Every founder has heard the stories of startups that spent 18 months building the perfect product, only to launch into a market that had moved on. The Leo Tech Acceleration Model was built to solve exactly this problem: shipping a production-quality MVP in 45 days, with a codebase that can actually scale.
Week 1–2: Discovery & Architecture
The first two weeks are not about writing code — they are about defining exactly what to build. Our discovery sprint covers:
- User story mapping and core flow identification
- Technical architecture decision records (ADRs)
- Data model design and API contract definition
- Third-party integration scoping (payments, auth, comms)
- Infrastructure design and deployment pipeline setup
Week 3–5: Modular Build Sprints
We build in parallel streams: backend API, frontend, infrastructure, and integrations. Each stream has defined interfaces, so work progresses without blocking. Daily standups keep all streams aligned, and every Friday we do an integration review to merge streams and resolve conflicts early.
Our technology defaults are chosen for startup velocity: Next.js or React for frontend, Node.js or Python for backend APIs, PostgreSQL for relational data, AWS or GCP for infrastructure, and Stripe, Twilio, and Auth0 for common integrations. These are battle-tested defaults — not constraints.
Week 6: Launch Preparation
The final week is not a code freeze — it is a quality sprint. We run load testing against expected initial traffic, complete security hardening (OWASP top 10 review), configure monitoring and alerting, and prepare the go-live runbook. We do not hand over a zip file — we run the launch alongside the founding team.
Post-Launch: Scale Architecture
The MVP launch is the beginning, not the end. Our retained engineering teams can scale the product post-launch, with architecture reviews at key growth milestones to ensure the system grows with the business.
Leo Tech Services has launched 100+ products using this model. Tell us about your idea and we’ll scope your MVP sprint.
