Building is easy.
Building something people want isn’t.
A product studio is a small, expert team built to run fast, iterative product experiments.
We provide design, development, and product management end-to-end.
Whether you're looking to launch something new, expand into new markets, or need extra bandwidth...
We work alongside you as an embedded product team that goes far beyond traditional outsourcing.
How it works
Backed by experience from
top Silicon Valley accelerators,
we ship your product
every 4 weeks.
Call
Start with a free intro call. See what we can ship in 4 weeks.
Subscribe
Forge works on a subscription model. You can cancel anytime.
Release v1
We focus on the core user flow and ship your v1 in 4 weeks.
Iterate
We also support user testing and prioritization.
Pricing
Unlike a typical development agency, we do not hide our pricing.
The first meeting should not be a price negotiation.
It should be a place to build trust.
1 Sprint
4 weeks
$25,000
Our shortest 4-week plan. We focus on speed and ship your v1 quickly.
3 Sprints
12 weeks
$75,000
$67,500
A quarterly plan aligned with your budget cycle. Starting from v1, we continue iterating toward v2 and v3.
Custom
Flexible
Ask
We support both urgent one-off projects and longer-term work. Startup discounts available. Let’s talk.
| Traditional outsourcing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Goal | Aligned around product success | Deliver the contracted features, then stop |
| Speed | Ship in 4-week cycles | Deliver in multi-month cycles |
| Risk | Start small and decide whether to continue | High risk due to large up-front commitments |
| Flexibility | Subscription-based
Flexible as things change | Fixed-scope contract
Requires change orders or re-estimates |
| Scope | Covers everything from MVP to go-to-market | Limited to building what is written in the spec |
| Relationship | Works alongside you as a product team
One team across PM, design, and engineering | Primarily provides engineering resources
Execution-focused and waiting on client direction |
| Pricing | Transparent pricing
with the freedom to cancel anytime | An initial quote may look cheaper,
but extra costs usually follow |
What we can do
Design
- •Prototyping
- •UI/UX design
- •Logo design
- •Branding
- •Landing page design
- •Video production
- •Visual effects
- •Animation
- and more
Development
- •Web app development
- •Mobile app development
- •Desktop app development
- •Game development
- •AI product development
- •Serverless operations
- •Analytics infrastructure setup
- •Billing infrastructure setup
- and more
Product Management
- •Product scoping
- •Experiments and validation
- •Product copywriting
- •User testing
- •QA and release
- •Metrics analysis
- •Product Hunt and Reddit marketing
- •Handoff to in-house team
- and more
Programming Languages

Frameworks & Libraries
AmplitudeDatabases
FirestoreNetwork & Real-time Communication
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Game Engines
Unity
PhotonGlobal Launch & Marketing
Why us
Sho Yasuda
Lead Engineer / Lead Designer
From childhood, he taught himself how to build games and created dozens before going on to art school. He joined CyberAgent after graduation and worked on social games as both a designer and front-end engineer. He later went independent and single-handedly created The Lost Sky, handling everything from design to development, and showcased it at Tokyo Game Show.
Yamato Kaneko
Product Manager
After high school, he moved to the US and studied at UCLA. After graduating, he joined GREE and began his career as a product manager on large-scale social games. He then joined FOVE at the founding stage and led product development for an eye-tracking VR headset. He oversaw the product through mass production and global shipment.




The startup they co-founded was accepted into Techstars, one of the world’s top accelerators. Through rapid iteration, they launched multiple products and twice ranked #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt. Their edge is fast product development built on continuous experimentation and validation.
Product Showroom
Let's build
We limit the number of products we take on
to ensure focus and quality.
While intro calls are always open,
we recommend reaching out early
as capacity becomes limited.
FAQ
Have more questions or a project in mind?
Let’s talk.







