Ship your SaaS MVP to
Customers in One Month.
One month is plenty.
No new startup idea is worth spending multiple months (and tens hundreds of thousands
of dollars) on building the first version that customers can use.
Our proven approach will ensure your product’s first version delivers its core promise in a clean, simple, and modern SaaS app—without all the bells and whistles (those can come later).
Brian (that’s me, hi ) and my small team have a proven approach to designing, building and shipping SaaS apps to customers in a cost-efficient way—without sacrificing quality.
Minimum Viable Product— Not minimum Quality.
No, we’re not duct-taping a half-baked no-code solution and calling it a SaaS app.
No, this isn’t a throway prototype that you’ll need to rebuild later.
The very first version of your product—your MVP will be a fully functional, high quality SaaS application that not only delivers your product’s core promise, but also lays a solid foundation for the many iterations to come.
Check.
Yup.
Of course.
Absolutely.
How can it only take a month?
Our unique “3-S” approach delivers your MVP in a month:
Scope. Stack. Speed.
Let's unpack:
Before we begin, we’ll meet to nail down the scope of your MVP, focusing tightly on building your product's core value first. (You might call this your product's “job to be done”). It can involve some hard decisions about what to save for later, but our goal is simple: Deliver an MVP that your customers can use and get value from on day one.
Having built many SaaS apps on our battle-tested tech stack, we’ve developed our own internal starter SaaS app template, which includes all of our most common features and custom-designed UI components. That means less (or zero) time spent on boring (but necessary) structural work, and all of our time focused on building your product's core features.
Our tech stack includes:
- Ruby on Rails
- TailwindCSS
- Hotwire, Turbo & StimulusJS
- Render.com hosting
Our starter app template includes:
- Modern & clean interface
- Mobile responsive
- Dark mode & light mode
- UI components for menus, dropdowns, popovers, modals, and more.
- User logins (authentication)
- Accounts & teams
- Lots more time-saving groundwork built-in...
Once we start, we move fast. We’ve dialed in our workflow, delivery and communication to keep everything on time and on spec, with no bloat.
Here's what this looks like in practice:
- Fewer cooks in the kitchen = Dinner’s always on time.
...And tastes great too. Brian mostly works solo, occassionally bringing on 1 dev to assist. - Async communication
We’ll use Clarityflow (Brian’s SaaS) for async video messaging throughout our project. Every week, you’ll receive multiple updates on progress where you can see the app coming together, and you can offer real-time feedback. - No spinning our wheels.
We don’t waste time with redundant Figma mockups or excessive planning meetings. We get straight to work in the browser, building your fully functional app and iterating as we go.
MVP in a month… And then what?
We won’t leave you hanging! Once your MVP is in the hands of your first customers, that’s only the beginning.
You’ve got options:
Our lowest-cost retainer where we’ll be available to monitor your app’s up-time, and a small batch of hours for quick bug fixes if/when they arise.
Got more features to add? You’ll have a priority spot for Brian & his team’s ongoing development retainer for active product development sprints.
After your initial build, if you need to take time for customer development and regrouping for your next phase, that’s great. We’ll standby and make ourselves available when you’re ready to keep going.
Hired your own in-house dev team? We’re happy to assist with a smooth hand-off of all the technical assets and training that your team will need to take the reigns on the codebase.
Let's compare...
One Month App is just one (of many) options you have when it comes to developing your SaaS product. I may be biased, but I think it's your best option ;)
Let's break it down...
See a few samples
I love to "build in public"—and if we work together, I'd love to share your UI project too! (With your permission, of course).
Built the private podcast show page with threaded discussion between subscribers and host. https://t.co/do1P5hv3km pic.twitter.com/ntVPcCCdGG
— Brian Casel (@CasJam) July 27, 2024
Here's a look at a project I've been working on with the folks at MemberVault.
— Brian Casel (@CasJam) June 7, 2024
A custom set of views and components that their back-end team ( @mikecodemonkey ) can use to ship their refreshed customer dashboard.
