MVP? Where Do I Start and What Does It All Mean?
You’re an eager entrepreneur or a “want-a-preneur” with a strong app idea, looking to develop your app in a cost-effective way. You’re inundated with information in your search for guidance on app development on the web, and not quite sure where to start in formalizing your app idea to make it a reality. You’ve heard the buzzwords, “MVP” and “Validation”, but have no real grasp on what these terms mean. If you see yourself in my pithy description of an eager (but non-tech savvy) entrepreneur, don’t fret. Read this concise and distilled infographic on what an MVP is below to see what the MVP process entails.
A Build-Learn-Repeat Process
So, there you have it. A comprehensive guide to MVP development to help ease you into your journey of app entrepreneurship. Following good ideation practices, an MVP is conceptualized with a clear value proposition in mind. It is then planned through documenting the MVP’s feature and visual requirements. An MVP is essentially a working and basic execution of your app concepts. It’s a cost-effective product that is first built, designed to be simple but effective. Its proposed value (as formalized through assumptions made in market research) is validated by early users whose behaviour and feedback drive its iteration towards a more complex and polished product. The MVP methodology follows a build-learn-repeat process that keeps app development cheaper, more agile and more impactful to your app’s intended users.
Some other helpful MVP blog articles to read on your leisure:
https://www.feedough.com/how-
https://rubygarage.org/blog/
https://medium.com/swlh/how-
