Perhaps. I understood 'the MVP needs to be in good shape in order to win and keep clients' as meaning 'in order to win (and keep) clients, you need a (good) MVP

Perhaps. I understood 'the MVP needs to be in good shape in order to win and keep clients' as meaning 'in order to win (and keep) clients, you need a (good) MVP'. I was objecting to the idea that you need an MVP at all to win clients (although obviously retaining them is a different story).