Lessons Learned Launching A Minimum Viable Product

"I believe web is the ideal platform for MVP, it's open to everyone, you can release at will and you can measure analytics easily."

Really heartening to hear someone who has taken an idea and made it a reality say this. As someone who is just embarking on attempting to convert an idea that moves me into a real, usable thing, this is invaluable advice.

Initially I was hell-bent on trying to make a mobile-first — perhaps mobile-only — version, but in researching lean startup methodologies with my teammates (as well as noting our own inexperience in what we were doing), we came to the conclusion that it might be easier to test our idea and iterate it more rapidly on the web. This was initially a somewhat unsettling conclusion for me, but your experiences are reassuring.

Thanks again for sharing. Really great advice.

Perhaps the best part of this post is the "Send me a free t-shirt" button at the bottom. Way to engage your readers beyond the usual "sign up to convert".

Unmarketing FTW!

Really good read. I'm thinking of moving away from the Apple app store/Google Play since it is a pretty brutal/compettive market. I'm taking a similar approach to you before I dig in. Even reading the same books. Thanks for posting this since I aim in taking a similar approach.

Congratulations on shipping but I don't understand something. What exactly are you testing with your MVP? Yes, people will sign up for a free service but shouldn't your goal be making money? Don't you need to test that?

Congrates on launching and thank you for posting this.

How do you overcome the obstacle to finally ship?

Inspirational. Just read The Lean Startup.