MVP Questions


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Not completely done with MVP and desperately need funding. What should I do?

I quit my job and have been working full-time on my startup the last 3-4 months. I decided to take the risk of investing everything I had in order to get the product built quickly.I hired two...

asked Jul 8 '14 at 01:55
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Melissa Mainor
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Best place to find freelance Ruby on Rails developers for startup MVP?

I want to create a minimum viable product for my startup idea. The concept is fairly complex which will require rails developers who have a lot of experience.The app deals with the financial...

asked Jun 5 '15 at 16:28
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Angelica Hole
6 points

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What are the cons of going with Lean Startup Strategy?

What should one consider before going with Lean Startup and MVP Strategy. Are there any cons that one should be aware of?

asked Aug 19 '11 at 18:56
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Atul Goyal
496 points

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Should you seek funding if you don't yet have revenues or traction?

It seems that either revenue or traction are the biggest factors in being able to easily get venture capital. Should one pursue trying to raise money without either of those factors? At the moment...

asked May 28 '14 at 21:41
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Cheryl Febus
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MVP SaaS application: should I send out an email campaign to prospective users half way through development?

I have a SaaS application I have made a 6 months ago. A month ago, I decided to shut it off and upgrade it. I have shut the SaaS down so that I may do another launch as the first version was very...

asked May 21 '14 at 16:50
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Jo K
11 points

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When launching your MVP, which is the most beneficial characteristic of early adopters (in order to determine who we should be reaching out to)

I'm trying to figure out which types of people to outreach to for our beta launch. Which characteristic of an early adopter would you say it the most important? Some examples: Someone who provides...

asked Apr 5 '14 at 01:10
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Beth Eiland
6 points

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Next step after creating an MVP?

What should be the next steps in specific order to take after creating your minimum viable product?

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asked Mar 31 '14 at 09:55
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Eric Henton
6 points

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How can you validate a business idea, while in stealth-mode?

I'm in very early stages of pursuing a business idea I really like. Usually I think being stealthy is a bad idea, but since the development stage will take a very long time I prefer to stay quiet,...

asked Mar 27 '14 at 00:31
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LaserBear
100 points

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If I build an MVP won't a competitor steal my idea?

While, I feel building an MVP is a good idea because we can get feedback from the customers on what to improve, I have a doubt. One fear that is stopping me from building an MVP is that if it...

asked Nov 29 '13 at 20:57
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Java Technical
152 points

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How do you decide between looking for investment or early adopters?

My MVP is ready to go (it's been 3 weeks actually). All this time I've been loosing sleep trying to decide if I should start looking for and organizing early adopters, or organizing a business plan...

asked Mar 27 '13 at 01:16
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South
176 points

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Non disclosure agreement for concierge early adopters?

I want to be extra careful and publish my first MVP to a concierge early adopter. I would like to know if it is common to ask her to sign a non disclosure agreement.

asked Jan 19 '13 at 04:26
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South
176 points

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2 Answers
2.16K Views
MVP: include price right from the start or test first

I have idea for the file sharing site. Now, I was thinking to first release the service without pricing options and users base, basically, to offer free but limited service, kind a like free...

asked Dec 5 '12 at 10:46
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Cikatomo
108 points

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A content website MVP?

I'm considering a startup which at its core is a content website; however I'd like to validate the idea before I invest too much of my time into it. That being said I'm not completely sure how I...

asked Oct 15 '12 at 12:43
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Nick Budden
129 points

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validating assumptions for MVP and acquiring small business customers

We offer a SAAS and I am at the stage where we have a MVP and are looking to validate our assumptions which is that small shop owners will make more revenue by using our system. Our target...

asked Jan 27 '12 at 02:44
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User15995
42 points

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importance of a community?

I recently launched a web site but I have a dilemma between building a community completing business model at the moment the site just MVP so it has some attractive features but doesn't have...

asked Jan 18 '12 at 06:56
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Altuure
103 points

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How should I launch an API demo as an MVP?

I have an API that I would like to launch as an MVP, to gauge market interest. It extracts keywords from text. Goals: Acquire users on my mailing list, so I can market other products and...

asked Jan 8 '12 at 18:22
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Joseph Turian
895 points

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3 Answers
2.46K Views
How to market a software during minimum viable product stage?

I'm about to launch my product. I'm currently preparing the website, documentation, e-commerce integration and so on. It lacks features that will be added in the next few months that will allow it...

asked Jan 10 '12 at 08:28
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Nestor Sanchez A
690 points

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What's a fair price for building an MVP that turns out to be a bad business idea?

Let's assume a worst-case scenario: you build the MVP. MVP shows the idea is flawed. What's the value you just generated?

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asked Dec 28 '11 at 18:29
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User495705
11 points

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Sweating the Small stuff and Creating an MVP

http://www.fastcompany.com/1798504/to-create-something-exceptional-do-sweat-the-small-stuff In this article, Box's CEO states that perfection is everything in a startup. Does this contradict the...

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asked Dec 8 '11 at 13:53
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Allen
8 points

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MVP testing - what metrics should I record?

I recently launched a small MVP. It's a web app which is supposed to make file uploading easier, without the need to register, use complicated UIs or have porn popups be thrown at you ( ;)...

asked Oct 31 '11 at 19:50
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Itai Sagi
337 points