MVP scoping
Cutting the idea down to the few features that prove value, so you launch in weeks — not the everything-first build that never ships.
SaaS & startups
SaaS MVP Development
Idea to launched product — a SaaS MVP with authentication, Stripe billing, and multi-tenant data on a stack that can scale, shipped fast so you can charge real users and learn.
What I build
What's included
Auth & billing
Sign-up, sessions, and Stripe subscriptions (plans, trials, webhooks) so the product can take money on day one.
Multi-tenant data
SaaS application development with tenant isolation done right from the start, so one customer never sees another's data.
Analytics & iteration
Product analytics (PostHog) wired in so you can see what users actually do and decide what to build next.
Problems this solves
Sound familiar?
- An over-scoped build that's been 'almost ready' for six months.
- An agency quote for a long, expensive build before you've validated anything.
- An MVP with no billing or auth, so it can't actually onboard or charge customers.
- No analytics, so post-launch decisions are guesses.
Example use cases
What this looks like in practice
Booking SaaS in 6 weeks
Next.js + Node, Stripe subscriptions, and Postgres took a scheduling idea to its first paying customers in six weeks.
Multi-tenant marketplace
A two-sided marketplace MVP with per-tenant data and Stripe Connect payouts between users.
Internal tool to product
Turned a company's internal spreadsheet workflow into a multi-tenant SaaS other teams could buy.
Tech stack
The tools I use for this
App
- Next.js
- Node.js
- TypeScript
Auth & billing
- Auth.js
- Clerk
- Stripe
- Stripe Connect
Data
- PostgreSQL
- Prisma
- Multi-tenancy
Launch
- Vercel
- PostHog analytics
Process
How it works
01
Define the MVP
Agree the core problem, must-have features, and success metric.
02
Build fast
Ship a working full-stack product on a scalable stack.
03
Launch
Add billing and analytics, then get it in front of users.
04
Measure & extend
Learn from real usage and iterate on what matters.
I build MVPs as full stack development on Next.js and Node.js. When the product's edge is AI, I add AI application development.
Related services
Next.js Development Services
SEO-ready, fast web apps on the Next.js App Router — server components, SSR/SSG/ISR, and built-in metadata and image optimization so pages rank and load quickly.
Node.js Development Services
Scalable Node.js backends in TypeScript — REST and GraphQL APIs, real-time features, background jobs, and databases — the reliable server layer behind your web app, SaaS, or automation.
AI Application Development
Practical AI built into real products — LLM features, retrieval-augmented chat grounded in your own data, and automation — using the Claude and OpenAI APIs, embeddings, and vector search, not demos that hallucinate.
FAQ
Questions, answered
- How fast can you ship a SaaS MVP?
- Most MVPs land in 4–10 weeks depending on scope. I keep the first version tight — the features that prove the idea — so you launch and learn instead of building for months.
- Do you include Stripe billing and user auth?
- Yes, as standard. Sign-up, sessions, and Stripe subscriptions with plans, trials, and webhooks so the product can charge customers from launch.
- Can it handle multiple customers (multi-tenancy)?
- Yes. I build tenant isolation in from the start so each customer's data is separate and secure — retrofitting that later is painful, so it's designed in.
- What happens after launch?
- I offer ongoing saas development services to add features based on real usage, fix issues, and scale the stack as you grow.
- Do you work like an MVP development company?
- I deliver what one does — a launchable product — but as a dedicated individual developer, so you skip the agency markup and talk directly to the person building it.
Let's build it together
Email me with what you need — I'll reply with a clear plan and next steps. Prefer chat? WhatsApp works too.