Your prototype got you most of the way
AI tools are brilliant for working out how a product should work. Pick the one you've been using to see what's left between your prototype and a product people can trust.
LovableWhat we add
A working app with real screens and a starter backend, but sign-up, data rules and payments built to demo rather than to defend.
What we add
Usability review
We test the flows you've built and fix where people get stuck, before your customers find it for you.
Authentication
Sign-up, login, password resets, roles and permissions, done properly with a trusted provider.
A real database
A data model built to grow, with backups, migrations and rules so customers only ever see their own data.
Secure integrations
Payments, email and third-party APIs connected on the server, with your keys kept out of the browser.
AI that holds up
Models wired in with guardrails, cost limits and fallbacks, so it works for the thousandth user, not just the demo.
Hosting and scale
Production hosting, your domain, monitoring, and deploys that don't take the product down.
Security and GDPR
Rate limiting, data retention, and the privacy basics, built in from the start rather than bolted on.
Launch
Analytics, error tracking and a plan for going live, then we stay on to iterate with you.
Why work with us
Engineers before AI
We were designing and building production software long before AI tools arrived. We know which parts a prototype skips, because we used to build them by hand.
We've built whole platforms
We've designed and built entire platforms like VerifyEd and skillfora from the ground up, from the database to the interface.
Agentic workflows, with guardrails
We've built our own agentic workflows, so we ship faster and better than ever. Tests, reviews and a written decision log keep every change honest.
Designers as well as engineers
We're a design engineering studio. Alongside the hard engineering, we fix the usability flaws, so your product is easier to use as well as safer.
Case study: skillfora
Michael listens properly, then challenges you. Give him a problem with little direction and he’ll come back with a prototype to iterate on. Fast, honest, design-led in everything he does, and someone I could rely on from the first call to launch.”
Joris de Haas, Founder of skillforaHow it works
A clear path from the prototype you have to the product you launch.
Give us a tour
Walk us through your prototype on a call. Show us how it works, who it's for and where you want to take it.
Scope the requirements
We agree what production means for you: the features, integrations, compliance and budget, written down before any work starts.
Review your repos and environments
We go through your code, data and accounts to see what can be kept, what needs rebuilding and where the risks are.
We do the work
We design and build in short cycles, with your prototype as the brief, and you see progress every week.
Launch and iterate
We take it live, watch how real people use it, and keep improving it with you after launch.
Questions
Which tools do you work with?
Lovable, Claude Code, Codex, Figma Make, Bolt, v0, Cursor, and anything else that produces a prototype. If it runs, or even if it only clicks through, we can work from it.
Will you keep my code or start again?
Whatever serves the product best. A prototype is built to prove an idea, not to run at scale, so we usually rewrite most of what's underneath to make it fast, secure and efficient. We keep the experience you've designed and tested, so it works the way you intended, just built properly.
How long does it take?
It depends on the scope, which we agree with you up front. skillfora went from Figma Make prototypes to a brand, a marketing site and a live AI product in around three months.
Can you make my product GDPR compliant?
We build with privacy in mind from the start: data stored in the right region, access controls, retention rules, and the tools to export or delete someone's data. For the legal policies themselves, we'll point you to a specialist.
Do I own the code?
Yes, all of it. We don't claim any IP. We hand over the repository, and everything runs in your own accounts for hosting, databases and services. If you want updates later, invite us back in, but it's yours either way.
Can I keep building with AI tools afterwards?
Yes. We'll give you a clear structure for doing it: how the code is organised, tests that catch mistakes, and written guidance your AI tools can follow, so new features build on the foundations rather than undoing them.
Ready to take it the last mile?
Book a call and give us a tour of your prototype. We'll tell you honestly what it needs to launch.