How we work
Every sprint is a focused 2-week engagement. Week 1: explore and decide. Week 2: execute and deliver. Then rest, reflect, and book the next one when you're ready.
Each sprint is built from our deliverable library—brand, product, or mixed. You pick the scope, the studio prices it transparently from your selections, and the same 10-day cadence runs every time. No re-onboarding, no spin-up.
Below is the full playbook: the philosophy, the four-step process, and how to plan back-to-back sprints when you need more momentum.
Choose deliverables. Lock the scope. Ship in 2 weeks.
Every sprint starts from the same deliverable library. You pick what fits your goals, the studio builds a transparent proposal priced from those selections, and the 10-day cadence does the rest.
Step 1
Pick your deliverables
Browse the deliverable library—brand, product, or mixed. Each item shows scope, complexity points, and estimated hours so you can right-size the sprint before committing.
Step 2
Get a transparent proposal
The studio builds a sprint draft with your selected deliverables, priced transparently from complexity points. Sprints start around $8,000 and scale up based on scope—no hidden fees.
Step 3
Kick off and ship
Sign, pay 50%, and pick your Monday kickoff. The same 10-day uphill → downhill cadence runs every sprint. Final delivery and Loom walkthrough on Day 10.
Week-by-week at a glance
Uphill Week 1, Downhill Week 2—repeatable forever
Week 1 (Days 1-5)
Go uphill
Workshop, divergent exploration, Ingredient Review Thursday, direction locked on Friday. Async updates + Loom recaps keep you in the loop without daily standups.
Daily themes
- Day 1: Kickoff workshop to align on strategy, goals, and vision
- Day 2: Exploration phase begins—studio researches and generates options
- Day 3: Divergent thinking continues with work-in-progress sharing
- Day 4: Ingredient Review—grouped solutions evaluated, direction shaped together
- Day 5: Direction locked—async outline confirms the solution for Week 2
Week 2 (Days 6-10)
Go downhill
Direction check Monday, heads-down build, Work-in-Progress Wednesday, polish Thursday, final delivery Friday with Loom walkthrough + optional live demo.
Daily themes
- Day 6: Direction check—confirm alignment, answer last questions, no changes after today
- Day 7: Heads-down build mode—studio focused on implementation
- Day 8: Work-in-Progress Wednesday—see it coming together, early testing, request tweaks
- Day 9: Polish, refinement, and final quality checks
- Day 10: Final delivery with Loom walkthrough and optional live demo
Budget scales with your deliverables
There are no fixed packages. Every sprint is priced from the deliverables you select—each one carries a complexity point value that rolls up to a total before you sign anything.
Starting point
From $8,000
A lighter sprint with a focused set of deliverables. Ideal when you have a single clear goal and want to move fast without overloading the two weeks.
Typical range
$10,000 – $15,000
Most sprints fall in this range—a handful of core deliverables that fill the two weeks without stretching capacity. The Day 1 workshop is included in every sprint.
Fully loaded
Up to $20,000
High-complexity deliverables or a larger scope. The budget ceiling keeps the two-week timeline honest—we scope to what can actually be done well.
See what's available in the library. Browse deliverables →
Why our 2-week sprints work
The sustainable way to build ambitious products
Predictable progress → not burnout
Instead of a huge 12-week engagement with hidden timelines, you get 2 focused weeks, a clear deliverable, a rest point to reflect, and the option to climb again when ready.
A clear scope before kickoff keeps the plan grounded, and the fixed 2-week window prevents scope creep from burning your team out.
Clarity at every turn
Each sprint starts with alignment, ends with tangible work, and gives you visibility the entire way. You always know where you're headed, what we're making, and what's coming next.
No guessing. No surprises. Just clear progress.
Flexibility without chaos
Need time after a sprint to get team feedback, talk to users, or test something? Take it. Your path is modular—climb at the pace your company needs.
Sprint, rest, learn, repeat. Build at your rhythm.
One sprint or many—your pace
How the Chris Meisner Studio cadence scales with your ambition
Most founders have bigger visions than 2 weeks can solve. That's by design. The studio cadence works for a single focused sprint and for long-term product development alike.
Example journey:
Sprint 1: Brand Identity
Logo, typography, color system, brand guidelines — Day 1 workshop included
→ Rest: 2 weeks. Test brand with early users, finalize messaging.
Sprint 2: Landing Page
Marketing site design + build, waitlist automation
→ Rest: 3 weeks. Launch landing page, collect signups, validate demand.
Sprint 3: MVP Prototype
Core user flows, interactive prototype, usability test plan
→ Rest: 4 weeks. Test prototype with users, secure seed funding.
Sprint 4: Production Build
Development-ready specs, polish, launch prep
→ You're live. 4 sprints of work, spread over 3–4 months at your pace.
Monthly Support (optional, ongoing)
Biweekly check-ins + updates on existing deliverables
→ Studio stays on call. Feedback every 2 weeks, updates shipped on a rolling basis. From $4,000/month.
This is how great products get built: focused bursts with time to breathe, test, and learn. Not endless agency cycles. Not rushed freelancer chaos. Each sprint is a fresh proposal built from the deliverable library—same cadence, new goals, no wasted setup.
Example sprint packages
These are a few curated starting points from our deliverable library—priced transparently from the deliverables included. Every sprint can be customized from there. browse all packages.
Ready to start your sprint?
Browse the deliverable library, pick your scope, and we'll build a transparent proposal. Same 10-day cadence every sprint.
Questions? Reach out to discuss your next sprint
Already shipped a sprint? Monthly Support keeps the studio on call—starting at $4,000/month for biweekly check-ins and ongoing deliverable updates.