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title: "Start new project"
description: "Start a project with goodtogrid in five steps, from first message to launch. The brief takes about five minutes; the people doing the work reply."
canonical: "https://goodtogrid.com/start-new-project"
updated: "2026-09-27"
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# Start new project

> Start a project with goodtogrid in five steps, from first message to launch. The brief takes about five minutes; the people doing the work reply.

URL: https://goodtogrid.com/start-new-project · Updated: 2026-09-27

Every project we take on moves through the same five steps, laid out below like frames on a canvas. The first one is yours, and it takes about five minutes.

## Five steps to launch

### 01 — Tell us about your project

You share what you’re building, who it’s for and where it stands today. A few honest lines beat a long document.

- **What you get:** A reply from the people who will do the work; A short call to talk it through
- **Your part:** Fill in the brief below. It takes about five minutes.

### 02 — Define goals & requirements

We turn the conversation into scope: goals, users, must-haves, constraints, and what done looks like.

- **What you get:** A written scope with priorities; A plan and timeline you sign off on
- **Your part:** Answer questions and share anything that already exists.

### 03 — Strategy & design

Information architecture, flows and interface design, reviewed with you in working sessions rather than big reveals.

- **What you get:** Clickable prototypes; A design system set on an 8px grid
- **Your part:** Review, react, decide. Bring the people who will use it.

### 04 — Development

We build what we designed, for the web, iOS and Android, in small increments you can use as we go.

- **What you get:** Working builds on staging; Code in a repository you own
- **Your part:** Test real builds and tell us what feels off.

### 05 — Launch & iteration

We ship, watch how it’s used, and keep improving what matters most.

- **What you get:** A live product and handover notes; A short list of what to improve next
- **Your part:** Tell your users. Then tell us what they said.

## The brief

The brief asks for:

- **Name** and **email** (required), and your **company**
- **What do you need?** UI/UX design · Web development · Mobile app
- **Where is it now?** Just an idea · Designs ready · Existing product · Needs a rebuild
- **Timeline:** As soon as possible · 1–3 months · 3–6 months · Flexible
- **Budget range (USD):** $500 to $50k+, or not sure yet
- **About the project:** a couple of sentences (at least 10 characters)

[Write the brief](https://goodtogrid.com/start-new-project#brief) — it takes about five minutes.

## Contact

Email [hello@goodtogrid.com](mailto:hello@goodtogrid.com) · Makassar, Indonesia · UTC+8

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## Frequently asked questions

### How does a project with goodtogrid run?

In five steps. Tell us about your project, define goals and requirements, strategy and design, development, then launch and iteration.

### What goes in the brief?

Your name, email and company, the services you need, where the project stands today, a timeline and a budget range, and a few honest lines about what you're building and who it's for.

### What happens after I send the brief?

A call, then a written scope and plan. Then clickable prototypes reviewed together, working builds you can use as they are made, and finally launch — shipped, watched and improved.

### Who owns the code?

You do. Development builds land in a code repository you own.