Meld
Our Process

From Idea to Production in 8 Weeks

A proven, transparent process. Sprint demos every Friday. No surprises. No scope creep. Here's exactly how we turn your vision into a shipped product.

Week 0

Discovery Call

We qualify fit, understand your vision, and align on budget. No fluff — a focused 30-minute call to determine if we're the right partner for your product.

Deliverables

  • Vision & problem statement alignment
  • Budget & timeline expectations
  • Go/no-go decision within 24 hours
  • Preliminary scope outline
Week 1

Event Storming & Architecture

Our CTO leads an Event Storming workshop — the same DDD approach taught at the Software Architect Academy to 2,000+ builders. We model your entire domain before writing a single line of code.

Deliverables

  • Domain event map & bounded contexts
  • Database schema design (ERD)
  • System architecture diagram
  • API contract definitions
  • Technology stack selection
Week 2

Foundation Sprint

We lay the production-grade foundation: authentication, database, CI/CD pipeline, and design system. Everything is built to scale from day one — not hacked together and refactored later.

Deliverables

  • Authentication & authorization system
  • Database setup with migrations
  • CI/CD pipeline (GitHub Actions)
  • Design system & component library
  • Development & staging environments
Week 3–4

Core Features

Two intense sprints focused on your product's core value proposition. Sprint demos every Friday — you see real progress weekly, not a big reveal at the end.

Deliverables

  • Core feature implementation
  • Sprint demo every Friday
  • User feedback integration
  • API endpoints & integrations
  • Automated test coverage
Week 5–6

Integrations & Polish

We connect your product to the outside world: payments, email, analytics, third-party APIs. Every integration is production-tested and documented.

Deliverables

  • Payment processing (Stripe)
  • Transactional email system
  • Analytics & event tracking
  • Third-party API integrations
  • Admin dashboard
Week 7

QA & Performance

Our CTO's Avenue Code quality standards applied: comprehensive testing, performance optimization, security audit, and accessibility review. Nothing ships without passing the bar.

Deliverables

  • End-to-end test suite
  • Performance optimization (Core Web Vitals)
  • Security audit & penetration testing
  • Accessibility review (WCAG)
  • Load testing & stress testing
Week 8

Launch

Production deployment, documentation handoff, and complete code transfer. You own everything. We set up monitoring and walk your team through the entire codebase.

Deliverables

  • Production deployment
  • DNS & SSL configuration
  • Monitoring & alerting setup
  • Complete codebase documentation
  • Full code transfer — 100% yours
Week 9–20

90-Day Post-Launch Support

We don't disappear after launch. 90 days of included support: bug fixes, performance monitoring, and guidance as your first real users arrive.

Deliverables

  • Priority bug fixes
  • Performance monitoring & optimization
  • User feedback triage
  • Architecture guidance for scaling
  • Optional retainer for continued development

Built on Principles

AI-Augmented Speed

Our AI-native pipeline compresses 12+ months of traditional development into 8 weeks without cutting corners.

Enterprise Quality

Every project gets the same rigor our CTO applied to Banco Itaú and Walmart systems at Avenue Code.

Radical Transparency

Friday demos, async Slack updates, full Git access. You see every commit, every decision, every tradeoff.

Start With Week 0

Book a free 30-minute discovery call. We'll assess fit, scope your project, and give you an honest timeline and budget — within 24 hours.