# ARC Geometry — SaaS product development

We design and build SaaS products: from architecture and the first working version to scaling across markets. We take on the technology decisions so you can focus on the product and its customers.

## From idea to a working product

We join at the stage you need: shaping the architecture, building an MVP, cleaning up an existing product, or taking development end to end.

### Architecture and design

We define what the product consists of and how it will survive growth — before the first line of code is written.

- technology stack selection with the reasoning behind it
- multi-tenancy and the data model
- integrations and API contracts
- resilience and performance requirements

### MVP development

We build the first working version you can put in front of customers and test demand with money, not hypotheses.

- cutting scope down to what is genuinely necessary
- billing, plans and subscriptions
- authentication, roles and access control
- cloud launch and basic product analytics

### Growth and scaling

We clean up a product that already runs and prepare it for load growth and new markets.

- architecture and technical debt audit
- performance and infrastructure cost optimization
- localization and adaptation to several jurisdictions
- delivery process and DevSecOps setup

### Team and support

We cover engineering roles on your project — from a single expert to a full development team.

- dedicated development team
- part-time CTO
- code review and engineering standards
- post-launch support and development

## How the work is structured

We start by validating the idea and finish with a product you can develop on your own.

- **01 Idea validation** — We assess pain, frequency, economics and feasibility — so you don't build something nobody pays for.
- **02 Architecture and plan** — We fix the target architecture, the scope of the first version, timeline and cost. No surprises along the way.
- **03 Development** — Short iterations that each end with something that works: you see a product, not progress reports.
- **04 Launch and growth** — We ship to production, set up monitoring and delivery, then develop it by business priorities.

## Validate your micro-SaaS idea

Nine questions and a full breakdown against a methodology of eight weighted axes and six hard gates. The score is deterministic: the same answers always produce the same result — a formula decides it, not a language model. The Competitors axis and the monopoly gate need live market research, so they are not evaluated here: their weight is distributed across the other axes.

The score is calculated in your browser: your answers are not sent anywhere, no signup and no email required. If you then request the extended analysis, the idea text and your answers are sent to Anthropic (Claude) — that step is optional. A score is a structured opinion about an idea, not a prediction of success.

### Axes and weights

| Axis | Weight |
| --- | --- |
| Pain | 25 |
| Benefit vs price | 20 |
| Usage frequency | 15 |
| Customer clarity | 10 |
| Feasibility | 10 |
| Competitors (not evaluated here) | 10 |
| Geo focus | 5 |
| Launch type | 5 |

### Verdicts

- **GO** — 80 and above: The idea holds up: the pain is verified, the economics work, the build is within reach. Next step — architecture and the scope of version one.
- **CAUTION** — 40–79: The idea has real strengths and equally real weak spots. Close the weakest axes before you put a development budget behind it.
- **NO-GO** — below 40, or 2+ red flags: As stated, the idea looks risky: hard gates fired or the total is too low. This is not a death sentence — it is a signal to reframe the problem.

### Red flags

Each of the gates below subtracts 15 points; two or more force a NO-GO.

- Entrenched market leader (monopoly risk) (needs market research)
- No paying analogues — unproven demand
- Perceived benefit below the price
- Low usage frequency
- Pain never verified with real people
- Not buildable by this team

### Questions asked

1. How well verified is the problem you are solving?
   - Verified: people already pay for workarounds
   - Plausible: I've heard complaints, but seen no money change hands
   - Not checked yet — I'm confident from my own experience
2. Is anyone already paying to solve this problem?
   - Yes, they pay competitors or contractors
   - Maybe: people say they would pay
   - No, nobody pays for anything here
3. How often will the customer face this task?
   - Daily
   - Weekly
   - Monthly
   - A few times a year
4. How precisely is your customer defined?
   - One specific profession or role
   - One situation: people with problem A looking for B
   - Vague: “small business”, “anyone who needs it”
   - Several different avatars at once
5. How many countries are you targeting at launch?
   - One country or region
   - Two countries
   - Three or more — international from day one
6. How does the customer's benefit compare to your price?
   - Benefit clearly exceeds the price
   - Benefit and price are roughly comparable
   - The price is above the perceived benefit
   - I haven't decided what to charge yet
7. Who can build the first working version?
   - I can build it myself in a short time
   - I need a partner and I'm ready to look for one
   - I need a team and I have the resources for it
   - I need a team, resources are only partial
   - The build looks out of reach
8. How do you plan to test demand?
   - Manually as a service first, with no product
   - With a prototype or demo that imitates the product
   - Only with a fully working product
9. Is there evidence of demand right now?
   - There are pre-orders or prepayments
   - There are public complaints and requests for a fix
   - So far only my own conviction

### Extended AI analysis

Describe the idea in a couple of sentences — Claude will unpack the result: what works, what to fix first, which steps to take and what to ask customers. The score itself does not change: a formula computes it.

Up to 3 analyses per day — this operation costs us money.

The analysis is written by a language model from the facts of your result: it neither researches nor invents competitors or market figures.

## Contacts

- Email: info@arcgeom.com
- Telegram: @arcgeom_bot
- Book a meeting: https://arcgeom.com/en/saas#booking

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