The idea is clear. The path to a product is not.
It is not a lack of ambition. Software sold by subscription requires building blocks you cannot see from the outside.
Everything seems a priority
Features pile up on a list, with no way of knowing which are essential for launch and which can wait.
The invisible building blocks are underestimated
Accounts, passwords, recurring payment, invoices, automated emails, backups: subjects nobody dreams about, and that take time.
The prototype never becomes a product
A no-code tool or a convincing demo, but impossible to charge for, to secure or to evolve.
Shrink the first version, then build what holds.
A SaaS launches with the minimum that is useful and can be charged for. The rest comes later, guided by the first users.
The scope of the first version
We start from your idea and your future customers to define what must exist at launch. You leave with a short, priced list, and a list of what waits.
The foundation and the screens
Accounts, subscriptions, payment, admin: the foundation is set up first. The business screens are mocked up, then developed on that foundation.
Launch and first users
The product goes live with its presentation website. You invite your first users, we observe what gets in the way, and the next increment is decided on that basis.
Before and after: what actually changes.
You keep the idea and the relationship with your users. The product stands on its own.
| Situation | Today | With Kayo |
|---|---|---|
| The feature list | Everything is a priority | A short first version, the rest planned |
| Accounts and payment | Patched together afterwards | Sign-up, subscription and invoices from launch |
| Administration | Manual edits in the database | An admin area to manage users and subscriptions |
| The product website | A waiting page | A site that presents the offer and leads to sign-up |
| Evolutions | Starting from scratch with every idea | Increments added on a stable foundation |
What stays in your hands.
It is your product. You decide the scope, the price and the pace.
You set the scope of each version
What goes into the first version and what waits is written with you. Nothing is added without your decision.
The code and the accounts are in your name
Hosting, database, payment, domain name: everything is opened in your name. The source code is handed over with its documentation.
Your users' data is protected
Encrypted access, automatic backups, legal notice and privacy policy ready for your users.
You can continue with whoever you want
The foundation uses widespread technologies. Another team can take over the project without starting from scratch.
Proven tools, chosen to last.
The foundation is the same one many online products use. It is documented and depends on no single provider.
- Next.js·application and product site
- Supabase or PostgreSQL·database and accounts
- Stripe·subscriptions and invoices
- Vercel·hosting
- Brevo·automated emails
- Figma·mockups
« A product that does three things well beats a product that promises twenty and delivers none. »
An accountant who wants to sell his cash-flow tracking tool to other firms.
Fictional example to show the process. Timelines are those of a typical project and vary with scope.
- Weeks 1 and 2
Scope
The internal tool does fifteen things. Three are essential for another firm: importing bank statements, seeing cash flow thirty days out, sharing a view with the client. The rest waits.
- Weeks 3 to 6
Foundation
Accounts per firm, monthly subscription with a trial, admin area. The mockups of the three screens are approved while the foundation is built.
- Weeks 7 to 12
Business screens
The three features are developed and tested with two friendly firms. Their feedback changes the import screen, the most used one.
- Weeks 13 and 14
Launch
The product site goes live with its pricing page. The first subscribers sign up on their own. The next increment is decided from what they actually ask for.
Illustrative scenario: scope, timelines and features are examples. They are defined with you, based on your idea and your future users. An illustration is not a promise of results.
Before you ask.
Do I need an in-house developer afterwards?
Not at launch. We can handle evolutions in increments or hand over to an internal team when one exists. The code and documentation are designed for that.
How are subscriptions and invoices handled?
Through Stripe, on an account in your name: free trial, monthly billing, invoices sent automatically, one-click cancellation. You see everything in your dashboard.
What does the “from” price include?
A complete foundation, accounts, subscription, admin, and a reduced first business scope. The amount depends on the number of screens and integrations. The quote details it before any commitment.
Can I start from an existing no-code prototype?
Yes. It serves as a living specification. We keep what has proven itself and rebuild on a foundation that can be charged for, secured and evolved.
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