STU

Startup Services

Turning an idea into a company that has a product, customers and a reason to exist.

What this is

We started this company after losing six months building something the market didn't wait for. That shapes this division entirely: validate before building, scope an MVP smaller than you want, ship earlier than feels comfortable.

If your idea doesn't survive validation, we'll tell you — and that's a cheaper outcome than a beautiful product nobody asked for.

Services

6 services in this division.

  • Idea validation

    Research into whether the problem is real, who has it, and what they do instead today.

    You receive

    • Market summary
    • Competitor map
    • Interview notes
    • Go/no-go view
  • Product strategy

    Deciding what to build first, what to cut, and what the next twelve months look like.

    You receive

    • Feature prioritisation
    • MVP definition
    • Roadmap
    • Success metrics
  • MVP development

    Building the smallest version that can be put in front of real users and learned from.

    You receive

    • Working product
    • Analytics
    • Feedback loop
    • Iteration plan
  • Technical consulting

    Helping founders make technology decisions they won't regret at scale.

    You receive

    • Stack recommendation
    • Build-vs-buy analysis
    • Cost model
    • Risk notes
  • Pitch and fundraise support

    The technical half of a fundraise — architecture, roadmap, and the slides that get questioned.

    You receive

    • Architecture slide
    • Roadmap slide
    • Diligence prep
  • Investor readiness

    Getting documentation, metrics and the technical story in order before conversations start.

    You receive

    • Metrics pack
    • Technical documentation
    • Diligence checklist

Who this is for

  • First-time founders

    You have the idea and the domain knowledge, not the technical team.

  • Domain experts leaving a job

    You know the industry's real problem better than any consultant.

  • Founders on attempt two

    The first one taught you what not to repeat.

How it runs

  1. A

    Validate — research first, cheap, fast, and sometimes it ends here.

  2. B

    Scope — the smallest thing that answers the biggest question.

  3. C

    Build — ship in weeks, not quarters.

  4. D

    Learn — real usage data, then decide what is next together.

What you get

Everything needed to own it.

  • An honest read on whether to proceed
  • A scoped MVP with a fixed date
  • Working software in front of users, not a prototype in a folder
  • Analytics from day one so decisions have evidence
  • Founders who have made these mistakes already

Bring the idea. We'll tell you what it would take to test it cheaply.