NOVEK LABS

Digital product studio

Most ideas die in development.Yours won't.

Fixed-price MVPs for founders, live in 6 to 10 weeks. Senior design and engineering on one team, working software demoed every Friday.

  • Fixed scope
  • Fixed price
  • Live in 6 to 10 weeks
  • You own the code
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We build with Next.js, React Native, Node.js, Postgres, Expo, TypeScript, LLM APIs, Cloudflare.

Services

Everything a product needs to ship.

01

MVP Development

From idea to a product in users' hands in 6 to 10 weeks. Full-stack build, AI features where they earn their place, launch included.

6 to 10 weeksNext.js, React Native, LLM Integration

02

Product Design

Research, UX, and UI designed as a system your engineers can build from.

2 to 3 weeksUX Research, Design Systems, Prototyping

03

Technical Architecture

Fractional CTO guidance on stack, infrastructure, and scale before it gets expensive.

1 to 2 weeksCloud, DevOps, Audits

04

Dedicated Engineering Pods

Pre-vetted senior engineers who plug into your workflow and ship from week one.

Monthly, scale up or downStaff Augmentation, Team Extension

05

Mobile & Cross-Platform

iOS and Android from one codebase, with native performance where it matters.

6 to 10 weeksReact Native, PWA, App Store

Built for founders. Shipped on schedule.

01

Luxescape

Web platform · Travel

Premium vacation rentals and curated travel experiences.

Built: Booking flow, host dashboard, payments, search

02

Roundup

Mobile app · Fintech

Micro-investing that rounds spare change into portfolios.

Built: Bank linking, round-up engine, portfolio views, KYC

03

Hype Exchange

Marketplace · Resale

Sneaker and streetwear resale platform built for volume.

Built: Two-sided listings, bids and asks, authentication queue, payouts

04

Creator Hub

SaaS · Influencer marketing

Influencer marketing platform connecting brands to creators.

Built: Campaign management, creator discovery, reporting, billing

05

Vibe

E-commerce · Streetwear

Streetwear brand, community, and storefront in one.

Built: Storefront, drops, member community, order management

06

HealthTrack Pro

PWA · Wellness

Health and fitness tracking that works offline.

Built: Offline-first sync, habit tracking, reminders, progress charts

10wk

Longest time to launch. Most ship in 6 to 8.

1

Fixed price, agreed before any code is written

100%

Code and IP owned by you, from day one

24h

Reply time on every inquiry

How we work.

The full process
01

Discover

One week to pressure-test the idea: users, market, scope. You get a build plan with a fixed price and timeline.

02

Design

Flows and interfaces designed as a system and validated with prototypes before a line of code is written.

03

Build

Weekly sprints, each ending in a live demo of working software on staging.

04

Launch

We ship it, instrument it, and stay on to help you decide what the data says to build next.

What founders say.

“Novek brought our vision for Luxescape to life. Their understanding of the luxury hospitality market helped us create a platform that truly showcases our premium locations.”

Michael Thompson

Founder, Luxescape

“Hype Exchange wouldn't be where it is today without Novek. Their expertise in e-commerce and understanding of the streetwear resale market was crucial to our success.”

Sarah van der Berg

Founder, Hype Exchange

“The team took our concept for Roundup and turned it into a user-friendly investment app. Their technical expertise and design skills were invaluable.”

David Pretorius

Founder, Roundup

Writing

Notes from the studio floor.

All posts
MVP Development

How long does it take to build an MVP?

Six to ten weeks is a realistic MVP timeline for most software products in 2026. A week-by-week breakdown from a studio that ships them, including timelines by product type and the three things that stretch ten weeks into six months.

9 min read
Strategy

Why most MVPs die before launch

Most first products never reach a single real user. After building and rescuing dozens of MVPs, we can report the causes are boringly predictable: scope, sequencing, silence, and runway math. Here is each failure mode and its structural fix.

9 min read
AI

Should your MVP have AI in it?

A working decision framework from a studio that builds both kinds of MVP: when AI belongs in a first product, when it should wait for v2, the costs founders consistently underestimate, and how to build the thin version that proves the thesis.

9 min read

Not ready to talk?

Take the plan we run on every build.

The 10-week MVP launch plan: a week-by-week checklist from first interview to first ten users, plus the five scope questions that decide whether a product ships on time. Free.

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  1. 01

    Discover

    Week 1 · 6 checks

  2. 02

    Design

    Weeks 2 to 3 · 5 checks

  3. 03

    Build

    Weeks 4 to 9 · 8 checks

  4. 04

    Launch and learn

    Week 10 and beyond · 6 checks

Contact

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