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minimum viable product
The smallest version that tests one hypothesis — not a complete product with fewer buttons.
What is minimum viable product?
An MVP has one question to learn. The feature set serves that question. After you learn, you grow. It is not a roadmap cut in half.
Why does minimum viable product matter when vibe coding?
You say “keep it simple,” and the model still builds half a SaaS. Write the hypothesis: “Will someone do (verb) three days in a row?” The smallest software that answers that is the MVP.
How do you do minimum viable product?
Write the hypothesis. List the actions required to see the answer. Everything else is YAGNI. Walking skeleton first, then those actions.
How do you ask a model for minimum viable product?
This MVP tests only: (hypothesis). Build only (actions). Do not shrink a full product. Build the hypothesis.
What goes wrong with minimum viable product?
An MVP that is a demo reel: visible, not usable. Learning needs real data and a real user verb, not slides.