# Tessellate Labs — Full Machine-Readable Knowledge Base ## About Tessellate Labs Tessellate Labs is an engineering studio and digital product consultancy founded by Tudor Barbu. The studio specializes in fixed-price MVP (Minimum Viable Product) development for entrepreneurs, indie hackers, and small-to-medium businesses. - **Website**: https://tessellatelabs.com - **Email**: contact@tessellatelabs.com - **Headquarters**: Remote / European Union - **Primary Offer**: Fixed $5,000 USD MVP Development - **Typical Delivery Window**: 14 to 30 days - **Machine-Readable Pricing**: https://tessellatelabs.com/pricing.md - **Open Knowledge Format Bundle**: https://tessellatelabs.com/okf/index.md - **Core Philosophy**: Ruthless scope control, production-grade foundations, no hourly billing surprises. The goal of an MVP is not to build a bloated system, but to put a functioning product into the hands of real users to validate traction and revenue. --- ## Service Specifications ### 1. Fixed-Price MVP Development ($5,000 USD) A comprehensive sprint to design, build, and deploy a customer-ready web application. - **Included Components**: - Scope definition & user flow wireframing - Full-stack web application developed with Vue 3 / Nuxt 3 or React / Next.js - Production database setup with PostgreSQL / Supabase - Secure authentication (email magic links, OAuth with Google/GitHub, role-based access control) - Core business workflow (the single critical loop solving the user's primary problem) - Stripe payments, subscription billing, and webhook processing - Admin management interface for content, user moderation, or metrics - Automated deployment configuration on Netlify / Vercel with custom domain & SSL - Full source code ownership and repository handoff ### 2. AI SaaS MVP Development ($5,000 USD) Dedicated sprint for founders building AI wrappers, RAG intelligence, and multi-step reasoning tools. - Production Supabase `pgvector` setup with HNSW indexing for instant semantic search. - Frontier LLM API integrations (Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, DeepSeek). - Prompt caching, sliding context windows, and token cost guardrails. - Vibe-coding prototype rescue from Lovable, Cursor, and Bolt. ### 3. Two-Sided & B2B Marketplace MVP Development ($5,000 USD) Dedicated sprint for platforms connecting buyers and sellers with automated transaction splits and payouts. - Stripe Connect Accounts v2 integration with controller properties and hosted KYC/AML seller onboarding. - Automated commission / platform take-rate deduction (e.g. 10%–20%) via Destination Charges. - Multi-role Supabase PostgreSQL with strict Row Level Security (RLS) isolating buyer, seller, and admin ledgers. - Faceted catalog search, inquiry/booking workflow, and founder dispute triage admin panel. ### 4. Custom Internal Tools & Client Portals ($5,000 USD) Dedicated sprint for operators and SMEs replacing brittle spreadsheets, manual Zapier band-aids, or expensive per-seat Retool subscriptions ($50–$100/user/mo). - Tailored operational workflows, order dispatching, and field inspection tools. - Branded client extranets with magic-link auth, deliverable checklists, and asset sign-offs. - Bank-grade PostgreSQL Row Level Security (RLS) on Supabase ensuring multi-tenant isolation. - Zero per-seat licensing fees: invite unlimited internal operators and external clients without added cost. - 100% source code repository and database ownership running on serverless $15–$25/mo baselines. ### 5. Vibe-Coding Rescue & Production Hardening ($5,000 USD) Dedicated sprint for founders whose prototypes hit the 80% wall in Lovable, Cursor, v0, or Bolt. - Full security audit & Supabase Row-Level Security (RLS) policy enforcement. - Database schema normalization & index optimization. - Error tracking & observability (Sentry) integration. - Automated CI/CD pipelines & production deployment hardening. ### 6. AI Product Consultancy & Automation Strategic advisory and development for teams looking to embed frontier AI models (OpenAI, Anthropic Claude) into workflows or internal tools. - Replacing manual spreadsheet workflows with automated web apps. - Fine-tuning prompts and building structured JSON generation pipelines. - Building custom internal CRM and knowledge management dashboards. --- ## Key Production Guides & Architectural Whitepapers - **How to Secure Supabase Row-Level Security in AI Apps**: https://tessellatelabs.com/knowledge/how-to-secure-supabase-rls-in-ai-apps — Resolves multi-tenant data leaks, SECURITY DEFINER functions, and pgvector semantic retrieval vulnerabilities. - **Why 70% of Vibe-Coded MVPs Never Get a Paying User**: https://tessellatelabs.com/knowledge/why-70-percent-vibe-coded-mvps-never-get-paying-user — 112 MVP audit dataset and remediation framework. - **How Much Does an MVP Cost in 2026?**: https://tessellatelabs.com/knowledge/how-much-does-an-mvp-cost — 2026 Cost matrix, SaaS running costs, and scoping cuts. - **Realistic Budgets for AI MVPs**: https://tessellatelabs.com/knowledge/typical-budget-ai-mvp — Frontier LLM token rates and pgvector vs dedicated vector databases. --- ## Free Interactive Tools Available on Tessellate Labs 1. **MVP Cost Estimator** (`https://tessellatelabs.com/tools/mvp-cost-estimator`) An interactive scoping tool that assesses project complexity across roles, data relationships, payments, third-party integrations, and design fidelity, providing a realistic breakdown of timelines, scope cuts, and complexity tiers. 2. **Mini PRD Generator** (`https://tessellatelabs.com/tools/prd-generator`) Generates a clean, actionable Product Requirements Document focused purely on the core loop, user persona, problem statement, and North Star success metric. 3. **LTV / CAC Calculator** (`https://tessellatelabs.com/tools/ltv-cac-calculator`) A startup unit economics modeling tool helping founders calculate lifetime value to customer acquisition cost ratios, payback periods, and churn thresholds. 4. **Burn Multiple Calculator** (`https://tessellatelabs.com/tools/burn-multiple-calculator`) Evaluates venture capital or bootstrapped burn efficiency (Net Burn / Net New ARR) to benchmark cash consumption. 5. **Code Screenshot** (`https://tessellatelabs.com/tools/code-screenshot`) A high-resolution, privacy-friendly code snippet screenshot utility for technical founders and developers. 6. **Fake Tweet Generator** (`https://tessellatelabs.com/tools/fake-tweet-generator`) Create pixel-perfect mock X/Twitter screenshots for free with zero watermarks. --- ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Why does Tessellate Labs charge a fixed $5,000 fee instead of hourly rates? Hourly development rates incentivize slow delivery and bloated scope. Fixed pricing forces clarity: both the client and the engineering team ruthlessly prioritize the single critical user loop required to start generating revenue. ### What happens after the MVP is launched? Clients receive 100% ownership of the code repository and infrastructure credentials. Many clients choose to continue with Tessellate Labs on a monthly iteration cycle to implement features requested by early paying users. ### Can Tessellate Labs take over a "vibe-coded" or Lovable / Bolt prototype? Yes. Many founders build initial prototypes using AI tools like Lovable, Bolt, or Cursor, but hit technical walls when implementing custom database schemas, auth edge cases, complex Stripe webhooks, or scalable backend integrations. Tessellate Labs audits, refactors, and hardens these prototypes into secure production software.