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Product design
Flows, screens, every state, and a design system engineering can build against — designed by the people who will build it.
MVP development — for funded foundersMVP development services:
MVP development services:
one team from first screen to production
Kinetico Agency is a product design and engineering studio in Pokhara, Nepal, that builds MVPs for funded founders: the same senior team designs the product and writes the code that ships it. A scoped MVP costs $15,000–$50,000, takes 6–12 weeks, and lands in production in your own GitHub organization — TypeScript end to end. Fixed price after one scoping call.
6–12
weeks to production
$15k–50k
fixed price per MVP
0
design → dev handoffs
01 — Scope
What does Kinetico's MVP development service include?
Everything between an idea (or an approved design) and a product your users can sign into — done by one team, so nothing is lost between vendors.
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02
Engineering
TypeScript end to end: React/Next.js frontend, NestJS backend, PostgreSQL. Auth, roles, payments, integrations, admin.
03
Ship & run
Production deployment, monitoring, documentation, and handover — in your accounts, with the bill in your name.
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Brand & identity (when needed)
Name, mark, type and voice, if the product doesn't have one yet. Scoped separately; see Loam in our work.
02 — Price
How much does MVP development cost with Kinetico?
$15,000–$50,000, fixed after one scoping call. Which end of the band you land on is set by scope — roles × screens × integrations — not by hourly rate. Three tiers cover almost every MVP we are asked to build:
| Tier | Weeks | Fixed price | What's in scope | What it proves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lean | 6 | $15k – $22k | 1 user role · 6–10 screens · auth + one core workflow · 0–1 integration | Will anyone use the core loop at all? |
| Standard | 8 | $22k – $35k | 2 roles · 12–20 screens · core workflow + admin · payments or 2 integrations | Will they pay, and can you operate it? |
| Full | 10 – 12 | $35k – $50k | 3 roles · 20–30 screens · billing, notifications, reporting · 3+ integrations | Can this run as a business, not a demo? |
Most funded founders land in Standard. We don't take $250k enterprise programs — that isn't what the studio is built for. What moves the number, where the money goes and what is not included are on the pricing page. For how these numbers compare with freelancers, offshore dev shops and US agencies, and where the money goes phase by phase, see how much it costs to build an MVP in 2026.
03 — Process
What is the MVP development process?
Five steps, one team, no handoff. Design runs one to two weeks ahead of engineering inside the same group of people, and you see a deployed, signed-in build every week from week two.
- 01 · Day 0
Scoping call
30 minutes. You bring the problem, the constraint, and whatever exists — a deck, a Figma file, a spreadsheet, a no-code prototype.
- 02 · Within 5 working days
Written scope + fixed price
Modules, screens, states, integrations, weeks, and one number. Nothing starts until you have this in writing.
- 03 · Week 1 →
Design, one to two weeks ahead of code
Flows, screens, every state, and a design system engineering builds against. Designed by the people who will build it, so there is nothing to hand off.
- 04 · Week 2 →
Build with weekly demos
A signed-in, deployed build every week from week two. TypeScript end to end, in your GitHub organization from the first commit.
- 05 · Week 6 – 12
Ship, run, hand over
Production deploy, monitoring, documentation, and the accounts. You own the repository, the design files, and the infrastructure.
04 — Timeline
How long does it take to build an MVP?
6 weeks for Lean, 8 for Standard, 10–12 for Full. This is a Standard 8-week build, week by week, showing what design and engineering are each doing — the overlap is the point.
| Week | Design | Engineering |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Scope locked; data model; core flows | Repo, CI, auth, database |
| Week 2 | Role-one screens, all states | Core object CRUD; first deployed demo |
| Week 3 | Role-two / admin screens | Core workflow end to end |
| Week 4 | Payments and settings screens | Admin, roles and permissions |
| Week 5 | Empty, error and edge states | Payments or integrations wired |
| Week 6 | Design QA against the build | Notifications, settings, polish |
| Week 7 | Handover files, design system docs | QA, performance, monitoring |
| Week 8 | — | Production deploy, docs, handover |
05 — Stack
What tech stack does Kinetico use for MVPs?
Deliberately boring: TypeScript everywhere, React with Next.js, NestJS, PostgreSQL. Chosen so the next engineer you hire already knows it, and so a small team can work anywhere in the codebase.
| Layer | Choice | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Language | TypeScript, end to end | One language across design tokens, frontend, backend and scripts; the same people can work anywhere in the codebase. |
| Frontend | React with Next.js | Server rendering by default, the largest hiring pool, no lock-in. |
| Backend | NestJS | Structured, typed, testable; the boring choice that the next engineer already knows. |
| Database | PostgreSQL (Drizzle ORM) | Relational from day one — most MVPs that 'don't need SQL yet' need it by month three. |
| Hosting | Vercel + a managed Postgres, or your cloud | Deploy in your accounts, monitored, with the bill in your name. |
| Design | Figma + a coded design system | Tokens and components live in the repo, so the design and the product cannot drift apart. |
06 — Fit
Who is this MVP development service for — and who should not hire us?
A good fit
- Founders with funding (pre-seed to Series A) who need a real product in production, not a prototype.
- Budgets of $15k–$50k and a 6–12 week window.
- Products where the scope is still the risk — you want a team that argues about what to build, then builds it.
- Teams in North America, Europe or Asia-Pacific who are fine with weekly demos inside their hours and asynchronous work in between.
