A Governed MVP in 24 Hours
From chaos to a governed, shippable MVP - in a single day.
DayZero is a premium, human-in-the-loop service for founders who need safety, architecture, and judgment baked in from hour one.
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From kickoff to governed MVP.
Every system reviewed by a builder, not a bot.
Governance, compliance, and guardrails included.
Why DayZero exists
Tools can generate. They cannot decide. DayZero bridges that gap with end-to-end thinking - translating messy vision into a governed MVP that you can trust, demo, and build on.
From rebuilding with nothing -> to shipping governed AI systems in weeks -> to helping founders go from idea to safe, shippable products in 24 hours.
Why me (not Bolt or Lovable)
Speed alone is not a moat. Judgment is.
Architecture
You get a system designed to scale. Every module is structured for real-world deployment, not a demo that collapses later.
Safety & governance
Every build includes guardrails, access control, and operational clarity. You keep your users and your company safe.
Taste & clarity
Aligned product decisions, not just code. I help you make the hard calls so the MVP is sharp and coherent.
End-to-end thinking
From narrative to pricing, from workflows to rollout. You walk away with a system and a plan, not just a repo.
Transparent pricing, built for fairness
Accessible by design. SELF is built on a simple belief: governance and safety shouldn't be luxury features.
So I keep a few founder-priced DayZero slots each week. Weekly slots are limited.
Promise: a production-grade slice with safe boundaries.
This is a one-day build. We ship one governed MVP slice end-to-end with clear boundaries, not an endless platform.
Why it's subsidized: I keep a limited number of founder-priced slots each week to fund long-term governance infrastructure.
Starter MVP
One governed flow you can demo today.
- 1 governed flow (input -> output -> review)
- Guardrails + refusal rules
- Deploy link
- Handoff note (what's in / out)
Growth MVP
A governed prototype with 2-3 flows + basic data model.
- 2-3 flows
- Basic auth
- Simple storage
- Telemetry event hooks
- Handoff checklist
Complex MVP
A thin-slice MVP with the core loop end-to-end + handoff package.
- Core loop end-to-end thin-slice
- Roles/permissions
- Safety toggles (SELF governance on/off)
- Handoff doc + next sprint plan
DayZero Constraints (why it works in 24h)
Ships one product slice, not the whole platform.
1 environment, 1 repo, 1 deploy.
If scope expands, it becomes Phase 2 (new quote).
Request your DayZero build
Tell me what you want shipped in 24 hours. I will reply with a price and clarifying questions.
What happens next
1) You send the form. 2) I reply in under 24 hours with a scoped price. 3) We lock your DayZero slot.
Email: kevin@governedbyself.com