Business software · First-release planning
Client portal MVP development for startups
Let customers review a requested deliverable and provide an approval without searching multiple email threads.
One useful journey. A working product to test.
- Free scoping call
- Price agreed before the build
- You own 100% of the code
ideas built into Reality
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Kraydl helps founders scope, design and build a first usable product. Start with one customer task, an accountable operator and the evidence that would justify the next release. Your written scope confirms the features, dependencies, price and timing.
What belongs in a client portal MVP?
Let customers review a requested deliverable and provide an approval without searching multiple email threads.
A focused first journey: Invite a customer, publish its assigned deliverable, collect feedback and record acceptance of the exact reviewed version.
This is an illustrative release brief, not a completed client project or a promise that every product fits a published package. Use it to identify the workflow your own first users must complete.
- One named target user and an accountable pilot operator
- The agreed working journey and the minimum administration needed to support it
- A defined launch environment, usage events and an acceptance owner
Resolve the records and dependencies first
Customer organizations, invitations, deliverable versions and review decisions; define access to direct downloads as well as screens.
Before estimating the integration work, identify the owner of each external account and confirm that the necessary API or file access exists. Use synthetic or redacted examples during discovery, then agree production permissions and record retention before the pilot handles real customer data.
Acceptance tests for the first release
A replaced file must require fresh approval; a revoked invitation must no longer open either the portal or its download links.
Review a successful journey and an interrupted or rejected attempt in the preview build. Decide who can approve a correction, how retries behave and what users see when the required information is unavailable.
| Decision | First-release brief |
|---|---|
| Working journey | Invite a customer, publish its assigned deliverable, collect feedback and record acceptance of the exact reviewed version. |
| Records and dependency questions | Customer organizations, invitations, deliverable versions and review decisions; define access to direct downloads as well as screens. |
| Specific failure or access check | A replaced file must require fresh approval; a revoked invitation must no longer open either the portal or its download links. |
| Pilot evaluation | Measure completed client reviews and time spent locating the correct deliverable, separating account activation from actual acceptance. |
What should the pilot measure?
Measure completed client reviews and time spent locating the correct deliverable, separating account activation from actual acceptance.
Choose a pilot duration and record the current manual baseline where one exists. Review completed tasks and correction effort with your pilot users. Decide in advance which result would lead you to improve the release, continue testing or stop the experiment.
Keep the second release out of the first quote
Defer this unless it is explicitly required and scoped: Customer-specific white-label themes, broad document editing and a public collaboration marketplace.
A prototype can use a manual operator step to test demand. A production MVP still needs working permissions, input validation, deployment and a clear failure path for its included journey. Separate that essential release work from features that add another user role, provider or product category.
Agree price and delivery around the actual workflow
Kraydl's published offers include a $4,000 MVP Sprint for an agreed core journey, prototype or feature, and a $12,000 Complete MVP for an agreed first product release. The Complete MVP typically takes 6–8 weeks after scope and dependencies are confirmed. This page's illustrative scope is not an automatic fixed-price quote.
Ask the proposal to name included design, integrations, tests, deployment, repository access and support. Budget separately for infrastructure, payment-provider or AI usage, maintenance and work deferred to later releases.
From idea to funding
Together from an idea to the first funding and beyond
Only by releasing an MVP to the market and testing it with real customers can you find out whether you've chosen the right problem to solve.
Share your idea with us
Test the core idea
Validate your riskiest assumption with a focused prototype before you build the full product.
MVP Sprint · $4,000 · 2 weeks
Attract investors
Show investors a product people can already use, not just an idea on a slide.
Complete MVP · $12,000 · 6–8 weeks
Collect feedback
Usage data from day one shows what to add, what to cut, and how to improve the product for your customers.
Launch support & analytics included
Your project starts here
Tell us who needs the product, the first task they should complete and the systems you already use. Use the interactive flow or send a written project brief.
Senior engineer review · NDA on request · A written scope before the build
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Fixed-Price Packages
Choose the right place to start.
Start with a focused sprint or move straight to a complete, production-ready MVP.
