it, and hand it to you. If you later need a fractional CTO to lead a team of engineers post-PMF, I can recommend good ones. Pre-PMF, you need a builder, not an advisor.
What if my Lovable or Bolt app already exists and is breaking?
This service also covers rescue contracts for apps built on Lovable, Bolt, v0, Cursor, or similar AI builders. I audit the exported code, fix the critical bugs (auth, payments, RLS, performance), and either stabilize the stack or rebuild the broken parts — depending on your timeline and revenue. Rescue engagements typically take 2-4 weeks. If a full rebuild is the right call, it folds into the standard 6-week sprint.
Who owns the code and intellectual property?
You own 100% of the code, design, database schema, and IP from the moment it is written. I sign NDAs before we discuss your idea. You get full GitHub access from the first commit — not at the end of the project. All infrastructure (Vercel, Supabase, AWS) is set up under your accounts, paid on your cards. When the sprint ends, you can continue with me on a retainer, hire another developer, or bring it in-house. The code is clean, documented, and portable by design.
What happens if we go over 6 weeks?
The scope doc we agree to on day one is fixed. If the scope is correct, we finish in 6 weeks — I have done this 10+ times. If you want to add features mid-sprint, we either swap them in (drop an equivalent-effort feature) or push them to a v2 sprint at the same day rate. You never get a surprise invoice. The fixed-scope contract is what makes this predictable; without it, every MVP timeline slips.
Can this become a longer-term role after the sprint?
Yes. The first sprint is designed to prove working style, product judgment, and shipping speed. After launch, we can continue as a monthly retainer, interim engineering lead, advisor, or deeper technical partner if both sides know the fit is real.
Testimonials
What Clients Say
We needed a WhatsApp bot for our clinic chain. Rohit understood the problem immediately and shipped a working solution that our staff could use without training.