Senior Team, Start to Finish
100% US-based senior engineers and designers. The same team that runs your discovery builds your product. No handoffs to junior staff.
Gnar Discovery and Design
Discovery & Design That De‑Risks Your Build
The most expensive mistake in software is building the wrong product.
Foundation $15,000 · 2 weeks | Core $20,000 · 4 weeks (Recommended) | Accelerator $30,000 · 6 weeks
Discovery gives your team the research, design, and technical architecture to build the right thing before a dollar is spent on development. Every engagement ends with a guaranteed price for your build phase, so you move into development with total clarity and zero surprises.
Fixed milestone price
Any overage on us
Guaranteed outcome
The software works as specified or we fix it
Twelve-month bug-free warranty
Three commitments on every build engagement
What changes
You have a vision. How do you know what it costs to build?
User Research
Stakeholder and user interviews that ground every decision in real behavior, not assumptions. Your team gets aligned on what users actually need before a line of code is written.
Technical Architecture Blueprint
Tech stack, system design, and recommended third-party services. Nothing left to guesswork when development begins.
Guaranteed-Price Build Plan
A milestone-by-milestone plan with a fixed price for your Build phase. No surprises. No overruns. You know exactly what the full build costs before you commit.
Interactive Prototypes
Clickable models of your key workflows that your team and stakeholders can experience firsthand. Catch problems at the cheapest possible moment.
Why Discovery
Why Choose Discovery?
Discovery isn’t just a design exercise. It’s the foundation for a build phase with a guaranteed price, a guaranteed outcome, and a 12-month bug-free warranty. Every deliverable flows directly into your Build phase, so nothing gets lost in translation between discovery and development.
AI-Ready from Day One
Whether you’re building AI into your product or using AI to build faster, Discovery accounts for both. We map AI-driven features into your architecture during discovery, not as an afterthought. And our team uses Context-Driven Development, where senior engineers direct AI tools to accelerate delivery while maintaining the quality standards that back our triple guarantee.
Proof
Our work
Foundational 1.0 product
From Concept to 700,000+ Users
20xgrowth in our user base
700,000+users
Discovery and Design
Building Software to Help Prevent Abuse Against Adults with Disabilities
500+organizations required to use the registry
2023delivered on time and within budget
Design and discovery
Driving Customer Engagement with a Custom Mobile and Web App
4Xthe number of users
8,000+app users
How it works
How we’d work with you
You get user research, interactive prototypes, technical architecture, and a milestone-by-milestone build plan with a guaranteed price, all before development begins.
Step 1 · 2 weeks / 4 weeks / 6 weeks
Choose Your Depth
Our Foundation tier takes 2 weeks, Core takes 4 weeks, and Accelerator takes 6 weeks.
Step 2
Guaranteed-Price Build Plan
Every Discovery engagement ends with a Milestone Project Plan that breaks your build into clear phases, each with a fixed price.
Step 3
Build
Most clients move into our Build phase, where the same senior team that ran your discovery builds your product.
Our record
Why Gnar?
“We weren’t just a project to them.”
Even now, they catch up and ask how the app is running, and not from a sales standpoint. They really care about our end-users.
Amit Kapoor Chief Executive Officer, First Line Technology
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
Still have questions?
Who is Discovery for?
Discovery is built for companies that need to get a software project right the first time. That includes B2B companies building internal tools or customer-facing products, PE-backed portfolio companies launching technology initiatives, and any organization that wants a guaranteed price before committing to a full build. It’s particularly valuable if you’ve been burned by a past development project and want a structured, low-risk path forward.
How long does Discovery take?
It depends on the depth you need. Our Foundation tier takes 2 weeks, Core takes 4 weeks, and Accelerator takes 6 weeks. Each tier delivers a complete set of deliverables and a guaranteed price for your build phase. Most clients choose Core for the balance of depth and speed.
What’s included in the clickable prototype?
Your prototype will include high-fidelity designs, user flows, and interactive elements that simulate the final product. It’s not just a static mockup. It’s a working demonstration of your product’s core functionality that you can use for testing, presentations, and stakeholder reviews.
What is the guaranteed-price build plan?
Every Discovery engagement ends with a Milestone Project Plan that breaks your build into clear phases, each with a fixed price. This becomes the basis for your Build phase, typically $150K to $300K+. The price is guaranteed: if the build costs more than quoted, the overage is on us.
What happens after the prototype is complete?
Most clients move into our Build phase, where the same senior team that ran your discovery builds your product. The transition is seamless because every Discovery deliverable feeds directly into Build. Your build is backed by our triple guarantee: a guaranteed price, a guaranteed outcome, and a 12-month bug-free warranty. You’re also free to take your deliverables to an internal team or another partner.
How much technical planning is included?
Every tier includes a full Technical Architecture Blueprint covering tech stack recommendations, system design, third-party integrations, and infrastructure planning. This isn’t a surface-level feasibility check. It’s the technical foundation your engineering team will build on, whether that’s our team or yours.
What makes Discovery different from other design services?
Unlike traditional design agencies, we approach prototyping with a product development mindset. Our team includes both designers and engineers, so your prototype will be built with technical feasibility in mind. We’re not just creating pretty screens. We’re laying the foundation for a successful product launch.
Is this the same as Gnar Ideate?
Yes. Gnar Ideate is now called Discovery. Same engagement, same tiers, and the same guaranteed build price at the end.
Start here
Your idea deserves a plan that guarantees the outcome.
Discovery gives you the research, design, and architecture to build with confidence, plus a guaranteed price before development begins.
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