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Firebase

The fastest path from zero to a mobile MVP.

Category

Mobile

At the studio

Since 2019

Projects shipped

Numerous

Status

Active

(01) Our take

For mobile MVPs, founder-led projects, and apps where the product-market-fit question matters more than the infrastructure, Firebase is often the fastest path to a shippable app. Auth, Firestore, Cloud Functions, and Remote Config together cover 80% of what most apps need on day one.

We're careful about Firebase for mature applications. The pricing model gets uncomfortable at scale, Firestore's query constraints catch teams off guard, and vendor lock-in is real. For products that have found product-market fit, we often migrate Firebase backends to Postgres + Node.

(02) What we build with it

Typical work

  • Mobile MVPs and zero-to-one product builds
  • Apps with real-time sync requirements (chat, collaboration)
  • Prototypes for investor pitches
  • Auth-only use cases layered onto existing backends

(03) How we engage

Engagement shape

Usually paired with a mobile build (React Native, Flutter, or native). 8–12 week engagements to ship an MVP-grade application.

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