The MVP is dead. Long live the RAT. | HackerNoon
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The MVP is dead. Long live the RAT. | HackerNoon
In fact, a common outcome of a concierge MVP is to invalidate the company’s proposed growth model, making it clear that a different approach is needed. This can happen even if the initial MVP is profitable for the company. Without a formal growth model, many companies get caught in the trap of being satisfied with a small profitable business when a
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the right MVP then needs to address the smallest subset of problems that, when solved, still create a big enough promise to warrant switching to your product.
Ash Maurya • Running Lean
In the MVP strategy, you have no strategy: You throw things at a wall until it sticks. In the MVT world, you take your time to discover a strategy but once you have one, you move forward with conviction.
review.firstround.com • The Minimum Viable Testing Process for Evaluating Startup Ideas
Tackle your riskiest assumptions in stages.
Ash Maurya • Running Lean
There are four ways to test an assumption. It’s helpful to think of them as phases to be executed in order and take them one at a time during your first several projects. As you gain experience, you can choose the one that’s most appropriate to your riskiest assumption at any given point.