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SaaS product abandoned at 70% complete

An agency-built platform that ran out of budget before launch — assessed honestly, then finished.

This is a representative example of a project type we take on — a typical situation, approach and scope — not a description of a specific client engagement. Timelines are indicative; yours will depend on the details.

The situation

An agency built most of a product, then the relationship or the money ran out. The owner has a repository, a half-working staging site and no way to judge how far from done it really is. “70% complete” is the agency's number.

How we approach it

  • Get the code running locally and write down everything that does and doesn't work.
  • Separate what is unfinished from what is finished badly; they need different treatment.
  • Give a fixed-scope plan to reach launch, keeping whatever is sound.
  • Add tests around the paths that handle money and customer data before changing them.

What gets delivered

  • Independent completion assessment
  • Prioritized launch plan with costs
  • Finished and tested product
  • Deployment, backups and handover documentation

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