Services / 01 — Build: The Accelerator
Idea to working product. Weeks, not quarters.
You've been quoted six months and six figures for an MVP. We take the same idea to a business plan, a working product, and compliance evidence — with senior engineers and a human product manager on every step, not just AI-generated screens.
At a glance
- First demo
- 5–10 days
- Customer pilot
- ~30 days
- Who does the work
- Seniors only
- Code ownership
- 100% yours
How it works
Three moves, in order
01 — Sharpen
Pressure-test the idea
A human product manager works your idea into a lean business plan: the market, the wedge, what to build first — and what to kill. Most ideas change shape here. That's the point.
02 — Build
Ship the real thing
Senior engineers using Human-AI development build a working product — demos in days, a prototype in about two weeks. You see it running, not slideware about it.
03 — Harden
Make it pilot-ready
Security, scale, and compliance evidence get built in — HIPAA or SOC 2 if your market needs it — so the first real customer can say yes without their lawyers saying no.
The timeline — idea to scale
5–10 days
Requirements, development starts, first live demos
10–15 days
Working prototype in your hands
30 days
Compliant and ready for customer pilots
60–90 days
Compliant and ready for general release
90+ days
Enterprise integration and scale
Assumes a small-to-medium product, idea to scale. The traditional route for the same scope runs 12–24 months.
What you walk away with
Yours. All of it.
A lean business plan
Market, model, and roadmap — sharp enough to show an investor or a bank.
A working product
Running software your customers can use — not a prototype that dies in a folder.
Compliance evidence
The artifacts that let regulated customers say yes — traced from process to code.
Your source code
You own everything we build. No lock-in, no license back to us.
This is for you if
- You have a real problem and a budget, and you've been quoted agency prices and agency timelines.
- You want a partner who will push back on the idea, not just take the order.
- Your customers are in a regulated space and compliance can't be an afterthought.
It's not if
- You want the cheapest possible landing page — a template tool will serve you better.
- You need a 40-person delivery team on day one — we scale up, but we start senior and small.
Straight answers
Questions we always get
How much does the Accelerator cost?
It depends on scope, and we fix the scope before we start — no open-ended retainers. Because the work is done by a small senior team using Human-AI development, it typically lands at a fraction of a traditional agency quote for the same product. The first 30-minute call is free and ends with a straight number.
How fast will I actually see something working?
First live demos in 5-10 days, a working prototype in about two weeks, and a compliant product ready for customer pilots in roughly 30 days. Not mockups — running software you can click.
Who actually does the work?
Senior engineers and enterprise architects — the same people you talk to on the first call. We bill zero juniors to your project, and we scale the team only if your product demands it.
Do I own the code?
Yes, 100%. Source code, infrastructure, and documentation are yours — no lock-in and no license back to us.
Can you handle HIPAA, SOC 2, or government requirements?
Yes — compliance is built in during the Harden phase, not bolted on. We produce evidence traced from process model to the line of code, covering HIPAA, SOC 2, and NIST AI RMF as your market requires.
What happens after launch?
Your call. Some clients take the code and run; others keep us on for scaling, enterprise integration, or fractional CTO support. There is no forced maintenance contract.
“The LSA team took the time to understand how the market actually operates, not just digitize what we were already doing. It has completely changed how we run the market.”
Bring the idea.Leave with a plan.
Thirty minutes with the people who'll actually build it. If the idea isn't ready, we'll tell you that too — for free.