The Bootstrapped Founder

18. The Do's and Don'ts of the Minimum Viable Product

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Mar 6, 2020
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INSIGHT

Automate Only When It Matters

  • You can run many processes manually initially and automate them later as volume demands.
  • Building automation only when needed keeps the MVP lean and focused on validation.
ANECDOTE

First Payment Came Two Weeks In

  • Feedback Panda launched without a payment backend and accepted trial users, then added Stripe later.
  • Two weeks after enabling payments a customer tried to subscribe and exposed a missing production key bug.
ADVICE

Aim For A Minimum Lovable Product

  • Turn your MVP into a minimum lovable product by making it shareable and delightful.
  • Design features that make users want to take a screenshot and tell others.
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