Overview
The smallest version of the idea that real people can actually use, built well enough that you keep it rather than throw it away. Scope gets cut to what proves the thing, and the rest waits until somebody has asked for it.
ScopingCore flowAccountsPaymentsAnalyticsLaunch
Who it suits
- Founders testing an idea before raising
- Anyone quoted three months for a first version
- Teams with a spec that keeps growing
What You Get
1 to 3 weeksA scope agreed before anything is built
One core flow working end to end
Accounts, payments and analytics where needed
Something you can put in front of users
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How it runs
1 to 3 weeksThe Stages
3 stagesCut
Everything not needed to prove the idea comes out of version one.
Build
One core flow end to end, working properly rather than four half done.
Launch
In front of real users, with enough analytics to tell you what happened.
Where Time Goes
1 to 3 weeksCutDays 1 to 217%
BuildWeeks 1 to 267%
LaunchFinal days17%
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What to check
Scope, up frontVersion one or everything
Side by sideVersion one
- One flow, working properly
- In front of users this month
- Changed once you know something
Everything at once
- Six flows, all half finished
- In front of users next quarter
- Changed after you have paid for it
What This Is Not
Scope, up front- Everything on the roadmap, in version one
- A throwaway prototype you rebuild next year
- A pitch deck or a fundraising story
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Tools and examples
What it is built onBuilt With
5 toolsNext.jsFramework
ReactInterface
SupabasePlatform
PostgresDatabase
StripePayments
