North Ark

Vibe Coded Prototype to Production

What you're buying: Momentum

Don't let your AI-built idea stall and die on a laptop.

From Cursor prototype to production — protect the momentum, ship it properly.

You're emotionally invested and terrified it'll never see daylight. Ship protects the momentum and the dream — not just getting a server running, but making sure what you built actually exists in the world.

Code and architecture review, hosting on GCP/Supabase/Vercel, domain and SSL, database setup, deployment pipelines, basic security pass, and go-live support.

David Goulding delivers this work directly — senior engineering, not a handoff team.

Fixed-price launch

Launch Safe — prototype to production in two weeks

Built with Cursor, Lovable, or Bolt? Launch Safe is the fastest path from demo to a live URL with hosting, CI/CD, security baseline, and go-live checklist.

FC-10

Launch Safe

$9,500

2 weeks · 50% on signature, 50% on agreed milestone

Production deploy + app security audit + go-live checklist

  • Production hosting and domain setup
  • CI/CD pipeline and environment separation
  • App security audit (automated + expert review)
  • Go-live checklist and handover walkthrough
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FC-11

Launch Safe Plus

$12,500

3 weeks · 50% on signature, 50% on agreed milestone

Launch Safe + remediation of critical findings

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Is this you?

Problems we solve

  • I built something in Cursor months ago and it's still not live.
  • I'm terrified the idea will stall and die before it sees daylight.
  • We've been 'two weeks from launch' for six months.
  • I know production is a different beast but I don't know where to start.

What's included

  • Code and architecture review
  • Proper hosting setup (GCP, Supabase, Vercel)
  • Domain and SSL configuration
  • Database setup and backup strategy
  • Deployment pipeline (CI/CD)
  • Basic security pass
  • Go-live support and handover

What's not included

  • Major feature development beyond launch scope
  • Full security audit (Secure — or bundle Launch + Secure)
  • Ongoing DevOps without retainer

Process

How we deliver

2–4 weeks typical

  1. 01

    Review

    Codebase, infra gaps, launch blockers ranked by severity.

  2. 02

    Harden

    Secrets, auth, environment separation, database config.

  3. 03

    Deploy

    Pipeline, hosting, DNS, SSL.

  4. 04

    Launch

    Smoke test, monitoring, handover documentation.

Before

  • Demo on localhost, production unknown
  • Founder doing everything, no CI/CD
  • Launch date slipping month after month

After

  • Live production app with secure baseline
  • Documented infra and deployment pipeline
  • Founder back on product, not firefighting

Packages

Production Launch

AI-built prototype ready for real users

Live, secure, production-ready — fast

$4,000–$8,000 per project

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All prices in AUD. GST applies to Australian clients.

Proof

Related project work

ShipSecure

AI-built prototype to production — launch in three weeks

SaaS founder, pre-revenue

A founder had a working prototype built in Cursor — demo-ready but nowhere near production. Exposed API keys in repo, no CI/CD, Supabase RLS untested, and a launch date already promised to early customers.

  • Time to live: Production in 3 weeks from audit start
  • Security: Critical RLS and auth issues closed pre-launch
  • Enterprise pilot: Passed customer security questionnaire
Read case study

Common questions

Vercel one-click deploy is enough, right?
Hosting is one piece. Production needs auth, secrets, RLS, backups, env separation, and a pipeline — Ship handles all of it.
Too expensive for pre-revenue.
Cheaper than a breach, downtime, or six more months of 'almost ready'. Launch properly once.
Can you bundle security?
Yes — pair Ship with Secure for a launch plus audit package. Ask on the discovery call.

Often paired with

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