Minimum Viable Product - Mind the Product https://www.mindtheproduct.com/category/minimum-viable-product/ Conferences, training, and content for the world’s largest community of product managers, designers, and developers. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 09:51:04 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-mindtheproduct-favicon-32x32.png Minimum Viable Product - Mind the Product https://www.mindtheproduct.com/category/minimum-viable-product/ 32 32 How to build an MVP that matters https://www.mindtheproduct.com/how-to-build-an-mvp-that-matters/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/how-to-build-an-mvp-that-matters/#respond Thu, 20 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=34041 A Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is a powerful tool, but is often misinterpreted as the lowest quality thing you can build. Robert Schlaff explains how he's built MVPs that matter. Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/how-to-build-an-mvp-that-matters/feed/ 0 A minimum viable product is not always a startup’s most valuable player https://www.mindtheproduct.com/a-minimum-viable-product-is-not-always-a-startups-most-valuable-player/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/a-minimum-viable-product-is-not-always-a-startups-most-valuable-player/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=29402 A common startup practice is to first create a minimum viable product (MVP). We did not build an MVP but waited until the product felt full-featured and mature before engaging with potential customers. In this post, we’ll explain why this approach worked. Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/a-minimum-viable-product-is-not-always-a-startups-most-valuable-player/feed/ 1 The data says your website sucks – Rachel Obstler on The Product Experience https://www.mindtheproduct.com/rachel-obstler-on-the-product-experience/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/rachel-obstler-on-the-product-experience/#respond Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:20:54 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=25521 How do people make bad products? We chatted with Rachel Obstler, Heap's VP of Product, to understand how we can use metrics to suck less. Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/rachel-obstler-on-the-product-experience/feed/ 0 Minimum Viable Replacement: A New Framework for Retiring Old Systems https://www.mindtheproduct.com/minimum-viable-replacement/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/minimum-viable-replacement/#respond Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=23634 Are you engaged in a digital transformation initiative, working to retire systems as part of a merger and integration project, or sunsetting a legacy product? If so, then take a moment to learn about a new concept, the Minimum Viable Replacement before you potentially waste thousands of hours and millions of dollars pursuing the wrong Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/minimum-viable-replacement/feed/ 0 An Explorer’s Mindset, by Tendayi Viki https://www.mindtheproduct.com/an-explorers-mindset-by-tendayi-viki/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/an-explorers-mindset-by-tendayi-viki/#respond Mon, 25 Jan 2021 10:50:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=22644 In this talk at ProductTank Cardiff, Tendayi Viki draws on ideas from his latest book – Pirates in the Navy – to share a rich set of tools for product leaders who are trying to balance the needs of exploration, innovation, and execution. Ultimately, it boils down to developing a pragmatic model for managing risks and investments, and Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/an-explorers-mindset-by-tendayi-viki/feed/ 0 The Meaning of MVP – Correcting Common Misconceptions https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-meaning-of-mvp-correcting-common-misconceptions/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-meaning-of-mvp-correcting-common-misconceptions/#respond Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:26:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=17085 Everyone has their own interpretation of what minimum viable product (MVP) means to their organization and, while the specifics of an MVP definition may vary, this blog explores what an MVP is, and what it definitely is not. A successful MVP is critical to building a successful digital product: it’s the focused feature set that Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-meaning-of-mvp-correcting-common-misconceptions/feed/ 0 Rapid Prototyping – Philip Pantelides on The Product Experience https://www.mindtheproduct.com/rapid-prototyping-philip-pantelides-on-the-product-experience/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/rapid-prototyping-philip-pantelides-on-the-product-experience/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2019 05:00:53 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=17087 For our first episode back after a summer break, we chat with Philip Pantelides, who takes us on a journey through Japan, Indonesia and beyond. (er, Bristol.) As the Head of Product for Premium Services at Cookpad, Philip has become known for his unstinting attention to detail, and taking rapid prototyping to a whole new Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/rapid-prototyping-philip-pantelides-on-the-product-experience/feed/ 0 What Does a Successful MVP Look Like? https://www.mindtheproduct.com/what-does-a-successful-mvp-look-like/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/what-does-a-successful-mvp-look-like/#respond Thu, 24 Jan 2019 12:10:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=14921 MVP is a phrase that startup people love to throw around. It’s an acronym that can be used as a weapon. Everyone believes their vision is really the Minimum Viable Product. You can use the phrase to batter your colleagues’ ideas. You can simply declare “it’s not really minimum” if you want to do something less Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/what-does-a-successful-mvp-look-like/feed/ 0 Maximum Possible Products by Sally Foote https://www.mindtheproduct.com/maximum-possible-products-by-sally-foote/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/maximum-possible-products-by-sally-foote/#respond Fri, 11 Jan 2019 11:20:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=14755 In this #mtpcon London talk, Sally Foote of Photobox had us consider that most product managers don’t work on greenfield products that allow them to design minimum viable services. The majority work with services and technologies that they didn’t design and which on the surface don’t meet their own or their user needs. She says Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/maximum-possible-products-by-sally-foote/feed/ 0 Mastering the Problem Space for Product/Market Fit by Dan Olsen https://www.mindtheproduct.com/mastering-the-problem-space-for-product-market-fit-by-dan-olsen/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/mastering-the-problem-space-for-product-market-fit-by-dan-olsen/#respond Fri, 24 Aug 2018 12:58:53 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=13809 The term Product/Market Fit was coined by Marc Andreessen back in 2007 and it's been a key goal for any new product or startup ever since. But like any buzzword, it is often oversimplified and misunderstood. In this talk from Mind the Product San Francisco, Dan Olsen, the author of The Lean Product Playbook, tackles the key components of product/market fit and how to achieve it. Read more »

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