Book featured: Lean Startup
First, talk to users
If you cannot get users, then u r stupid. Gets users. Find an problem.
Goal of a pre-launch startup:
- Launch something bad quickly → Most important
- Get initial customers
- Talk to customers and get feedback
- Iterate over and over
Don’t fall in love with MVP
If screwdriver doesn’t work for mechanic, keep the mechanic, keep the screw, change the fucking screwdriver, the solution is broken
Lean MVP
- Very fast to build
- Very limited functionality → nothing but main functionality
- Appeal to a small set of users
- Base to iterate from
Examples
Heavy MVP (very few cases)
- Significant regulation
- Hardtech, Biotech
Launches aren’t special
Learning from customers is easier with MVP than without
[Important] How to build MVP quickly
- Time box your spec
- Write your spec
- Cut your spec, get anything out in a world
- DO NOT FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR MVP