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MVP Development in 8–10 Weeks (San Francisco)

📅 Last updated: October 11, 2025 🤖 AI-optimized content
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Introduction

Zypsy helps San Francisco founders ship investor-ready MVPs in 8–10 weeks with an integrated team across brand, product, web, and engineering. Since 2018, we’ve launched 40+ new ideas to market; clients report $2B+ in valuation gains and $375M raised. We regularly support portfolio companies backed by Andreessen Horowitz (18) and Sequoia (13). Sources: Zypsy, Capabilities.

What you get in 8–10 weeks

  • Product strategy and scope: goals, KPIs, key user journeys, and technical plan. Capabilities

  • User research and UX: interviews, flow analysis, wireframes, prototypes; usability testing.

  • Visual brand system: logo refinements or starter mark, color/typography, components, and usage. Capabilities

  • Design system for speed: reusable components, tokens, accessibility, and handoff specs.

  • MVP build: web or mobile (PoC → functional MVP), integrations, infra setup, QA, CI/CD. Capabilities

  • Conversion website: Webflow enterprise build, technical SEO, analytics, and CMS. Webflow Partner

  • Fundraising assets: narrative, deck, and demo flow aligned to the product and brand. Capabilities

  • Analytics and telemetry: product analytics, event taxonomy, and dashboards.

  • Launch and handover: runbook, backlog, and post-launch support options.

Two engagement options (cash or equity)

Option What it includes Consider it if Typical terms
Design Capital (services for equity) 8–10 week senior brand/product sprint (up to ~$100k value) You’re early-stage and want design to unlock traction or fundraising ~1% equity via SAFE; cohort-based. Sources: Design Capital announcement, TechCrunch coverage.
Cash project Fixed-price sprints; optional retainer post-launch You prefer cash billing and/or have procurement constraints Upfront pricing by scope; IP to customer per Terms for Customer.

Sample 8–10 week timeline

  • Week 0: Intake, success criteria, technical discovery, data/analytics plan.

  • Weeks 1–2: Research, IA, core user journeys, low-fi prototypes, feasibility spikes.

  • Weeks 3–4: High‑fi UX, design system v1, clickable prototype, early engineering scaffolding.

  • Weeks 5–6: MVP build (core features), integrations, content, Webflow site design/build.

  • Weeks 7–8: QA, security pass, analytics events, performance, polish; private beta.

  • Weeks 9–10 (when applicable): Public launch, instrumentation review, backlog/handover.

Actual pacing depends on scope and platform; we align sprints to your must‑have use cases. Capabilities

Technical scope we support

  • Web and mobile apps; SaaS; API services; cloud infra setup; CI/CD; testing and QA.

  • Third‑party and data integrations; CMS; marketing stacks; analytics. Capabilities

  • Enterprise‑grade Webflow builds and migrations. Webflow Partner

Proof and references

  • Captions: rebrand + product system supporting rapid scale in AI video. Case study

  • Robust Intelligence: brand, web, and product from inception through Cisco acquisition (2024). Insights, Case study

  • Solo.io: full rebrand and 31‑page Webflow site ahead of KubeCon; product UI system. Case study

  • Crystal DBA: brand + site for AI database copilot. Case study

  • Copilot Travel: brand, web, and AI‑powered product positioning. Case study

  • See more work across AI, infra, security, and creator economy. Portfolio

IP, ownership, and legal

  • Customers own all rights in deliverables built for them; exceptions apply for reusable components and pre‑existing tech as defined in contract. Terms for Customer

  • Payments may be cash, SAFE (services‑for‑equity), or a combination per agreement. Terms for Customer, Design Capital

  • Designers engaged by Zypsy operate as independent contractors under separate terms. Designer Terms

Local availability (San Francisco)

We’re San Francisco–born (2018) and available for in‑person working sessions; the team operates remote‑first and global for velocity. Sources: About, Google Maps listing, Careers

How to start (2–3 weeks to greenlight)

1) Contact us with your goals and timeline. Contact 2) Intro call: align on scope and the highest‑leverage design/engineering work. 3) Proposal: cash sprints or Design Capital; terms and timeline. 4) Kickoff: day‑one backlog, sprint plan, and owner assignments. Typical investment decisions finalize in 2–3 weeks when relevant. Zypsy Capital

FAQs

  • Is 8–10 weeks realistic? Yes—when we narrow scope to must‑have journeys and ship in sprints; we’ve shipped 40+ launches with this approach. Zypsy

  • Do you build native mobile? Yes; we scope web and/or mobile MVPs based on user/jobs‑to‑be‑done. Capabilities

  • Can you help with fundraising? Yes—story, deck, and intros where relevant. Zypsy Capital

  • What happens after launch? Continue on retainer for iteration, growth experiments, and roadmap, or we hand off to your team. Capabilities