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French Press Labs

Our Process

How engagements actually run.

Nothing theatrical. Four phases, clear exits, no 8-week waterfalls. You'll know every Friday what shipped that week.

Discovery
01Discovery

Phase 01 · 1–2 weeks

Discovery

We spend real time learning your business before we propose anything.

  • Exec + team interviews (5–10 conversations)
  • Current-state audit (code, analytics, stack, funnel, team)
  • Competitive + market scan
  • Success metric alignment - we pick numbers we can defend
Strategy
02Strategy

Phase 02 · 1–2 weeks

Strategy

A short, opinionated plan with clear trade-offs. Not a 60-slide deck.

  • Target architecture / roadmap
  • Scope + timeline + budget by phase
  • Risk register - what could go wrong, mitigations
  • Kickoff workshop with your team
Build
03Build

Phase 03 · 4–16 weeks

Build

We ship weekly, demo in public, commit often. No black-box phases.

  • Weekly sprints with Friday demos
  • Live staging environment + Slack access to the team
  • Ship early, iterate fast
  • Documentation written as we build, not at the end
Optimize
04Optimize

Phase 04 · Ongoing

Optimize

Launch is mile zero. What matters is what we learn and change after.

  • Weekly performance reviews
  • A/B tests, iteration loops, hypothesis-driven work
  • Monthly exec report tied to business outcomes
  • Quarterly roadmap review

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