Shipkit turns a clear product idea into a working MVP without hourly billing surprises. We define the version-one scope, build the product, deploy it to your domain, and hand you the code.
Step 1
Clarify the core customer workflow and what can wait
Step 2
Lock scope, timeline, milestones, and technical stack
Step 3
Build the product in weekly demos with founder feedback
Step 4
Launch, hand over the codebase, and support the first users
Proof point
Shipkit has shipped founder projects across marketplaces, SaaS products, AI tools, and internal dashboards, including the FindMyCarPart reverse marketplace.
It includes a defined version-one scope, product design or design integration, the core application build, deployment, weekly demos, and handover of access and documentation — hosting, domain, third-party services, and the docs. The code itself is yours from day one, so nothing about ownership waits for handover. The exact features depend on the plan and selected scope.
For a first version, fixed price is usually safer because it forces clear scope and gives the founder a known budget. Hourly can work for open-ended product teams, but it is harder to control during a first launch.
Yes. Many Shipkit projects start with a rough idea. The first step is turning it into a lean scope: the core customer workflow, and an explicit list of what can wait for version two. The fixed price, the timeline, and the milestones are then locked against that scope, before the build starts.
Three things, and they are locked together: the version-one scope as an explicit list, the fixed price for that scope, and the milestone dates. Payment follows the milestones — 30% at kickoff, 30% on approved UX and architecture, 30% on staging acceptance, 10% at production handoff. A Production MVP is from $14,900 over 4-6 weeks and a larger build from $24,900 over 6-9 weeks, so the budget question is answered before any work is done rather than discovered during it.
A Production MVP starts at $14,900 and ships in 4-6 weeks. A larger build with more surface area — multiple user roles, integrations, heavier data work — starts at $24,900 and takes 6-9 weeks. Both prices are fixed after scoping, not estimated hourly, so the number agreed before the build starts is the number invoiced.
You get post-launch bug support for 14 or 30 days depending on the plan, a walkthrough session, and full documentation with access to hosting, domain and third-party services. The code and IP are 100% yours and were yours from day one, so nothing about ownership is contingent on the handover going smoothly.
Book a free founder call. We'll help you figure out what to build first, what it'll cost, and how fast we can launch it.
Limited availability — email alex@shipkit.us or use the contact page to start the conversation.
