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It's amazingly difficult to find the right metric when you are still at the MVP level. However, once the system has proven itself, it's only a matter of optimi
by hbt 11y ago
It's amazingly difficult to find the right metric when you are still at the MVP level.
However, once the system has proven itself, it's only a matter of optimization.
I think it's one (amongst many) reason why so many startups fail at the MVP stage. Looking for metrics at that stage is just speculation; optimizing for them is a complete waste of time. The focus of the MVP is to build a proven system without getting lost (minimal waste of time/effort/resources).
- akharris 11y agoYou're right that optimizing for metrics too early is a mistake. I do think, though, that there are good metrics to focus on at the MVP stage. Talking to users is generally a pretty good one.