How we work

Four stages up the ramp.You sign off every one.

Every Slipway project runs the same way: a fixed price per stage, a staging link every Friday and nothing shipped without your approval.

Start a project See the four stages
Typical timeline In weeks
StageWebsiteWeb app
Live in about 6 wks 12 wks

Four chapters, four sign-offs.Nothing moves without you.

Each stage has a fixed price, a clear output and one decision that is yours to make.

A Slipway lead sketching user flows on a whiteboard with two founders during a kickoff workshop

01Conception

Shape the plan

1 to 3 weeks

We start with a half-day workshop, in the studio or on a call. Users, goals and constraints become a scope, then a clickable prototype you can put in front of investors.

What happens

  • Kickoff workshop with your lead
  • User flows and a sitemap
  • Clickable prototype of the core flows
  • Fixed quote for the next three stages

Artefacts you keep

  • Scope document
  • Figma prototype
  • Fixed quote
  • Project board
You sign off The prototype and the fixed quote
Unlocks ImplementationSigned by you

02Implementation

Build in sprints

2 to 6 weeks

Designers finish the screens while engineers build them, in one-week sprints. Every Friday you get a new staging link and a short walkthrough from your lead.

What happens

  • Sprint planning on the shared board
  • Design system and final screens
  • Front end and back end on a typed stack
  • Friday demo on staging

Artefacts you keep

  • Staging link
  • Design system
  • Code repository
  • Sprint notes
You sign off Each Friday build, feature by feature
Unlocks RefinementSigned by you

03Refinement

Refine together

1 to 3 weeks

We test every flow on real devices with real content, fix what breaks and speed up what feels slow. If something has to be cut, you decide what.

What happens

  • Testing on iOS, Android and desktop
  • Accessibility and performance pass
  • Copy and content review
  • Bug list down to zero blockers

Artefacts you keep

  • Test report
  • Launch checklist
  • Release candidate
You sign off The release candidate
Unlocks DeploymentSigned by you

04Deployment

Ship and support

About 1 week

We launch on a weekday morning, never a Friday night. Then we watch the first 30 days closely and hand over clean code, docs and every account.

What happens

  • Production launch and store submission
  • Analytics and error monitoring
  • 30 days of fixes at no cost
  • Handover session with your team

Artefacts you keep

  • Live product
  • Handover docs
  • Admin accounts
  • Support plan
You sign off Launch day and the handover
Live

A week with Slipway.Same rhythm, every week.

A typical Implementation week. You always know when to look, when to answer and when to test.

Mon Plan
09:30 Sprint planning Your lead sets the week on the board. You can swap one item.
Your time: 20 min
Tue Build
All day Heads-down build No meetings. Questions go to the shared channel.
Your time: None
Wed Review
15:00 Design review New screens in Figma, comments in the file.
15:30 Check-in What moved, what is blocked.
Your time: 30 min
Thu Polish
All day Code review Every pull request reviewed by a senior. Staging updates nightly.
Your time: None
Fri Ship
16:00 Demo on staging A new build, walked through live. Sign off or send notes. staging.phasekit.io
Your time: 45 min

About 2 hours of your week. The rest is ours.

Times in CET. We move calls to fit your time zone.

Tools we share.All in your name.

We work inside tools your company owns, so nothing has to be handed over at the end.

Already on Jira, Teams or GitLab?

We join yours. The rhythm stays the same.

Plan and talk

  • Linear The shared board: scope, sprints and every open question You: Admin
  • Slack One channel with the whole team, answered within a working day You: Owner
  • Notion Decisions, meeting notes and the handover docs You: Editor

Design

  • Figma Screens, the prototype and the design system, in your team You: Owner

Build and ship

  • GitHub Code, pull requests and senior reviews You: Owner
  • Vercel Staging links and production, on your account You: Owner

Five promises in writing.In every contract we sign.

A fixed price per stage

You get a fixed quote for each stage before it starts. If the scope holds, the price holds. Changes are quoted before anyone works on them.

Phasekit, web app Product build
  • Conception$9,500
  • Implementation$22,000
  • Refinement$8,500
  • Deployment$5,000
Fixed total $45,000

A staging link every Friday

Working software every week, never a slide deck. You test the real thing on your own phone.

If we miss it: that week is not billed.

You own everything

Code, designs and accounts live under your company from the first invoice.

If we miss it: there is no lock-in and no handover fee to lose.

30 days of fixes after launch

Anything that breaks in the first month after launch is fixed at no cost.

If we miss it: a lead replies within one working day.

A senior on every message

Your questions go to your lead, not a ticket queue or a junior account manager.

If we miss it: you get Mara Lindqvist directly.

Tell us what you're building.Get a scoped plan and a fixed quote.

Share a few details and a senior lead replies within one working day with next steps.

Start a project See pricing