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Trial month · Product Squad
A Full Product Squad for 30 Days, for $2,000
Product direction, UX, engineering and QA working on your product for one month, with working software to review every week. At day 30 you decide: keep the squad, scale up, or stop and keep everything we built.
- One price, 30 days
- Weekly releases
- No long-term contract
- You keep the code and designs
HOW THE MONTH RUNS
Four Weeks, Three Releases, One Decision
The trial runs on the same weekly rhythm as every Arcforth squad: agree priorities, ship working software, review it together.
- Days 1–7
Kickoff and direction
We learn the workflow, agree what success looks like at day 30 and turn it into a short, prioritised roadmap.
Roadmap and first designs
- Days 8–14
First release
The first slice of working software ships: one core flow, designed, built and tested by the same team.
A working core flow
- Days 15–21
Build on real feedback
You, and your users if you have them, try the release. We fix what they find and ship the next slice.
Second release, feedback fixed
- Days 22–30
Release and review
The month's last release, then a day-30 review: what shipped, what we learned and what should come next.
Review and next-step plan
WHAT YOU WALK AWAY WITH
Everything Built in the Month Is Yours
The code, designs and docs
The repository, design files and decision log. Once the trial is paid, they are yours.
A roadmap you can act on
What to build next and in what order, whether or not you continue with us.
A real test of the team
Four weeks of working together tells you more than any pitch or reference call.
DAY 30
Then You Decide What Happens Next
No lock-in and no awkward exit. The squad only carries on if you ask it to.
Continue as a Product Squad
$3,490 / month
Same people, same roadmap, no re-briefing. The next weekly cycle starts where the trial ended.
Scale to an Embedded Product Unit
From $5,000 / month
More capacity for several workstreams at once or a larger codebase.
Stop here
Nothing more to pay
Take the code, designs and roadmap and build on them with anyone. No exit fee.
PROOF
Shipped in Weeks, Not Quarters
The squad that runs your trial month built these, from the first workflow to production.
AI · Revenue Tech
Skalix AI
An AI-native revenue platform for calls, chat and customer follow-up.
Read the case study →
AI · Personal Brand
JoinClan
Short weekly conversations turned into consistent, editor-shaped content.
Read the case study →
Event Tech · Student Economy
Ques.uk
A city-aware event ticketing platform connecting students, organisers and admins on one unified system.
Read the case study →IS IT FOR YOU
Who the Trial Month Suits
A good fit if
- You have an idea, prototype or live MVP and want real progress before committing monthly.
- You know your industry and need a team to turn that knowledge into software.
- Someone on your side can answer questions and make decisions each week.
- You are weighing an agency, freelancers or hiring, and want to test one properly.
Better to start elsewhere if
- You only want to see an idea on screen first.Get a free prototype →
- You need a fixed scope with a fixed price.See the $1,499 Product Pilot →
- You need several teams working in parallel from day one.Compare squad options →
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The Trial Month, Answered
What founders ask before they start.
What do I get for $2,000?
Thirty days of Arcforth's Product Squad working on one product: product direction, UX and product design, full-stack and AI engineering, and QA, with a release and a review every week. It is the same team and way of working as the $3,490 monthly Product Squad, at a lower price for the first month.
Is this a free trial?
No. It is a paid, low-commitment first month, so you get a team working at full speed on your real product rather than a sales demo. If you only want to see an idea on screen first, ask for our free prototype.
What happens after 30 days?
We run a day-30 review with you. You can continue as a Product Squad at $3,490 per month, scale to an Embedded Product Unit, or stop. Nothing renews automatically: the squad only continues if you tell us to.
Who owns what gets built during the trial?
You do. Once the trial is paid, the code, designs and documents made for your product are yours, as set out in our terms.
How much can a squad ship in 30 days?
It depends on the product, so we agree the day-30 goal in the first week. As a guide, Skalix AI went from build to launch in four weeks and JoinClan from idea to MVP in three.
What is not included?
Third-party costs such as hosting, paid APIs, app store fees and software licences are paid separately. The trial covers one product; parallel workstreams need an Embedded Product Unit.
How do we start?
Send us a short note about your product. We reply with a time for a kickoff call, agree the day-30 goal, and the first weekly cycle starts after that.
$2,000. 30 Days. A Full Product Squad.
Tell us about your product. We'll reply with a kickoff time and what we think the first month should deliver.
