V1 and MVP

What’s the difference between a V1 and an MVP?

The definition

An MVP exists to answer one question: does anyone want this? A V1 exists to bring in money every month. The two look alike on screen and have nothing in common underneath: one is allowed to break, the other is not.

Why it matters to you

  • Comparing an MVP quote with a redesign quote makes no sense.

  • If you have paying customers, you’re past the MVP stage.

  • Going from one to the other is exactly the “1 to 10” moment.

A real-life example

A founder was comparing a redesign to an MVP quote of €5,000. He had forty paying customers: it was no longer the same question.

The service that answers it

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