Ask HN: What were your most important lessons learned from building a MVP

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Hi HN,

I'm currently in the first stage of gathering some data for a presentation on Minimal Viable Prototypes and I am looking for some input, specifically what were your most important lessons learned in a failed or successful MVP?

Any input or resources that helped you is greatly welcomed!

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Getting to the MVP is more about determining what are the riskiest propositions of your envisioned product first and overcoming them - an MVP is not just the minimal acceptable collection of features. Get the most difficult items out of the way first, don't just try and come up with a collection of easy features someone might buy.

I have a bad habit! I always want to do everything at once - but if you listen to the client it is better to do the most important thing for the client, but very well - and say a high price. In this way you will have the energy for further improvements.

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