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For founders & developers

Try before you commit.

FoundDev pairs early-stage founders with developers for short, real-work trials. Build something together. Decide after.

For founders
Run a scoped, one- or two-week trial with a developer before committing to a hire.
For developers
Build alongside early-stage founders and earn experience, references, and a path to full-time work.
HOW IT WORKS

A short trial. Real work. Then decide.

01
Match on a real task
Founders post a one- or two-week scoped feature. We pair them with a developer whose skills fit.
02
Build for one or two weeks
Work directly together, async or live. No interviews, no pretend take-homes. Real product, real feedback.
03
Decide after
Ship something useful. Founders decide whether to extend or hire. Developers walk away with proof either way.
EXAMPLE TASKS

The kind of scoped work FoundDev is built for.

Sample briefs, not live postings. They show the level of specificity founders should write, and the kind of concrete work developers can turn into proof.

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NorthLane
PREVIEW BRIEF
MVP VALIDATION8–12 HRS / WEEKONE-WEEK TRIAL

Build a Stripe checkout for a metered API

Founder is validating usage-based pricing for an internal API and needs a working pay-as-you-go checkout, not just a button. Map the happy path, handle failed payments and plan changes, persist subscription state, and make the billing screen clear enough for pilot users.

What you'll do
  • Wire a metered pricing screen to Stripe Checkout.
  • Handle success, cancel, and webhook retry states.
  • Persist plan + usage to Postgres and surface it in-app.
What you'll ship
  • A working billing flow founders can demo to pilot customers.
  • A short note explaining edge cases and tradeoffs.
northlane.app/billingBillingManage →USAGE THIS MONTH2,847 callsof 5,000ActiveStarter$49/moCurrent planProUnlimited calls$149/moUpgrade →
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Ledgerloop
PREVIEW BRIEF
GROWTH6–10 HRS / WEEKTWO-WEEK TRIAL

Replace the onboarding survey with a guided setup

A finance tool is losing new users on a 12-question intake form. Replace it with a progressive, three-step flow that pulls what it can from a connected account and only asks for the rest. Track drop-off so the team can iterate after launch.

What you'll do
  • Design and ship a 3-step guided setup using existing UI primitives.
  • Pull defaults from the connected account API where possible.
  • Instrument funnel events for each step.
What you'll ship
  • A live onboarding the team can A/B against the old form.
  • A dashboard view showing step-by-step drop-off.
app.ledgerloop.io/setupSet up your account✓23ConnectReviewConfirmConnect your bankWe'll pull what we can so you don't have to type it.ChaseConnected via Plaid✓Continue →
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Habitat
PREVIEW BRIEF
INTERNAL TOOLS5–8 HRS / WEEKONE-WEEK TRIAL

A small admin console for managing review queues

Ops team is reviewing user submissions in a spreadsheet. Build a small admin web app that lists items, lets reviewers approve / reject with notes, and writes back to the production database. Auth gated to the team.

What you'll do
  • List view with filters and search over the review queue.
  • Approve / reject actions with required notes; audit log.
  • Email magic-link auth restricted to the team domain.
What you'll ship
  • An internal tool the ops team can replace the spreadsheet with on day one.
  • A README with deploy + rollback instructions.
habitat.internal/reviewReview QueueSearch...2SUBMITTERSTATUSACTIONSAAlex Merchantalex@co.iopending✓ OK✗ NoBBeth Kwanbeth@startup.copending✓ OK✗ NoCChris Torreschris@labs.devapprovedApproved ✓