MVP Definition Debate
Comments debate the true meaning and application of Minimum Viable Product (MVP) in startups, criticizing inadequate implementations as mere experiments while advocating for quick launches to validate ideas.
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Good point, thanks - effectively an MVP approach...
Sounds like the standard playbook for startups. Oh you wanted a product, you should be happy with the mvp.
this sounds like a conversation wherein someone learns about lean startup / agile methodologies for the first time (build an MVP and get it in front of people ASAP to get feedback, don't perfect it first)
* building fully functional product for MVP = useless
An MVP is a Minimum Viable Product. What you describe lacks lacks both the "V" and "P" parts.
MVP. Keep it minimum but viable to start with.
Launch your MVP and test your idea without breaking the bank.
Launch your MVP and test your idea without breaking the bank.
Wouldn't that suggest the product wasn't viable, by definition? MVP doesn't mean you can give them something that doesn't cover what they need. Maybe you cut out stuff that was actually needed to be successful. More research might have uncovered that up front, maybe.
Really? Think another way: MVP. MVP is a big in the startup scene. No startup tells you how they made there MVP. Most of them think, if I get enough investment, if I get enough customers, then I will make it better. But until now the other way is just enough for my MVP.So some would call it MVP and others would call it fraud. Until it is really being implemented as advertised.