# Tessellate Labs
> Fixed-Price MVP Software Development Studio for Startups, Indie Hackers, and SMEs.

Tessellate Labs (founded by Tudor Barbu) is a specialized product development studio that designs, builds, and launches production-grade Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) at a guaranteed fixed price of $5,000 USD within 2 to 4 weeks.

## Core Service
- **Name**: Fixed-Price MVP Development
- **Pricing**: $5,000 USD (flat, fixed fee — no hourly billing or surprise scope creep)
- **Timeline**: 2 to 4 weeks from kickoff to production deployment
- **What's Included**:
  - One core critical user journey / primary transaction loop
  - Production-ready user authentication and role management
  - Responsive web application built with modern frontend and backend architectures
  - Database modeling, real-time syncing, and secure API endpoints
  - Stripe payments, checkout, and billing integration (if required)
  - Full admin management dashboard
  - Automated deployment, domain configuration, and complete source code repository handoff
- **Who It's For**: Non-technical founders, domain experts, SME operators automating manual workflows or replacing spreadsheets, and indie hackers wanting to validate ideas with real paying customers fast.

## Technology Stack
- **Frontend**: Vue 3, Nuxt 3, React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS
- **Backend & APIs**: Node.js, TypeScript, Python
- **Database & Auth**: Supabase (PostgreSQL, Realtime, Row Level Security, Storage, Edge Functions)
- **Payments**: Stripe Billing, Checkout, Webhooks
- **AI Integrations**: OpenAI API (GPT-4o), Anthropic Claude API, custom LLM tool calling pipelines, structured JSON extraction

## Free Tools & Interactive Resources
- **MVP Cost Estimator**: https://tessellatelabs.com/tools/mvp-cost-estimator — An interactive tool evaluating scope complexity, cost drivers, and scope cuts for software builds.
- **Mini PRD Generator**: https://tessellatelabs.com/tools/prd-generator — AI-assisted generator creating concise, ship-ready Product Requirements Documents focused on the core loop.
- **LTV / CAC Calculator**: https://tessellatelabs.com/tools/ltv-cac-calculator — Unit economics model for SaaS founders and startup operators.
- **Burn Multiple Calculator**: https://tessellatelabs.com/tools/burn-multiple-calculator — Capital efficiency metric calculator for venture and bootstrapped startups.
- **Code Screenshot Generator**: https://tessellatelabs.com/tools/code-screenshot — High-resolution developer snippet exporter.

## Key Content & Guides
- **How Much Does an MVP Cost?**: https://tessellatelabs.com/knowledge/how-much-does-an-mvp-cost
- **Vibe-Coded to Paid Playbook**: https://tessellatelabs.com/books/vibe-coded-to-paid
- **Knowledge Center**: https://tessellatelabs.com/knowledge

## Contact & Booking
- Website: https://tessellatelabs.com
- Contact / Intake: https://tessellatelabs.com/#contact
- Founder: Tudor Barbu (Lead Developer & Product Strategist)