For founders with a working prototype
The demo works. Can you trust it with real users?
Bring the working demo and codebase. Prodmake determines what can stay, what needs repair or replacement, and closes one bounded production gap required for a credible release.
From $12,000 for one bounded production outcome. Most Build or Rescue scopes are $35,000–$75,000; accepted scopes deploy in 50 days or less.
Best suited to prototypes with a real user, commercial purpose, accessible codebase, and a specific production outcome.
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Where prototypes stop
The happy path isn't what makes production hard.
- 01
Access becomes real
Authentication, permissions, and private data can no longer be placeholders or assumptions.
- 02
Failures need a path
Users hit edge cases, integrations fail, and someone needs to inspect and correct what happened.
- 03
The product needs an operator
Without administration and visibility, every routine correction becomes another engineering request.
How the first stage works
Inspect first. Decide what matters. Then make that slice launchable.
Generated or unconventional code isn't rejected on principle. Reuse is decided by what the code must reliably do in production.
- 01
Review the product and code
Identify what the prototype proves, what can be kept, and which production obligations currently block a credible release.
- 02
Accept one bounded outcome
Write the user path, risks, tradeoffs, and acceptance criteria before turning the backlog into a promise.
- 03
Close the gap and release it
Implement the required UX, architecture, data, access, administration, integrations, deployment, and operating visibility within scope.
Relevant production work
The difficult part begins after the demo works.
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The offer
One bounded production release, not a promise to finish everything.
You get explicit reuse decisions, written acceptance criteria, the engineering required for the accepted path, and a deployed production stage.
- Current prototype and codebase review
- Reuse, repair, and replacement decisions
- One bounded production outcome carried through deployment
Starting investment
From $12,000
What “50 days or less” means
The delivery window applies to one accepted, bounded production outcome. It begins when scope and acceptance criteria are agreed, the initial payment is received, the code and required accounts are accessible, and client-side decisions and dependencies are ready. If review shows that the required work is broader, Prodmake defines a narrower first stage or a separate scope before committing to delivery.
- Technical review may show that the prototype should be repaired, partially replaced, or used only as product evidence.
- New requirements, missing access, delayed decisions, and third-party dependencies change the delivery window.
- A larger production obligation is staged honestly instead of being forced into the first delivery commitment.
What your team needs to provide
Plan for one named decision-maker to reserve 1–2 hours each week, with the relevant operator or system owner joining when their input is needed.
- Accelerated pace requires blocking decisions within one business day and agreed inputs by their due dates.
- Managed pace allows up to three business days for decisions; milestone dates are planned around that cadence.
- Client-controlled delays pause or move affected dates instead of silently compressing implementation or acceptance.
What this stage does not include
- Every item in the prototype backlog.
- A full rewrite simply because the existing code is imperfect.
- Unlimited performance or scalability commitments.
- Large historical data migrations.
- Formal security, accessibility, legal, or regulatory certification.
- Multiple platforms when only one is accepted.
- Continued operation after the agreed stage.
The prototype proved something. Now decide what can launch.
Share the working product, codebase context, intended user, and production outcome that matters first.
Human review. If the fit is credible, expect a written reply with the appropriate next step, usually within two business days.