Before anyone can tell you what your app will cost, someone has to write down what it should do. That is this service: a guided working session that turns your idea into a requirements document for the first version: what it includes, what it leaves out, and whether it makes sense to build. At Alset we call it the Product Clarity & Discovery Sprint. The document is yours, whoever builds the product.
Before any code, five things have to be clear. Most of them can be decided on paper, and deciding them there costs less than changing them halfway through the build.
_ This service covers the first three in 1 to 3 days. The next phase covers the fourth.
Start here if one of these sounds like you:
“I have an idea and want to know what it would cost to build.”
“We need an app” or “we want a platform”, and nothing is written down yet.
“We have something written, but it is not fully defined.”
“We want to digitize a process and do not know where to start.”
Already have a clear requirements document? We review it, and if it is clear enough you go straight to the estimate and quote (phase 2) →
the core module, user roles, billing, and what stays out of version one.
main flows, offline behavior, API dependencies, and platform requirements.
data model, integrations, permissions, and operational flows.
buyer and seller flows, transactions, trust, and launch scope.
which processes it replaces, what data it needs, and who uses it.
MVP_ We call it the MVP Definition Document. MVP means minimum viable product: the first version of your product, with only what it needs to work for real users.
The document is yours. You can use it to build with us, with another vendor, or with your own team.
We align vision, constraints, and priorities with the people who decide.
We define features, flows, and the boundaries of the scope.
You receive a definition ready for the next phase, and a clear decision about moving forward.
We use AI tools to speed up the documentation. The decisions about scope and priorities are made by people.
Why we do not send a build quote first: a quote without a defined scope is a guess, and it changes. This sprint defines the scope, and the next phase turns it into a quote based on estimated effort.
It turns your requirements into the full list of what has to be built, the technical design, a timeline, and a quote based on estimated effort.
See the estimate and quote →By writing it down: what it solves, for whom, and what the first version must do. That is what this sprint produces. You do not need a technical background or a finished document to start.
The sprint ends with a decision on whether to move forward, based on the scope and on the open questions we find. It does not guarantee the idea will succeed; it tells you what you would be building before you pay to build it.
It is the step where the idea gets written down before anyone estimates or builds it: what the first version includes, what it leaves out, and how it should work. It is also called product discovery or requirements gathering. Ours is a sprint that takes 1 to 3 days and ends with a requirements document.
A requirements document for your first version: the scope, the requirements, the user stories, and a decision on whether to move forward.
USD 1,900, fixed price, for 1 to 3 days of work.
Yes. The sprint is designed for that situation.
No. A call is a conversation. This is a sprint with a defined deliverable, timeline, and price. If you want to talk first, book a 20-minute call.
The MVP Definition Document is yours. You can take it to another vendor or to your own team.
Because a quote without a defined scope is a guess, and it changes once the work starts. The sprint gives you a scope that a quote can be based on.
Maybe not. We review it, and if it is clear enough we go straight to the estimate and quote.
It is a guided working session with a defined output, and we use AI tools to speed up the documentation. The decisions about scope and priorities are made by people.
MVP stands for minimum viable product: the first version of your product, with only what it needs to work for real users.
In 1 to 3 days you have the definition of your MVP, for USD 1,900. It is yours whatever you decide next.