Not a fit — and where to go instead
- $250k+ enterprise programs with compliance workstreams and 20-person teams — a large MVP development company is built for that; we are not.
- You have a finished, correct specification and only need it executed — a dev shop will do it for less. See staff augmentation vs outsourcing.
- You need engineers inside your own team under your own lead — that is staff augmentation, which we don't sell.
- You are validating a one-screen idea — a no-code tool will answer that for under $5k.
07 — Compared
How is Kinetico different from a typical MVP development company?
Large MVP development companies such as Appinventiv or ScienceSoft run hundreds of engineers, enterprise client rosters and separate design and delivery teams. Kinetico is the opposite shape: a small senior team where the designer and the engineer are the same people, priced for founders rather than enterprises. For a like-for-like read across ten vendors, see our comparison of MVP development companies.
| Dimension | Kinetico | Large MVP development company | Freelancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who designs and who builds | The same senior people | Separate design and delivery teams; often separate offices | Usually one skill set — a designer or a developer |
| Typical MVP price | $15k – $50k, fixed | $60k – $200k+, often time-and-materials | $10k – $40k |
| Time to production | 6 – 12 weeks | 10 – 20 weeks | 8 – 16 weeks |
| Who you talk to | The people doing the work | An account manager and a project manager | The freelancer |
| Enterprise programs ($250k+, compliance, 20-person teams) | No — we don't take them | Yes — this is what they are built for | No |
| Code ownership | Your GitHub org from the first commit | Yours by contract; check the clause | Yours by contract; check the clause |
| Best when | The spec is still the risk and you need one accountable team | You need a large, compliant vendor and have the budget | Throwaway validation of one narrow idea |
08 — Proof
What has Kinetico shipped?
Two production systems built end to end by this team — one our own platform, one client work — plus self-initiated studio pieces.
Trile — subscription billing for a market with no card-on-file rail
Six applications on one API: wallet-funded subscriptions, a paisa-precise double-entry ledger, hosted checkout, merchant dashboard and admin console. Designed and built by Kinetico.
Paradiso — a restaurant site that is really a booking system
Pick a table off the floor plan, hold it, pay by Fonepay QR, arrive with a verifiable code — plus the admin console the floor runs on. Designed and built by Kinetico.
09 — Handover
What do you get at the end of an MVP build?
Everything, in your name. There is no licence, retainer or lock-in required to keep running what we built.
- The repository, in your GitHub organization, with the full commit history
- The production deployment and monitoring, in your accounts, with the bill in your name
- The design files and the coded design system (tokens, components) used to build it
- Documentation: how it is deployed, how it is run, what every module does
- Every third-party account (payments, email, analytics) created under your ownership
10 — FAQ
MVP development — frequently asked questions
- How much does MVP development cost with Kinetico?
- $15,000–$50,000, fixed after one scoping call. Lean (1 role, one core workflow) is $15k–$22k over 6 weeks; Standard (2 roles, admin, payments or 2 integrations) is $22k–$35k over 8 weeks; Full (3 roles, billing, notifications, reporting) is $35k–$50k over 10–12 weeks.
- How long does MVP development take?
- 6–12 weeks from kickoff to a product your users can sign into. Design runs one to two weeks ahead of engineering inside the same team, so there is no handoff wait, and you see working software weekly from week two.
- Who owns the code and the design at the end?
- You do. Kinetico works in your GitHub organization from day one; the repository, deployment accounts, design files and documentation are yours at handover, with no licence or lock-in.
- Do you work with founders outside Nepal?
- Yes. Kinetico is based in Pokhara, Nepal (UTC+5:45) and works with founders in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Scoping, weekly demos and reviews are scheduled inside your working hours; the build runs asynchronously in between.
- What happens if the scope changes during the build?
- Changes that swap one thing for another of the same size are absorbed inside the fixed price. Changes that add scope are written up with their cost and weeks before any work starts, so the number only moves when you decide it should.
- What do you need from me to start?
- The problem you are solving, the constraint (budget and date), and whatever exists — a deck, a Figma file, a spreadsheet, a no-code prototype. One 30-minute scoping call produces a written scope and a fixed price; you decide from there.
Who wrote this, and where the numbers come from
Written by the Kinetico team. Kinetico Agency is a product design and engineering studio in Pokhara, Nepal, where the same senior team designs the product and writes the code that ships it. Prices and timelines are the studio's published engagement band ($15k–$50k, 6–12 weeks), split into the scope tiers we quote and calibrated on shipped work — Trile (payments and billing, six apps on one API) and Paradiso (hospitality booking, in production). Market comparisons are 2026 ranges published by other builders, rounded to bands.
Published 2026-08-17 · Last reviewed 2026-08-17 · Kinetico Agency, Pokhara
What to ask next
- →Which tier is my build, and what would it cost?
- →What exactly does the design half include — states, design system, handover?
- →Do you also build from a design we already have, or continue after v1?
- →What stack do you build on, and why?
- →What does the process look like, week by week?
- →Do I need a PoC or a prototype before the MVP?
- →What would my MVP cost, by product type?
- →What goes into a SaaS MVP, and what stays out?
- →What does a web app cost by product type, and to run?
- →Where does the money go in a software budget?
- →Should I hire a studio, a dev shop, or augment my team?
- →How do I choose a software development company?
- →Should a startup outsource at all — and how, without the horror stories?
- →What does outsourcing to Nepal really cost?
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