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Discovery Phase Services

Tailored market research, strategic planning, and stakeholder alignment to drive funding and launch readiness

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Who Are We?

SpdLoad is a software development company that covers the entire app development life cycle, from validating ideas to maintaining products.

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Why Do Startups Need a Discovery Phase?

The discovery phase is essential in creating a comprehensive and cost-effective development plan for any application:

Idea Validation

The primary objective is to determine project feasibility. After this, we analyze the market, competitors, and target audience to create a customer-focused and valuable product.

Budget Planning

The discovery phase enables focusing on core features as per the project roadmap, making iterations predictable and budget stable without incurring additional costs.

Creating Software Requirements

Development becomes more complex and expensive with uncertainties. We create well-planned requirements to reduce pitfalls and provide clear budget estimates.

Our Product Discovery Process

You tell us about your idea

You've got a startup idea to make the world better - let's chat! We'll help define the core values early to bring a market-driven product to life.

  • Who's your audience, and why do they need this?
  • What sparked this startup idea for you?

We conduct researches

We'll dive deep into discovery using Lean Startup and Design Thinking to uncover the problem you'll solve.

First, analyzing current solutions out there. Then, researching users and competitors to shape the product features.

We provide you with wireframes

Now, we start building user experience by designing prototypes and wireframes. This helps craft a concept users will love and clearly shows the value.

After feedback, we'll create a clickable prototype ready for testing.

We create specifications

We test business hypotheses to shape solid requirements based on your product values.

The technical specs will outline roles, use cases, and system needs - defining the scope of work.

What Deliverables Will You Get?

  • UX design
  • Project documentation
  • Solution definition
UX design

UX design

Our team develops a high-quality and functional prototype to demonstrate how the app works. We also provide a project vision that outlines the main objectives of the project and the proposed solution. This helps you better understand the product's potential and future prospects.

Project documentation

Project documentation

You will receive all the necessary documentation and spreadsheets, including a conceptual description of the future MVP's business model and a description of all product-related business processes, such as requirements, functionality, team, market strategy, and financial aspects.

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Solution definition

Solution definition

You will gain a comprehensive understanding of the app development process, including technology stack, wireframes, architecture, databases, and programming languages.

What do our customers say about us?

Colin Millward
2 devs 8 months
Colin Millward
Colin Millward
COO of ResoX, Singapor

“We engaged SpdLoad to develop and deploy a central business solution. It was the right decision. It was a pleasure to work with the team on all levels!”

Anas Nakawa
3 devs 2 years
Anas Nakawa
Anas Nakawa
Co-founder, CTO of ShortPoint, UAE

“SpdLoad has provided us with an excellent set of engineers who could work on complex problems and provide scalable solutions that will last us for years.”

Gabriel Senftle
from 2 up 6 devs 3 years
Gabriel Senftle
Gabriel Senftle
Founder of Studicon, Germany

“Firstly, they’re very proactive in working on custom software development. Secondly, they are transparent about the processes and costs. Thirdly, their designers are amazing.”

Omar Agely
6 devs 6 months
Omar Agely
Omar Agely
Product owner of Rearden House, UAE

“From the first meeting, we realized that we would cooperate. I’ve worked with a custom software development agency for ten years, and the SpdLoad team is one of the greatest.”

Len Marchese
5 devs 1 year
Len Marchese
Len Marchese
Founder of PCS, USA

“We brought them on to implement two startups. Their skills and professionalism are outstanding. I appreciate that they are engaged and communicative, but most of all, there is no distance between us, even though I am in Chicago and the team is in Ukraine.”

Johannes Ehrhardt
3 devs 2 years
Johannes Ehrhardt
Johannes Ehrhardt
Co-founder of Blue Academy, Germany

“The people at SpdLoad are highly effective and easy to collaborate with. I am satisfied with their work. They helped us to develop our MVP in six months in a complex and stressful situation.”

Danny Djanogly
2 devs 1 year
Danny Djanogly
Danny Djanogly
CMO of Dogiz , Israel

“SpdLoad developed the CRM dashboard of the B2B2C marketplace using ReactJS. The team has significantly expanded its functionality, so we also decided to collaborate on other projects.”

Edward Sapp
3 devs 4 months
Edward Sapp
Edward Sapp
CEO of DemographIQ, USA

“After having a great experience, I plan to use SpdLoad for all future projects, subject to their availability.”

Sanoma Jean
4 devs 4 months
Sanoma Jean
Sanoma Jean
Co-Founder of Ayatherapy, USA

“Throughout the entire process, they were great partners. Working with them was enjoyable, and we were impressed by their professionalism and output during a time of great uncertainty in their home country.”

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FAQ

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Won't you copy my idea?

We respect your intellectual property and maintain strict confidentiality with all our clients. A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is usually signed to ensure your idea is protected and not used or shared by us in any other way.

Who owns platform data?

As the platform owner, you own all user information. We ensure compliance with privacy laws and offer guidance on best data security and management practices.

What does discovery service include?

Our product discovery service includes understanding your idea, identifying target audiences, conducting market research, defining key features, and prototyping with estimates.

How long does it take?

Product discovery time varies from a few weeks to a couple of months, depending on the complexity and research depth required.

Why a product discovery phase is important?

Investing in product discovery services can clarify your vision, reduce risks, and save time and costs in the long term, enhancing the success of your product in the market.

Can it help in attracting investors?

Definitely! A well-executed product discovery phase can attract investors by providing an overview of your product concept, market potential, and business model, which is crucial for securing funding.