How To Plan Your MVP (Minimum Viable Product) in 5 Simple Steps

If you aren't careful, it's easy to waste time and energy building an MVP, or Minimum Viable Product, for a SaaS idea that no one is willing to pay for. This video lays out the 5 steps you should take to plan your MVP before you start building. It'll help you define your testable hypotheses, guide you on which metrics to consider as you plan and build, and will help you avoid feature bloat in the early days.

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[stapia]

See I know this but I am going to build the MVP anyway 😂 I think as a software engineer entrepreneur I always think to myself “might as well do that instead of play video games or do nothing wasting time for months straight”

[startappguy]

Thanks for this Rob. Pretty great explanation.

Here's the gist.

1. Clearly define your MVP's objective
2. Outline your core features
3. Choose the right MVP approach
4. Create a development timeline
5. The launch

[viktorfromsales]

Really good breakdown! It’s easy falling into the trap of building something no one is willing to buy. Especially if you’re working on a passion project 👏🏻 sell the idea first and then build it if there’s demand

[bramburn]

Just downloaded this before my flight. This is going to be my bed time story 😂😂😂

[danieltannor]

Thanks Rob. How do you get 'early access' folks? What does the process before the MVP look like?

[StinceVaples]

My advice to all of you, avoid productivity p*rn. You won’t learn anything until you start building.

[ai-rules-the-world]

I'm a founder of an AI SAAS company. For AI, things can be a little different. Sometimes we can very verify the market is there, it's a true valid problem, but the technology may not be mature enough, until we really spend the cost to really implement it, it's very hard to verify will the market accept a 80% mature solution, or it has to be 90% or 95%. Do you have any advices on this kind of situation?