What I found particularly interesting about this is just how minimum the minimum viable product was. I think it's easy to lose perspective on the MVP concept an

What I found particularly interesting about this is just how minimum the minimum viable product was. I think it's easy to lose perspective on the MVP concept and forget that not everything has to be automated right off the bat. Instead of starting out with a web app that automated a process, he started out by offering a manual service, and then automated the job he had created for himself. Very smart.