Step One scopes, builds, and hands off your first web application in 60 days. Fixed price. You own everything. No technical cofounder required.
The first two weeks are spent defining the product — the target user, the core workflow, what's in scope, and what's deliberately left out. By the time we write code, the hard decisions are already made.
We build the smallest version that actually does the thing. Not a prototype. A real, deployed web application — with authentication, a database, and the core workflow your users need.
We're not trying to keep you as a client. Every engagement ends with full documentation, a developer-ready backlog, and a codebase walkthrough — so any developer can take it from there.
Define the user, the workflow, the first-version boundary, and what we're not building yet.
User flows, data model, tech stack decisions, and the development roadmap.
Core product, auth, database, admin tools, integrations, and staging deployment.
Testing, bug fixes, and final polish before launch.
Production deploy, full documentation, backlog, and handoff call.
Not ready to build yet? Start here. You'll walk away with a complete product plan and technical spec — ready for any developer to execute.
The complete engagement. We define, build, deploy, and hand off your product — and you own every line of it.
Most full builds land between $10k–$25k depending on scope. We'll give you a fixed number after a short discovery call — no pressure, no obligation.
No. You bring the business problem and domain knowledge. Step One handles every technical decision — architecture, stack, implementation.
Everything. The codebase, the deployment, the documentation — it's all yours from day one. No licensing, no lock-in.
You get the full handoff package and Step One's involvement ends. We don't do retainers — the goal is to leave you with a product any developer can maintain and extend.
Web applications: workflow tools, CRMs, customer portals, internal ops tools, AI-powered tools, and similar business software. Not mobile apps, not consumer social.
A short conversation is enough to know. No pitch, no pressure.