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<\/a><\/center> <\/p>\nIt\u2019s a big leap of faith every time a business starts out with a product, service or a new marketing idea. Many ideas are based on gut instinct and assumptions, in few instances backed by some market research. Trouble is that often businesses deep dive into development and build the product with all the bells and whistles \u2013 and then find that the polished product does not have a compelling enough value proposition to make a buyer to commit.<\/p>\n
This is why it is best to validate an idea by starting as small as possible. First build a minimum viable product \u2013 the bare bones \u2013 that can quickly pivot<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0to take in feedback and change route quickly (if needed).<\/p>\n Whether you are a bootstrapped startup or a business sitting on a pretty nest egg funded by venture capitalists, there is no failsafe way to know which product you build or service you offer will meet with success.<\/p>\n This uncertainty is what makes a minimum viable product important. The purpose of an MVP is to prove or disapprove the fundamental assumptions<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0that the product you build will be important enough to get customers to buy it. By validating your product early in its development cycle i.e. by building a product only with the essential features you can get early customer feedback and iterate the product.<\/p>\n The goals of an MVP must be defined even before development commences. It should focus on<\/p>\n Also read: <\/b><\/strong>Mobile App Development Trends That Will Dominate 2021<\/b><\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n An MVP could be a webpage, an app, a SaaS software or virtually any product or service. Here are a few examples of small businesses that nailed their MVP and have made it big.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Airbnb: <\/b><\/strong>Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia started Airbnb because they were finding it hard to pay the rent for their San Francisco loft apartment. Using this germ of the idea they built a MVP, a basic website with photos of their apartment to see whether there was a market for people who would be ready to rent out their homes and if people were ready to stay in another\u2019s home.<\/p>\n Once they quickly got 3 guest who were interested to stay at someone\u2019s home for a lesser price than a hotel, they knew that their idea had potential. From there grew a service that now encompasses the whole world.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Uber or UberCab <\/b><\/strong>as the MVP was called, also started out in San Francisco. While it used a black car service that was more expensive than the taxis of the day, it still addressed a big pain point of users \u2013 no more standing at curbs trying to hail a taxi.<\/p>\n The other successful MVPs like Facebook<\/b><\/strong>, sttarted in Harvard then rolled out to colleges in USA and finally became a phenomenon worldwide. It was built on the single functionality of connecting group mates.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A simple website can evolve into a multibillion-dollar business. Amazon<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0proved it, Zalandos<\/b><\/strong>, the German shoe company did as well. They started out with a one manned logistics department. When a shoe sold online, he would run to the store, pack the order and ship it.<\/p>\n All MVPs do not succeed, they are ones that failed as well. \u00a0The silver lining to MVPs that do not do well is that its lack of potential was discovered early, before time and money was pumped in.<\/p>\nWhat is an MVP?<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n
Goals for your Minimum Viable Product<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Minimum viable product examples that prove its efficacy<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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