Launch · 12 Weeks · Ecommerce Brands

Launch a Payroll SaaS MVP in 12 Weeks for Ecommerce Brands.

Run payroll, taxes, and benefits without a third-party processor. Fixed scope, billing wired from day one, you own the code.

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The 12 weeks reality

If you're a founder targeting ecommerce brands and you want a working payroll saas MVP in 12 weeks, the question isn't "can we build it?" — it's "what gets cut so we ship?". Run payroll, taxes, and benefits without a third-party processor.

Twelve weeks gives you room for deeper workflows, two-three integrations, and a real beta cohort — without the open-ended timeline that kills most v1s.

By the end of 12 weeks you have a multi-tenant payroll saas live in production, Stripe billing wired up, your first design partners onboarded, and a roadmap shaped by real usage instead of hypotheses.

The MVP offer

Founder sprint week 1
Fixed scope, fixed price
Weekly demos (every Friday)
Stripe + multi-tenant day one
Live in 12 weeks
You own code + infra

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Core v1 features

Multi-state payroll
Tax filings
Benefits administration
Contractor payments
Employee self-serve
Reports

Stack & integrations

QuickBooks
Plaid
Gusto
Stripe
Workday

Pricing model: Per-employee + base

Week-by-week

From kickoff to launch in 12 weeks.

Weeks 1–2 — Discovery + scope

Founder sprint, customer interviews, scope cut, wireframes, fixed quote.

Weeks 3–5 — Foundations + wedge

Multi-tenant data model, auth, billing. The wedge payroll saas workflow ships to design partners.

Weeks 6–8 — Depth + integrations

Two-three integrations, advanced workflows, branded onboarding, admin console.

Weeks 9–10 — Beta with ${ind} cohort

Paid beta with 8–12 ecommerce brands, weekly iteration on their feedback.

Weeks 11–12 — Polish + public launch

Performance, security pass, public signup with billing and analytics live.

What you ship at launch

Multi-tenant payroll saas with auth, RBAC, and per-org workspaces
Stripe subscription billing with trials, plans, and dunning
Multi-state payroll, Tax filings, Benefits administration
Contractor payments, Employee self-serve, Reports
Onboarding flow tuned to ecommerce brands operators
Admin console for support, impersonation, and refunds
Analytics, error monitoring, and the deploy pipeline
Source code, infrastructure, and full documentation handoff

Founder FAQs

Is 12 weeks really enough to launch a payroll saas?+

Yes — when scope is cut to the wedge and demos ship every week. We've launched MVPs for ecommerce brands founders in 12 weeks multiple times. The trick isn't building faster, it's saying no to features that don't matter for the first 10 customers.

What if we miss the 12 weeks deadline?+

Scope is fixed in week 1, so the only way to slip is scope creep — which we flag immediately. If something genuinely surprises us, we re-quote transparently and you can decide to push the date or cut scope.

How much does a payroll saas MVP cost in 12 weeks?+

Fixed-price after week 1 discovery. The number depends on integrations and surface area — we quote a range in the founder call and a hard number after the sprint. Most founders pay less than 6 months of two-engineer salaries for a production MVP.

What stack will you use?+

TypeScript end-to-end (React + Node/Edge), Postgres, Stripe, a serverless or edge platform. The result is something your in-house team can pick up without retraining and that scales without rearchitecting.

Do we own everything?+

Yes — source code, database, infrastructure config, design files, and the domain are yours from day one. No vendor lock-in.

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