EdTech Startup: MVP Web App Shipped in 5 Weeks
Took an EdTech startup from Figma designs to a live, paying product in 5 weeks, in time for a product launch event.
What needed solving
The founder had validated the idea through manual cohorts and had a fixed launch date tied to an industry conference. They needed a real product — not a landing page — with real payments and student access control, in 5 weeks.
How we solved it
We scoped aggressively to the true MVP: course access, Stripe payments, and a simple student dashboard. We used Supabase for rapid backend development and Vercel for zero-config deployment, then shipped a polished v1 two days before the event.
Cut scope to the real MVP
With a fixed conference date, we ruthlessly scoped to what mattered: course access, payments, and a simple student dashboard.
Used a velocity-first stack
Supabase for rapid backend work and Vercel for zero-config deploys let us move from designs to a polished v1 fast, without cutting quality.
Shipped with real payments
Stripe Checkout and row-level security for content access meant the product was genuinely sellable on day one, not a demo.
What we shipped
- Next.js course platform with student dashboard
- Stripe Checkout for one-time course purchases
- Supabase auth and row-level security for content access
- Instructor content management interface
- Email confirmation and course access automation
- Deployed to production with custom domain
Results
Outcomes observed after shipping.
Launched on time with paying customers at the conference
First paying cohort enrolled within 48 hours of launch
Product used as demo in subsequent fundraising conversations
Codebase handed off and team onboarded without issues
“We had a hard launch date and a Figma file. They got us to real, paying customers with two days to spare.”Founder, EdTech startup
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