minimum viable product
also referred to as: mvp
5 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Apr 20, 2022 by Patricia Recarte · across every show →
Everything said about minimum viable product, oldest first
Apr 20, 2022 neutral
Recarte: MVP build took 14 months and triple the initial budget
“The MVP that I had in mind is where we're sort of getting right now, you know, like after one year and two months, whereas I was expecting that in just like five to six months, again, with like a third of the money that I ended up investing in in building ever…”
Apr 20, 2022 positive
Recarte: Founders Should Prove MVP Usage Before Hiring a Dedicated Designer
“Unfortunately you need to wait until the product is advanced enough. And it's sort of like, well, I'm not going to say it's strong, but at least you know, you have a working MVP, even if it's based on a shitty design, but at least have that so that, you know, …”
Jun 9, 2022 negative
Dennis Lennard: Products cannot scale beyond the MVP phase on improvisation alone
“That is in fact the challenge specifically creating a robust foundation because you cannot scale out of an improvisation. You know, you can put together some features and some interfaces and some coding That's sort of a partial solution, but if it's not robust…”
Dec 5, 2025 neutral
Weisbrot: Vibe-coded MVPs are typically rebuilt from scratch after raising capital
“Typically with vibe coding tools, you get an MVP, you get signals from customers, and then some people will raise money, build a team and have them build the product from scratch while people are using the existing product. And then you switch them over to the…”