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How much can you change an MVP and intended customer and still call it a pivot?
by progre 6y ago
How much can you change an MVP and intended customer and still call it a pivot?
- james_impliu 6y agoHa! I never thought of the terminology this way - some of these are hops some are pivots!
- wpietri 6y agoEric Ries, the guy who coined the term, has 2 categories: pivots and leaps. The analogy he used is basketball footwork. If you keep one foot planted, it's a pivot. Reviewing the article: 1 -> 2: Pivot, as it's still in sales. 2 -> 3: Pivot, as they kept the sales focus and "predictive analytics". 3 -> 4: Seems like more of a leap. 4 -> 5: Pivot, as it's still developer surveys. 5 -> 6: Leap. Both are fine, honestly. But one should favor pivots over leaps, as you have less to re-do. A leap is a desperation ploy.
- progre 6y agoNice to learn the origin of the term in this context. My only other exposure to it is through SQL