Beginner product
MVP — Minimum Viable Product
An MVP is the simplest version of a product that allows a startup to test its core value hypothesis with real users and gather validated learning.
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Glossary
Guides
Beginner product
14 min How to Build Your First MVP
A practical guide to building your first MVP — how to scope it correctly, what to cut, and how to launch in a way that generates real, actionable learning.
Beginner validation
13 min How to Run Customer Discovery Interviews
A step-by-step guide to running customer discovery interviews — who to recruit, what to ask, and how to turn raw conversations into actionable insight.
Beginner validation
12 min How to Validate Your Startup Idea Before Building
A practical, step-by-step guide to validating your startup idea with real people before writing a single line of code — saving months of wasted effort.
Concepts
Beginner methodology
Customer Development
Steve Blank's framework for validating startup assumptions through direct customer contact before and during product development.
Intermediate methodology
Innovation Accounting
Eric Ries' framework for measuring startup progress using leading indicators when traditional revenue metrics are too early to be meaningful.