Build the First Version
A new product or an internal tool, taken from idea to working software real people use. We decide together what launch needs, then I build it end to end.
How it works
For founders and teams who need working software, not a prototype.
What's included
- Scope & architecture
- Web app, end to end
- Auth & payments
- Deploy & monitoring
- Handover docs
Who it's for Founders with a product idea and no one to build it. Or a team running an important process on spreadsheets, email and chat messages, ready for a proper tool.
How it works
- A call about how the work happens today. Not a feature list: what people do now, where it breaks, and what would make them switch.
- A written scope. What's in the first version, what waits, and the one thing the software must never do (lose data, show a wrong number, leak a customer's files). That rule shapes the architecture.
- Build in weekly slices. You see working software every week, not a big reveal at the end.
- Launch and handover. Deployed, monitored, documented, and in a repository you own.
What you get
- A web app in Next.js with a Python or Node backend (Django, FastAPI or NestJS)
- Sign-up, roles and payments where you need them
- Error tracking and basic analytics from day one
- Code another developer can pick up
Good to know I build for the web first. If you need a mobile app from day one, say so early: I ship iOS and Android apps with Capacitor, or React Native when the app needs it.
Related work
Where I've Done This
Gripco: Lab Information Management System
A lab ran its work across Excel sheets, paperwork and a few disconnected tools. Gripco brought every sample, from intake to final report, into one system with roles, audit trails and live status.
Hire-on-Rank: Hiring on Performance, Not Resumes
Recruiters hire from timed hackathon results instead of resumes, and any commit pushed to a submission after the deadline is flagged automatically.
GetSetCV: AI Resume Builder
An AI resume builder where the on-screen preview matches the downloaded PDF exactly, solved by rendering the resume in an isolated iframe.
MindHush: AI Mental Health Companion
The frontend for an AI support companion: streaming replies, live token limits for a freemium plan, and a chat that stays calm under fast updates.
Tutorify: Find a Tutor Nearby
A semester project: a React Native app that shows students verified tutors near them on a live map, with sign-in, subject filters and push notifications.
Let's build the right thing
Tell me what you're building, or what's slowing your team down. I'll tell you honestly whether I can help and what I'd do first.