Idea incubation
Have an idea? We can take it from a paragraph to a working product.
We pressure-test your idea, build the MVP on our own shared platform, and — if you want it — keep it running afterward. It's the same process behind every app on this site.
How it works
Three steps, each one optional to continue past.
- 01
Pressure-test the idea
One week. We evaluate it the way we evaluate our own ideas — competition, where it can win, effort, risk — and write a PRD with a build or no-build recommendation.
- 02
Build the MVP
If it is worth building, we build it on our own shared platform: typed, tested and documented to the same standard as everything else on this site.
- 03
Host and maintain it (optional)
If you want it, we can keep running it afterward — monitoring, patching and fixes — for a monthly fee. You're never required to take this step.
Proof, not promises
Examples from our own portfolio
Every app below was built with this same process, on our own shared platform. Being candid about where each one stands is part of the point: none of them has launched to paying customers yet. The build speed and the shared platform are what we're selling.
- Chrome MV3 extensions
Browser extensions
Three focused extensions rebuilt from scratch; store listings pending final review.
Built, launching soon - SaaS web app
Licensee compliance tracker
Tracks license and inspection deadlines for a regulated trade; launch is gated on a domain-expert review.
Built, review pending - SaaS web app
Accessibility scanner
Scans small-business sites for WCAG issues in plain language; launch is gated on a legal review of the report language.
Built, review pending - Sheets + Apps Script
Spreadsheet templates
A catalog of paid spreadsheet templates for specific trades, no server required.
Built, launching soon - SaaS web app
Cash-flow planner
A calendar-style personal cash-flow forecast from manual entries and bank CSV imports; no bank linking.
Built, launching soon - Static site + PWA
Study & quiz sites
A spaced-repetition quiz engine with a first topic of draft questions awaiting expert review before publishing.
In review
What it costs
Priced per project, not off a menu.
A pressure-test is a fixed fee for a week of work. A build is a fixed fee scoped to what the PRD calls for, with an optional revenue-share alternative for the right project. Hosting and maintenance, if you want it, is a monthly fee. We haven't published numbers here yet — every engagement starts with a conversation about scope, not a price list.
Contact
Tell us about your idea.
A paragraph is enough to start. We'll tell you honestly whether it's worth building.
hello@chimneytopdigital.com