UI/UX design + TailwindCSS & AlpineJS pic.twitter.com/6k8XEfpZhS
Here's a project I just wrapped up with a SaaS:
— Brian Casel (@CasJam) June 11, 2024
They're giving users a way to import many complex products to improve onboarding.
I designed a table interface with a custom set of UI components that their back-end team will need to ship it.
Rails, TailwindCSS, StimulusJS. pic.twitter.com/0lkh9ovMB3
Today I designed this comparison table for the 'Tailor-Made UI' (my consulting service).
— Brian Casel (@CasJam) June 20, 2024
HTML, TailwindCSS, AlpineJS.
Hoping to launch the full page tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/fc5cDRURbc
Bar Graph + List = Bar Graph List.
— Brian Casel (@CasJam) June 13, 2024
(a UI component I'm working on for a client's SaaS) pic.twitter.com/J0uITsvZVN
We're introducing the option for "minimized" vs. "full" sidebar.
— Brian Casel (@CasJam) February 22, 2023
Full (default) accommodates more robust navs & sub-navs, including our new folders UI.
Collapsed gives you access to essentials & stays out of your way.
Tiny arrow to toggle. Your browser remembers your setting. pic.twitter.com/vwlSNDCvSR
On deck to ship this week: Workflows.
— Brian Casel (@CasJam) January 30, 2023
This one's a game-changer. Can't wait to share all of what you can do with it. pic.twitter.com/M9RvHISJl4
Flat, predictable pricing.
The current price for one-month SaaS MVP development is $10k.
Additional weeks of development are priced weekly.
Current availability and future pricing is subject to change. Inquire to discuss your project.
More info... In FAQ form.
That would be me, Brian Casel ( Hi ).
I'm a multi-time SaaS founder, product designer and full-stack developer. I'm also the co-host of the Bootstrappd Web podcast, a long-running show that fellow SaaS founders seem to like :)
After years of grinding on my own products, I decided to open up this consultancy so that I could collaborate on other products and sharpen my chops in the process.
All apps are built using the following stack:
- Ruby on Rails 7
- TailwindCSS
- Stimulus JS
- Render.com hosting
This is our go-to stack, which ensures our most efficient and effective delivery. We can discuss variations, but this may impact our scope and timeframe.
We'll start by working with you to define a tightly scoped, one-month version of your app. This is focused on the most essential feature(s) to deliver your product's main promise.
If more features are needed or if additional technical research is required, then we'll discuss this up front as a potential extension to the project.
We don't do full mockups or wireframes, as it's often more efficient to build the fully functional UI direclty in the app (our starter template has a strong UI look & feel built-in).
Occassionally, we'll do simple wireframes to illustrate more complex or unique interfaces before we build.
For 30 days after we deliver the finished MVP, we will make any and all bug fixes on the features we've built.
Should you need ongoing support, bug fixing, or monitoring, we offer our "keep the lights on" retainer. Get in touch to discuss current pricing.
You.
Throughout the project and after deliver, you maintain full ownership over the codebase, the repository, the database and servers.
Yes, we also offer site design services, including simple 1-page static marketing sites. This can be added as an extension to our project. Get in touch to discuss current pricing.
We also offer a dedicated UI & UX design service, which you learn more about here.
Yes. All past clients will get priority access to our retainers and ongoing services.
While Brian is the primary designer, developer and manager on all projects, he works with a small team, which grows as our capacity continues to increase.
We can start with a live call, but almost all communication after that happens asynchronously.
In fact, Brian is the founder (and product designer) of Clarityflow , a SaaS specifically made for async messaging using video, screen, and texts. My clients and I love the flexibility and efficiency of async. Prefer Loom? You can record and embed Looms right inside Clarityflow too.
But don't worry, we can have the occasional live call too.
Send Brian an email to inquire about a project or ask any other questions.
Availability is limited and I often book projects out at least a month in advance. Get in touch to discuss current availability.
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Contact Brian to inquire about getting started with One Mont App.
Availability is limited and projects are often booked at least a month in advance. Let's chat to discuss :)