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Most side projects don't fail because the developer isn't good enough. They fail because there's no structure, no real deadline, and nobody watching when you skip Day 4.
MVP Builder is a structured 13, 21 or 30-day sprint for developers with a full-time job whose side project is stuck. Not a course. Not a tool. Every evening you get one prompt for the next day, calibrated to your own project context โ and at each milestone a human reads what you actually delivered before the sprint continues.
How it works: it starts with a five-question quiz and ends in a free 30-minute call, not a signup form. The call settles which module fits (Bronze 13 days, Silver 21, Gold 30) and what your sprint goal is. That goal is written down before day one and frozen โ you are measured against the wording from that day, not against what it became.
Milestone days are mandatory: Bronze on day 13, Silver on 13 and 21, Gold on 13, 21 and 30. On those days you attach a URL or a file โ a screenshot showing recognizable progress, a live demo, a repository with real commits, or a short walkthrough video. Text alone is not enough, and an empty repo or a wireframe without working code doesn't count. The ordinary days in between are not mandatory. The milestones are.
Miss one and the sprint pauses rather than quietly continuing. There is a fixed grace period; if it lapses, the sprint is suspended and the only way back is a request we decide on.
What it costs in time: three to five hours a week, spread across several days rather than taken in one block. Below three hours a week is a reason we say no.
The first 7 days cost nothing. You leave a card at checkout and nothing is charged before day 8, so the week that decides it is behind you before any money moves.
Acceptance is manual and happens in that call, not in a form. Vague scope gets turned down there.
Start with the quiz: https://mvpbuilder.io/go?utm_source=saashub&utm_medium=directory&utm_campaign=cohort2
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Next.js, Supabase, Vercel
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MVP Builder enforces milestones โ not just tracks them. Miss a check-in and your sprint pauses. There are no soft nudges. Most productivity tools assume you'll show up; MVP Builder is built for the reality that you won't unless something is at stake.
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Because AI tools give you a perfect plan and won't notice when you skip Day 4. MVP Builder adds the one thing missing: enforced structure. Daily prompts are calibrated to your specific project, not generic advice. Acceptance is manual โ vague scope gets rejected because a bad start produces no outcome.
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Experienced developers with a full-time job who have a side project they've been "almost done with" for months. Not beginners. Not hobbyists. Developers who know exactly what to build and keep not finishing it.
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Built by a solo developer who watched Buildspace shut down in August 2024 and noticed what people actually missed wasn't the content โ it was the structure and the deadline. MVP Builder is the answer to that gap: a sprint system, not a course.
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WIP.co - Work in progress. We are a community of makers who help each other ship product.
Makerlog - Makerlog is the dead-simple task log that helps you stay productive and ship faster.
Linear - Streamlined issue tracking for software teams
MVP-Challenge - 2 weeks. 1 MVP startup. $0 costs