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What's the difference between an MVP and just a cheap, half-finished product?
An MVP is a learning tool with a clear hypothesis attached; a cheap product is just a bad product. The point isn't to spend less money, it's to buy...
How do I decide the single riskiest assumption my MVP should test instead of trying to prove the whole idea at once?
List every belief your business needs to be true (people want this, they'll pay this much, you can acquire them cheaply, you can deliver it), then ...
I keep polishing the design and refactoring instead of shipping. How do I know I'm gold-plating my MVP versus doing necessary work?
If the work doesn't change what you learn from your next real user, it's gold-plating. Pixel-perfect UI, clean architecture, and edge-case handling...
Should my MVP be a mobile app or a web app? My users are mostly on phones in smaller Indian cities.
For a first MVP, a mobile-friendly web app almost always wins: no app-store review, no install friction, one codebase, and instant updates when you...
How do I set up analytics and feedback in my MVP so I actually learn something, without over-engineering tracking?
Instrument the two or three moments that prove your core assumption (did they reach the aha, did they come back, did they pay) and ignore the rest ...
How much should I spend building an MVP as a bootstrapped founder in India, and where does the money actually leak?
Most first MVPs can be built for well under a lakh or two if you use no-code and buy off-the-shelf pieces; the money leaks into hiring a full dev t...
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