A discovery sprint is a focused two-week engagement that validates the riskiest assumption behind a software, AI, or platform idea. The team ships working code on a real URL, with real data, and ends the sprint with a written verdict: build it, with a costed plan, or don't, with the evidence why. Both outcomes are worth the engagement.
What Morvion ships in a discovery sprint.
- A working prototype deployed to a real URL (not a Figma file, not a deck).
- An evaluation harness if AI is involved, with at least 50 fixtures and a scoring rubric.
- A written shape: scope, timeline, risk inventory, and price ranges for the production build.
- A demo to the operator team, recorded and shared.
What a discovery sprint is not.
It is not a slide deck. Not a Figma exploration. Not a workshop. The output is software that runs and a decision the founder can act on. If the sprint ended without a working artefact, it wasn't a sprint, it was a planning meeting.
“A two-week sprint either ships working software or proves the idea isn't worth shipping. There is no third outcome.”
When a discovery sprint is the right move.
Whenever there is uncertainty large enough that the full build can't be costed honestly: a new AI workflow whose accuracy isn't known, a marketplace whose matching logic is unproven, a portal whose data model hasn't been pressure- tested. Investing two weeks here saves six weeks of expensive drift later.
Frequently asked.
- What is a discovery sprint?
- A discovery sprint is a focused two-week engagement that validates the riskiest assumption behind a software or AI idea with working code. The output is a deployed prototype, an evaluation harness if AI is involved, and a written verdict on whether to proceed to a full build.
- How long does a discovery sprint take?
- Exactly two weeks from kickoff to demo. The fixed timeline is the point. If it stretches, it stops being a sprint and becomes a build.
- Who runs the discovery sprint?
- The same Morvion team that ships the production build runs the sprint. No handoff from a presales team to an engineering team. The team that scopes the work also delivers it.
- What happens after a discovery sprint?
- One of two things: a costed plan for the full build, or a written verdict that the idea isn't worth shipping with the evidence why. Both outcomes are worth the engagement.