Use cases — Startups
A founding team has little time and a limited runway. ProDevs can find and assess your first engineers, put a vetted freelancer on a defined piece of work, or build the first version of the product with you.
01 What you usually need
What a founding team asks us for is rarely “a developer”. It is usually one of these four things.
The first technical hire sets the standard for everyone who follows. Few founding teams have a way to test that, so we run the assessment and send you the evidence with the shortlist.
An MVP scoped to prove the idea with real users, and built on foundations you will not have to throw away when it works.
Not every job needs a salary. A defined piece of work can go to a freelancer paid per milestone. A role you expect to keep is a hire.
Founders hiring across borders rarely have a company in each country. Where you have no legal entity, ProDevs can employ and pay the person locally while they work on your team.
02 What fits
Start with the smallest one that solves the problem in front of you. You can move to another as the company grows.
Our product team designs, builds, deploys and supports the software.
About product developmentEngineers, designers, product managers and QA working as one team.
About dedicated product teamsProDevs employs and pays the person locally. They work on your team.
About outsourcing & payrollEvery model and fee is set out on the pricing page.
03 How it starts
You do not need a full brief to talk to us. Tell us who you need or what you are trying to build.
Day 0
Tell us what you are building, who is already on the team and what the runway allows.
On the call
One hire, one freelance project or a scoped first release. We suggest the smallest one that is useful.
Within 48 hours for most roles
For a hire, an assessed shortlist with notes and scores. For a freelance project, most receive proposals within 48 hours of being published. For a build, a clear estimate before we start.
Most hires: 2–3 weeks
You interview and decide. The time from shortlist to start depends on your interview process and the notice period of the person you choose.
04 From our work
Both began as a brief for a product that did not exist yet. More detail on each is on the work page.
Social & events · Product development · Mobile and web
Palynx is an app for discovering events and a new way to meet people in New York City, with event ticketing built in. We built the mobile apps and the web product.
What we delivered
Mobility · Product development · UI/UX design · Staffing
An electric ride-hailing service for Nigerian cities. We designed and built the rider and driver apps and the admin system behind them, and helped staff the team that runs it. It starts with 1,000 cars in Abuja.
What we delivered
05 Client testimonials
Founders, operators and executives describe working with ProDevs, in their own words.
Play video: Client testimonial: Olufemi Seyi, COO, Casafina development company
Play video: Client testimonial: Aproko Doctor, Building AwaDoc
Play video: Client testimonial: JT Liddell, Promenade CEO
06 Questions
Something else? Book a call (opens in a new tab) and ask us directly.
Not quite your stage? See all four use cases, or look at ProDevs by industry.
For most roles you see a first shortlist within 48 hours of agreeing the brief. Most companies then find their hire within two to three weeks. The exact time depends on your interview process and the notice period of the person you choose.
No. Post the work as a freelance project. Posting and receiving proposals is free. When you hire, you fund the first milestone into escrow, and it is released only when you approve the work. A 5% client fee is added to each payment.
A one-time placement fee of 10–15% of the hire’s first-year salary. We confirm the figure for your role once we understand the brief.
Hires come with a two-week replacement guarantee: if the fit is not right, we replace the person at no additional placement cost.
Yes. Our product team takes a brief from architecture and design through development and testing to deployment. Product delivery is fixed-price and you receive a clear estimate before we start. The code, the IP and the product are yours, and we sign an NDA before every engagement.
Yes. ProDevs can hold the contract and run payroll and compliance while the person works on your team day to day. Because you have already chosen the person, this is payroll and compliance, charged at 5% of salary, capped at $500 a month per hire. If you want us to find the person as well, that is outsourcing, at 20% of salary.
Talk to ProDevs
Tell us where the company is and what has to exist next. We will suggest the smallest useful first step.
