Singapore and Dubai both have active startup scenes, accelerator programmes and investors who want to see traction early. A minimum viable product is the smallest thing that lets real users get real value, so you can learn what to build next and show investors evidence rather than slides. Ten weeks is a deadline that forces good decisions: what is essential, what can wait and what can be bought instead of built.
Weeks 1–2: Discovery
We map the users, the core job they need done and the one workflow the MVP must nail. The output is a short scope document, clickable wireframes and a prioritised backlog split into "launch", "soon" and "later". For Gulf products, this is also when we decide whether Arabic and right-to-left support are needed at launch, because adding them later costs more.
Week 3: Architecture and design
We choose a stack that suits the product and whoever will maintain it, set up environments in a cloud region close to your users, such as Singapore or the UAE, and turn wireframes into a lean design system. For AI products, this is when we test the riskiest assumption with a quick prototype, usually whether the model can do the task well enough.
Weeks 4–8: Build in weekly slices
- Every week ends with a working demo on a staging link you can click through and share with co-founders or investors.
- The backlog is re-ranked weekly based on what you see, not what we guessed in week one.
- Payments, auth, email and analytics use proven services. Local payment methods such as PayNow in Singapore or regional gateways in the Gulf are planned early.
Week 9: Hardening
We test the full journeys end to end, fix rough edges, check performance and security basics, and run a small pilot with friendly users. Feedback here is gold: it is the first time someone outside the team uses the product for real.
Week 10: Launch and handover
We deploy to production with monitoring and backups in place, hand over code, documentation and access, and agree what the first post-launch iteration should tackle based on early usage data.
What founders need to bring
- One decision-maker who can answer questions within a day.
- Access to a few target users for interviews in week one and the pilot in week nine.
- A willingness to cut. The MVP that ships beats the perfect product that doesn't.
Building remotely, launching locally
Our team in India shares most of the Singapore and Gulf working day, so weekly demos and quick decisions fit naturally into your schedule. Regulated sectors or heavy integrations can stretch the timeline, but nearly every product has a ten-week version worth launching first. See how we approach SaaS and MVP development.
