This is one of the problems I face with building 5KMVPs for clients. They often confuse how they want their final product to work, with the product that their c

This is one of the problems I face with building 5KMVPs for clients. They often confuse how they want their final product to work, with the product that their clients will pay for. The truth is, I think most entrepreneurs (and engineers) can easily fall into this trap. It is helpful to have someone else to bounce ideas off of - and that forces you to build what the client would pay for, versus what you want to build. Even I fall prey to that for my own projects. Even though I build MVPs for people, when it comes to my own projects, I have to make a conscious effort to CONSTANTLY ask myself - is this what I want to build or what the client will pay for. Often times, I have to even take a step back and talk to a trusted friend that understands the internet. Get their feedback. So, the most valuable thing I have learnt in my year+ running 5KMVP is that my most valuable service is when I push back on the client. Asking more questions, probing to get to the heart of the problem they are trying to solve.