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Very few people in the Lean Startup world (for example any Lean Startup event or conference) who use the methodology in their own business or coach others see M
by owens99 11y ago
Very few people in the Lean Startup world (for example any Lean Startup event or conference) who use the methodology in their own business or coach others see MVP as a Product. Everyone agrees MVP = Experiment.
That's the problem with coining a phrase that gets popular. It starts out as one thing that is not necessarily 100% correct. Then it's too late to change it once you understand it better and understand how to implement it.
- paulddraper 11y agoIf you are correct, they basically fail at English language/marketing. That's like saying the Most Valuable Player is the fan that provided the most value to a player. You named it wrong.
- edanm 11y agoWell, that's one way to look at it. Another is to say that it was perfectly clear what it meant when it was coined - redefining the idea of "product" to mean "something that gives you feedback on your plan", rather than "something people can use". It was the idea that you don't need anything more at this stage, not a "real" product. Sure, without the history people won't understand it, but then that's true of most terms in most fields, and I'm really not sure if there is a way to prevent it. Remember, naming things is hard.
- paulddraper 11y agoNot that hard. Minimum useful experiment Minimum viable prototype