I’m a senior MVP and AI product designer based in Uruguay, working with founders in the US and Latin America. Instead of hiring a small agency, you work directly with one senior designer who validates, designs and ships your MVP.
Small agency vs. working with me
Small agencies are a reasonable default, but for defining and designing an MVP you often pay for structure you don’t need. Here’s how working with me compares.
Who does the work
Small agency: a senior person sells the project, then the work is often split across junior designers or contractors.
Me: the person you talk to is the person designing your product, start to finish.
Cost
Small agency: your budget also covers account managers, project managers and margin.
Me: clear monthly scope with no agency markup. See services & pricing.
Speed
Small agency: feedback travels through handoffs and status meetings.
Me: decisions happen in the same conversation, so changes ship in days, not sprints.
Accountability
Small agency: responsibility is shared across a team.
Me: one person accountable for the outcome, from the first user interview to the developer handoff.
Time zone and language
Based in Uruguay (GMT-3), with full overlap with US business hours. I work in English and Spanish.
When an agency is the better fit
If you need a large team building design, frontend and backend in parallel from day one, an agency can make sense. For defining, validating and designing an MVP, one senior designer is usually faster and more cost-effective.
How I work like a small studio
You get the process of a good studio, run by one senior designer.
- Validate: we test the idea with real users before anyone writes code, so you build the right thing once.
- Design: product strategy, UX/UI and interactive prototypes, scoped to what drives revenue.
- Ship: developer-ready designs and design systems your team, or your AI coding tools, can build from.
- AI products: turning raw AI capability into experiences people trust. See AI MVP development.
More on the process in MVP development for startups, or read the longer comparison: MVP agency vs. a solo product designer.
Questions founders ask
Should I hire an agency or a single senior product designer for my MVP?
For defining, validating and designing an MVP, one senior designer is usually faster and cheaper, because there are no handoffs or agency overhead. An agency makes more sense when you need a large team building everything in parallel.
How does the cost compare to a small design agency?
Agencies price in the cost of their team structure. My engagements are scoped monthly, with prices listed on services & pricing. For typical ranges, see what it really costs to build an MVP in 2026.
Can one designer handle a whole MVP?
Yes, for the parts that decide whether the MVP works: strategy, user validation, UX/UI, prototypes and a developer-ready handoff. Your developers, or AI coding tools, build from that.
Do you work with founders outside Uruguay?
Yes. Most of my clients are in the United States and Latin America. I’m on GMT-3 and work in English and Spanish.
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