Proof of concept & feasibility
A few focused weeks of R&D that answer one question: should you build this at all?
Every ambitious idea has one part that might not work — the model that may not be accurate enough, the integration that may not scale, the approach that may not hold up on real data. We spend a short, timeboxed engagement proving that part first, so you get a clear go / no-go and a cost estimate before you commit a full budget — not after. And if the evidence says don’t build it, we’ll tell you that too.
01 / What you walk away with
We find the one assumption most likely to sink the idea and test it on real data — before a single line of production code is written.
A plain recommendation backed by evidence — and the confidence to say “don’t build this” when that’s the honest answer.
Once the unknowns are proven, we size the real build — scope, effort and timeline — so your budget is based on fact, not a guess.
You get a running demo of the hard part, the code behind it and the data it ran on — something you can see work, not just read about.
02 / Stack
Industry-standard, boring in the good way: tools with a future, that the next engineer will know too.
Rapid build
Python
Fast experiments and data work
TypeScript
Throwaway UIs and integrations
Notebooks
Readable, reproducible analysis
APIs & SDKs
Off-the-shelf APIs and SDKs to skip the plumbing
Evaluation
Benchmarks
Measured against a real baseline
A/B testing
A/B comparisons of the options
Metrics & criteria
Success criteria agreed up front
User testing
A few real users, not just our opinion
Delivery
Working demo
A working demo of the riskiest part
Feasibility report
A written feasibility report
Cost & effort estimate
A cost, effort and timeline estimate
Go / no-go recommendation
A clear go / no-go recommendation
03 / Approach
We attack the single thing most likely to kill the idea first — if it fails, you’ve spent weeks, not a full build budget.
A few weeks, a set budget and a known end date. The point is a fast answer, so the engagement can’t quietly turn into the build.
We agree the success criteria before we start and measure against a real baseline, so the recommendation rests on data you can check.
You get a straight answer and the reasoning behind it — including the times we’ll tell you the idea isn’t worth building.
04 / Standards
We adhere to industry standards and proven methods on every project — they are what makes the estimate hold.
05 / Infrastructure
Start
Tell us the idea and the part you’re least sure about. A senior engineer — not a sales rep — writes back.
Let’s manage Rapid prototyping
