Startup Product Development
PSA Helps Overcome the Common Challenges of Startup Product Development
Shaping of the product concept
Requirements clarification & creation
Optimal technology selection
Investors’ pitch & project defense
Solution’s architecture assessment
Effective budget & resource utilization
Augmenting of team competences
Resource scalability challenge
MVP development acceleration
Engineering & operational processes set up
Focus on own core competencies & activities
What We Offer to Empower Startups
Comprehensive consulting services cover strategy planning, solution assessment audit, optimal technology recommendation, financial models, product/solution development, and engineering, management and operational resource scalability, as well as other aspects crucial to increasing the efficiency of each stage of your product lifecycle.
A part-time executive IT manager dedicated to your product success. Our expert will help you determine a technology direction, expand your expertise and skillset, and provide support to get funding by being your trusted partner & engineering firm with all installed infrastructure and processes to defend your project during investors’ decision-making.
Dedicated complex product, hardware, and software development for startups under proven processes. From concept/whiteboard through requirements definition and prototyping to mass production, we empower your product with our expertise for faster and cost-effective time-to-market.
Impeccable documentation under the industry standards for seamless mass production and certification of your product. The PSA team ensures optimal commercial deployment of your product, as well as continuous post-production support. We also can recommend our trusted manufacturers in USA, Europe and Asia for mass production.
Why Choose PSA
PSA is a well-established engineering firm with 150+ resources. We contribute to a productive and seamless journey for your startup. You gain well-defined processes and expertise at less than direct cost through the following opportunities.
Reliable Infrastructure Setup
Establish a robust environment for the startup product development, testing, and operation by devoting us all the formal procedures. Take off the headache from the following processes:
- Physical & electronic resource procurement & implementation
- Hardware & software sourcing, setup, training, management, and support
- Cloud, web, email, hosting sourcing, training, and 24/7 support
Strong Technical Expertise & Partnership Network
Amplify your expertise in architecture design, hardware, firmware, and startup software development to launch products of any type and complexity. Be sure of the components' reliability provided by our long-term partners.
Our technology stack contains:
- Programming Languages: C/C++, Python, Java, C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, Kotlin, Swift, VHDL, Verilog
- Frameworks: QT, .Net, .Net Core, Angular, React, Flatter, Kotlin Multiplatform
- Operation Systems: Windows, Linux, iOS, MacOS, Android, FreeRTOS, Embedded Linux
- Platforms: Torizon, AWS IoT, Microsoft Azure IoT Suite, Android Things, NVIDIA
- Hosting hardware/clouds: AWS, Azure, Bare metal servers, VMs, Docker, k8s
Well-established & Flexible PMO Processes
Adjust engagement conditions under your product features maintaining full control over resource allocation.
- Convenient project tracking in Jira, MS Project, GitLab, Confluence, Trello, and Redmine to ensure transparency throughout the development
- Flexibility in development methodologies and price models for optimal deliverables and cost control
- Onsite, remote, and hybrid team engagement models of operation
Most Recent Startup Success Stories
Shipping Container Monitoring Product
Product Highlights: The integrated hardware and software product allows end-users to track the integrity and environmental conditions inside containers and provide global visibility of goods within.
Client Challenge: At the “hot” development stage, the owner was forced to terminate relations with current contractors, and needed a reliable partner to finalize development and bring the product to market under strict deadlines and lack of budget.
Services Taken: Fractional CTO, Product Development (Device HW, FW & Cloud App), Manufacturing Support & Commercialization
Results Impact:
- The client regained full control over intellectual property
- The product was defended to investors and gained additional funding
- 10+ new features before release
- Market release in 3 weeks faster than planned initially
- Continuous infrastructure and engineering support
Machine Vision System for Printing Manufacturers
Product Highlights: The complex quality assurance product for capturing and processing video stream at speed up to 1000m per minute taken from a slitter machine tape, able to detect defects and provide alarms.
Client Challenge: Develop and bring to market a cost-effective defect-tracking solution for use in production utilizing neural networks.
Services Taken: Consultancy & Technology Partnership, Product Development (Device HW, FW & Server App), Manufacturing Support & Commercialization
Results Impact:
- Full implementation evaluation for server-based and edge-based systems
- Implementation of MVP in 2 weeks ahead of expected deadline
- System efficiency is about 90%
- ROI is 1 year
Passwordless MFA System
Product Highlights: A passwordless registration and authentication system, expected to be the easiest and most secure on the market.
Client Challenge: Seed-funded startup in authentication solutions turned for turnkey product development, from concept finalization to deployment and further support.
Services Taken: Consultancy & Technology Partnership, Product Development (R&D, PoC, SW & GUI design, Cloud deployment, SaaS development), Manufacturing Support & Commercialization
Results Impact:
- Invention of the cutting-edge authentication approach for the client product
- Creation and registration of the patent
- The financing of the startup was extended
- Well-defined product packages for consumer, enterprise, and SSO use
- A successful product launch on the market
Level Crossing Monitoring Product
Product Highlights: An integrated solution to be installed at distant level crossings providing real-time detection of failures, real-time notifications, predictive maintenance, and management of maintenance activities.
Client Challenge: Develop a failure-detection system from scratch and bring it to a highly standardized and closed railway market to be used with a safety-critical system.
Services Taken: Consultancy & Technology Partnership, Product Development (Device SW, HW, and Server app)
Results Impact:
- The developed solution is tailored to the rail market providing custom features for rail authorities and management organizations
- The offered technologies allow for seamless product customization
- PSA provides continuous support with the implementation of the product at customers’ locations
Expert Team for You
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Success Stories
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