Tiller Labs

I really enjoyed reading this thread as it showcased what I like most about being in the startup world, and that is there is no ONE WAY to do things. There are very successful products that spent years and tons of $$$ before getting to market. On the contrary, many successful products have been launched in the few hours for no $. There are many cases where using this service for to get a quick MVP for 18k would make sense. To @bentossell's point, there are many cases where I think it would be inappropriate for a founder to put his/her products future in the hands of anyone but themselves (not to mention shell out 18k for it). Overall, I really like what these guys are doing, and when someone has the capital to spend and wants to venture out into the startup world, I'm glad this is an option for them.

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Sorry, but I don't see it any different than any offshore or outsourcing development/design agency. It may make more sense if the company is just developing any idea in lieu of some equity. 18K USD is a lot of money for an MVP to start with.

@aliibrahim, totally understand but I have to point out again that we aren't an offshore agency and as I mentioned above, I personally tried outsourcing offshore for my own startup/web app. It ended in a nightmare scenario. We aren't interested in building apps that are bare-bones...we want to build our clients true MVPs that are rock solid and are basically the *opposite* of what someone would get from an offshore experience.

nice effects on the website! but the ph-container is overlaying the "we need to talk"-buttons and i cannot click them :(

I see the value in this no doubt @nateembrey , I just don't think mvp is the right way to describe the service. Mvp is the very most *minimum* solution to demonstrate value to a customer segment, and spending 18k is not a minimal action. Also yes, this would be quite a good deal for backed companies...yet I hope most backed companies are passed the mvp stage. That said, I do see value in this!

Curious how this compares to Gigster? They do a price match based on what you want in an MVP.