What role do MVPs (Minimum Viable Products) play in your product strategy?
Abhishek Dutta
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Delaney White@delaney_white
The role of MVPs is to validate your assumptions quickly. I like launching something simple to see if users actually want it.
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MVPs help me get real feedback early. It's about testing the core idea before investing too much time.
Launching an MVP is great because you can find out what's working before spending too much time and money on development. If no one is interested in your MVP, it might mean you misidentified the problem you're trying to solve for your target users, or overestimated the importance of the problem. Maybe it's time to pivot and try something else.
I've recently been interested in this idea from the book Million Dollar Weekend. Basically, the idea is that you can create a landing page and start a waiting list even before you spend a dime on development. If no one is signing up for your wait list, it might not be worth developing the product.
I think MVPs are like the first draft of a product.
For me, MVPs are the perfect way to start small and learn fast. It's about cutting through the noise and focusing on what really matters.