Product and MVP development oversight
Get your first product built right, whether by your team or an agency: scope, technology choices, vendor selection, and quality control.
The problem
Non-technical founders pay the most for software mistakes
Building a first product usually means hiring an agency or freelancers and trusting them to make good technical decisions. Some do. Many deliver late, over budget, and in a codebase the next team won't want to touch.
Without someone on your side who can read the code and the estimates, it's hard to know which kind you've hired until the money is spent.
What I do
Scope the smallest product worth building
I help you cut the first version down to what proves your idea, write it up as a clear specification, and estimate it realistically.
Choose the technology and the team
I recommend a stack your future team can hire for, then help you find, interview, and contract the right agency or engineers.
Keep the build on track
I review progress, code, and invoices every sprint, flag problems early, and make sure you own your code, accounts, and infrastructure.
Prepare for what comes next
Launch checklists, analytics, security basics, and documentation so you can raise money, hire, or hand over without starting again.
What you get
- Product scope and MVP specification
- Technology stack recommendation
- Agency or freelancer selection and contract review
- Sprint-by-sprint progress and quality reviews
- Launch readiness checklist
- Code, accounts, and infrastructure ownership audit
How we'd work together
MVP oversight usually runs as a project from scoping through launch, with a set number of hours each month during the build.
Monthly retainer
Ongoing technical leadership with a set amount of time each month.
Project-based
A defined outcome, a fixed scope, and a fixed fee.
Questions
Do you build the MVP yourself?
No. CloudXChange isn't a development shop. I make sure whoever builds it, your team or an agency, builds the right thing well. That independence is the point: I have no reason to inflate the scope.
Can you step in partway through a build?
Yes. A mid-project review is often the fastest way to tell whether a struggling build can be saved, and what it will take.
Can you recommend an agency?
I can help you evaluate several and choose. I don't take referral fees, so the recommendation is based on fit.
What does an MVP usually cost?
It varies widely with scope, which is exactly why the scoping step matters. After scoping you'll have a realistic estimate before you sign anything with a builder.
Other services
- Fractional CTO and technical leadership
A senior technical leader in your company a few days a month: owning architecture, the roadmap, hiring, and the conversations with your board.
- AI and LLM integration
Production AI that earns its place: ambient AI, retrieval-augmented generation, agents, and clinical or enterprise AI with the guardrails your domain requires.
- Healthcare software and EHR integrations
HIPAA- and PHIPA-aware architecture, HL7 and FHIR integrations, and connections to labs, pharmacies, and e-prescribing networks.
Start your MVP with someone in your corner
Tell me what you want to build. I'll help you scope it, choose who builds it, and keep it on track.