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Getting to the Right Minimum in a Minimum Viable Product

Ash Maurya · Ash Maurya (Lean Stack) Free Intermediate

The author of Running Lean tackles the exact trap in our short answer: founders confuse a wrong timeline with a wrong scope. He gives a way to find the smallest version that still delivers on your promise. Read it when you cannot tell what to cut.

  • Define your MVP by the smallest promise you can keep
  • Explicitly list what you will not build to protect the timeline
  • Right minimum means enough to learn, not enough to impress
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The question it answers

  1. How long should building an MVP take?

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