this is advice i might give to my younger self. (might not).

mvp usually means minimum viable product.

not minimum as in less. minimum as in essential. stripped down to what actually matters.

they dont try to be everything. they try to be enough.

ship fast. get feedback. adapt. ship again.

and somehow that makes them better than the thing that took three years and launched once.

so what does that look like for you as the product?

bc trying to do everything probably means you’re not doing anything well enough to make a difference.

just learning the next thing that makes u more capable right now. then adapt.

ship versions of work, in real time. so today, not tomorrow.

put work out there before its perfect. let feedback make u sharper.

bc the only way to know if something works is to test it. 

and the only way to test it is to ship it.

more for ppl who can separate themselves from their work.

where they can deconstruct, rebuild, optimize themselves as the mvp.

builders, designers. ppl who builds tools, apps, widgets, ect.

ppl who can become a prototype. a version. 

good ones iterate until they meet the demand.

maybe ur not supposed to have all the answers set before launch.

maybe u just ship the first version and see what happens.

p.s. ur not the final build. ur just the current version.

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