MVP Sprint
Validate the idea and build one focused core experience.
A focused 2-week engagement.
- Product discovery & focused scope
- UX/UI for one core user journey
- Functional prototype or focused MVP feature
- Technical architecture & delivery roadmap
- Demo, handoff & recommended next steps
Complete MVP Package
Idea to launched product, one flat fee.
Typically delivered in 6–8 weeks.
- Product discovery & scope definition
- UI/UX design with a clickable prototype
- Full-stack web or cross-platform mobile build
- Core integrations (auth, payments, APIs)
- Production deployment & CI/CD setup
- Analytics instrumentation & launch support
Larger or more complex builds are scoped separately — talk to us.
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Easy as 1-2-3
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1. Today
Tell us your idea
Answer a few quick questions in our 2-minute video flow. Ask for an NDA if you need one.
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2. Next business day
Free scoping call
30 minutes with a senior engineer to pressure-test the idea, the scope, and the risks.
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3. The day after
Get a fixed-price proposal
A written scope, timeline, and fixed price for your MVP. No obligation.
Your MVP, step by step
Dates for the $12,000 complete MVP if you start today. They assume you approve the proposal when you get it, and skip weekends and US holidays.
We start on:
--/---Discovery & scope
We map your users, the core workflow, and the riskiest assumptions, then lock the scope and the fixed price.
3–5 business days
Deliverables
- Scope & user flows
- Feature priority list
- Tech stack & architecture
- Fixed timeline & price
- People involved 🙋
- Product lead, Senior engineer
- Tools ⚙️
- Figma
You get your scope on:
--/---Design starts on:
--/---Design & prototype
Clean UI/UX and a clickable prototype you can put in front of users and investors before we build.
7–10 business days
Deliverables
- UI design
- Clickable prototype
- People involved 🙋
- Product designer, Product lead
- Tools ⚙️
- Figma
You get your prototype on:
--/---Build starts on:
--/---Build & QA
Full-stack development of your core workflow, with auth, payments, and integrations, tested as we go.
15–20 business days
Deliverables
- Web or mobile app
- Auth, payments & APIs
- Tested, production-ready code
- People involved 🙋
- Senior engineers, QA
- Tools ⚙️
- React / Next.js, React Native / Flutter, Node.js / Python
You get your MVP on:
--/---Launch starts on:
--/---Launch & analytics
We deploy to production, set up analytics, and plan the next iteration with you.
5 business days
Deliverables
- Production deployment & CI/CD
- Analytics
- Next-iteration roadmap
- People involved 🙋
- Senior engineer, Product lead
- Tools ⚙️
- Vercel, AWS
Your MVP is live on:
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Questions about this MVP
What should a client portal MVP do first?
Invite a customer, publish its assigned deliverable, collect feedback and record acceptance of the exact reviewed version. Confirm the target user, operator responsibilities and necessary records before adding a second journey.
Which dependencies affect the estimate?
Customer organizations, invitations, deliverable versions and review decisions; define access to direct downloads as well as screens. Missing provider access, additional roles or another client application can change the scope and delivery plan.
What must we check before launching?
A replaced file must require fresh approval; a revoked invitation must no longer open either the portal or its download links. Agree who checks this in the preview environment and what evidence counts as acceptance.
How will we know whether the pilot is useful?
Measure completed client reviews and time spent locating the correct deliverable, separating account activation from actual acceptance. Set the review period and next-step criteria before recruiting the first pilot users.
Does this whole example cost $12,000?
Not automatically. The published Complete MVP is $12,000 for an agreed release, while the $4,000 Sprint focuses on one core journey, prototype or feature. Your proposal confirms whether this project fits a package or needs a custom estimate.
Do we own the code and can we request an NDA?
Kraydl's published offer includes full code and IP ownership, and an NDA can be requested before sharing confidential details. Confirm repository access, third-party licenses, deployment accounts and handoff terms in the project agreement.
Get a scope and quote for your project
Tell us who the product is for and the workflow you want to build. We will review your brief and discuss the scope, budget, and next steps.