The problem with MVPs is that no one clearly know what they are and the folks that came up with it or evangelize it are often full of shit. On one end, lean is

The problem with MVPs is that no one clearly know what they are and the folks that came up with it or evangelize it are often full of shit. On one end, lean is pitched being similar to the scientific method. But on the same note, when someone raises the objection about how to get statistically significant data, we are instructed to use our judgement. Well, that is not the scientific method then! Next, let's move on to the case studies related to lean. Most people who credit lean rarely treat their project as a carefully designed scientific experiment. They do the common things like dry testing for demand, making quick landing pages, talking to their market...a lot. And yet, if you went to the lean folks and said if these things equate to being lean, they would say NO, lean is a lot more. So what is lean? No one really knows. It's just that when it works out, people are quick to give it credit. But no one wants to see the graveyard of start-ups that give up their ideas everyday because according to their understanding of the lean method, they did not achieve product/market fit. You know this is bullshit because you can take a cursory look at the same product/market they gave up on and see multiple start-ups doing well. I say all this as a former cheerleader for lean that is mostly disappointed with how poorly it is being taught and clarified.