Startup Guide
The Complete Guide to Launching Your MVP in 14 Days
A step-by-step guide for startup founders: from idea validation to production deployment in 14 days. Covers tech stack selection, feature prioritization, development sprints, and launch strategy.
Week 1: Foundation
Day 1-2: Validate & Scope
Before writing code, validate your core assumption. Talk to 5 potential users. Define the ONE metric that proves product-market fit. Then scope ruthlessly — your MVP should do one thing exceptionally well.
Day 3-4: Architecture & Setup
Choose your stack based on speed-to-market, not theoretical scalability. For 90% of MVPs: Next.js + Supabase + Vercel. Set up CI/CD from day one — you will deploy 20+ times before launch.
Day 5-7: Core Loop
Build the core user flow end-to-end. Sign up → primary action → value delivered. No settings pages. No admin panels. No edge cases. Just the happy path, polished.
Week 2: Polish & Launch
Day 8-10: Payments & Auth
Integrate payments (Stripe/Razorpay). Add proper auth with email verification. These are non-negotiable for a production MVP — investors and users both expect them.
Day 11-12: Testing & Security
Run through the entire flow 10 times. Fix every friction point. Add rate limiting, input validation, and error handling. Run a basic security audit.
Day 13-14: Deploy & Launch
Production deployment. Custom domain. SSL. Basic analytics (Plausible or GA4). Create a launch post. Email your waitlist. Ship it.