Platform builds for founders
You have an idea, or a prototype made with Lovable, Bolt or a similar tool. It shows the idea well. We build the version that holds up with real users, real payments and real data, in plain Python code that you own.
Prototype tools and a real build
Prototype tools
Prototype tools are excellent for showing an idea fast and testing it with people.
A platform also needs
- Tests that run on every change.
- Security and GDPR built in from the first day.
- Payments, accounts and permissions that are hard to break.
- Logging and an alert when something fails.
- Code in your own repository that any developer can read, with no platform you cannot leave.
That second list is what we build.
What you get
- 1.Python code in your GitHub from the first commit, yours on payment.
- 2.Security headers, consent and data deletion designed in, not added later.
- 3.Payments through Stripe, in your own Stripe account: customers pay on Stripe's own checkout page, so card details never touch your servers; every payment notification from Stripe is checked for its signature before the platform acts on it; customers manage subscriptions in Stripe's customer portal; and billing has its own automated tests.
- 4.VAT handled at checkout: Stripe Tax calculates the right rate for each customer, business customers enter their VAT number and get reverse charge where it applies, and every payment can become an invoice in your accounting or invoicing system automatically (for Romanian companies, through e-Factura). Which registrations and rates apply stays your accountant's decision; we build the system that applies them.
- 5.A billing page for your customers: they change their card, download invoices, and upgrade, downgrade or cancel on their own through Stripe's customer portal, with no email to you. Only the account owner can change billing. You can also offer a pause plan instead of cancelling, so a customer who stops for a while keeps their account and data.
- 6.Tests, logging and failure alerts.
- 7.Documentation and recorded video walkthroughs.
- 8.Every account in your company's name.
Built to stay up in production
Every change is tested before it goes live, every failure triggers an alert, and security is part of the build from the first commit: secrets kept out of the code, dependencies checked for known vulnerabilities, and each part given only the access it needs.
Before you launch: six questions
Answer these about your prototype. Every no is something real users will find before you do.
- 1.Do customers pay on a secure checkout, with card details never touching your servers?
- 2.Is VAT calculated correctly for each customer, and does every payment produce an invoice?
- 3.Can customers change their card, download invoices or cancel without writing to you?
- 4.Is every change tested before it reaches your users?
- 5.Do you get an alert when something fails, before a customer tells you?
- 6.Is the code in your own repository, readable by any developer?
If you answered no to any of them, send us the prototype for a free written assessment.
How it works
1. Send your idea or prototype link
Send your idea or prototype link through the contact form.
2. Free written assessment
Within two working days: what to build first, in which phases, and a fixed price for each phase.
3. Pay and deliver, phase by phase
Each phase is paid before it starts and delivered with a written acceptance checklist.
4. Fixes
Fixes for anything that does not work as agreed after each phase.
5. After launch, your choice
After launch, your choice: run it yourself, or we host and maintain it for you on a dedicated server, as yearly care. The code stays yours either way.
Price
Fixed price per phase, in writing, after the free assessment. Prices are in USD and exclude VAT.
When we say no
- Equity instead of payment.
- Cofounder or employee roles: we work as a company, invoiced.
- Work without a written scope.
Work is in writing and asynchronous; meetings are not needed.
Questions
Can you start from our Lovable prototype?
Yes. It is the best specification you can give us; we rebuild what it shows as tested code.
Do we own the code?
Yes, it lives in your GitHub from the first commit and is yours on payment.
How long does it take?
Each phase has its own delivery time in the written assessment; the clock starts when the phase is paid and we have what we need from you.
Can you host it for us?
Yes, as an option. We host and maintain it on a dedicated server for your platform alone, as yearly care, quoted in the free assessment. The code stays yours, so you can move it at any time.
Are payments secure?
Card details are handled by Stripe, never by your platform. The platform only acts on payment notifications whose Stripe signature checks out, and the billing code is covered by automated tests.
Can you handle EU VAT?
Yes. Checkout calculates VAT with Stripe Tax, applies reverse charge for business customers with a valid VAT number, and passes each payment to your invoicing system. Your accountant decides the registrations; the platform applies them.
Do you guarantee the platform will succeed?
No one can. We promise the agreed scope, tested, and fixes for anything that does not work as agreed.