PXL MVP
Most requested
We build MVPs focused on validating the product, the market and real users before investing in a complete platform. Production design and code, not throwaway demos.
What's included
We agree which business, market and user hypotheses the MVP will validate. Without this, any feature looks justifiable.
1 to 2 weeks of user research and bounded benchmarking. This is not a full PXL Discovery, it is the minimum needed to start with confidence.
A light design system, the main flows and a navigable prototype. Production quality, not decoration.
A modern stack (React/Next.js, Node or Python, PostgreSQL) built to scale afterwards, not to be thrown away.
Authentication, payments (where relevant), transactional email, analytics and everything needed to run in production.
Tracking from the first release with Mixpanel, Amplitude or PostHog. You cannot validate what you do not measure.
A private beta with real users, observation of use, rapid adjustments and a public release with everything monitored.
We hand over a prioritised backlog for V2 based on real data from the MVP, not on assumptions.
Who it's for
We'll help you decide quickly. If we are not the right match, we point you to who is.
Problem
The most common mistake with MVPs is building a product that is too complete, too late, validating nothing. Teams spend 9 months creating 80 features and launch to discover nobody wanted 60 of them. The second mistake is building an MVP so flimsy that when it works, it all has to be rewritten.
MVPs built in 9 months when 12 weeks would have been enough to validate
A product launched with 50 features when 5 would have given the same learning
Throwaway code that cannot be scaled when scaling is needed
Launches with no analytics, with no way of knowing what works
Founders in love with the MVP who ignore signals from the market
MVPs that validate technology instead of validating the market
Outcomes
A well-built MVP gives you something you cannot buy: certainty. Certainty about which parts of the product users actually want, which parts of the business work and where the next blocker is. That certainty is what reduces the risk of the next investment rounds.
Accelerated time-to-market, focused on learning rather than perfection
Real validation with users paying or using, not hypothetical surveys
Lower financial risk through lower investment before validating
A V2 roadmap based on market data, not on intuition
Conversations with investors backed by measurable traction, not just a deck
A technical base that evolves into a full product rather than being discarded
Process
We agree what is being validated, which metrics define success and what decisions follow from each result.
Fast user research and benchmarking. 1 to 2 weeks at most.
Key flows, a light design system, and a technical architecture designed to scale into V2.
Visible builds every week. Constant demos, so features can be dropped before they are coded.
5 to 50 real users for 2 weeks. Observation of use, interviews, rapid adjustments.
A controlled public release with analytics live and daily reports to the product team.
Related case studies
Campaigns / GovTech
Door-to-door campaign platform: a native Kotlin app for canvassers with geo-referenced, gamified missions, plus a Mapbox control panel to follow progress in real time. Validated as an MVP.
Tourism / Entertainment
Native iOS app that turns sightseeing into a game: rallies with geolocated points of interest and augmented reality (ARKit). Validated as an MVP.
E-commerce (Norway)
New mobile surface (MVP) for the Norwegian auction site auksjonen.no: real-time bidding, keyword notifications and favourites, connected to their existing system.
Stack | Tools | Standards
An accelerated stack for launching in weeks, without compromising production quality.
Frequently asked questions
The minimum needed to validate the problem, the users and the value proposition. That varies a lot by industry: on B2B SaaS platforms it is usually 3 to 5 complete flows; on mass-consumer apps it can be a single, very polished journey; on marketplaces, both sides of the platform operating at low volume.
Between 8 and 12 weeks, depending on the scope validated during Discovery.
Yes. We deliver real production code, not a throwaway prototype, built to grow without being rewritten from scratch.
It varies depending on how many complete flows your MVP needs to validate. Reach out to us through Contact and we'll give you a real range for your case.
Yes, we include the publishing process for both stores when the MVP is a mobile app. We can build it native (Swift and Kotlin) or cross-platform (React Native or Flutter). For an MVP, cross-platform usually lets you launch on both stores with one team and one codebase, and we confirm the choice during discovery.
Yes, it's one of the most common profiles we see for MVP work, with no particular requirement or condition.
Related services
PXL DISCOVERY
PXL Discovery
Product planning. From the idea to an executable plan, before investing in development.
PXL EXPERIENCE
PXL Experience
UI/UX Design. Design based on behaviour and conversion, validated with real users.
PXL CLOUD
PXL Cloud
Cloud architecture. Infrastructure that scales with you, not against you. AWS, GCP and Azure.
A 30-minute call about your hypothesis. A quote in 5 working days.
