An idea’s journey from light bulb to product launch is long, exciting, and chock full of pitfalls. Minimum viable products (MVPs) are the best way to ensure smooth sailing — but even MVP development has best practices to be followed and traps to avoid.
Roughly speaking, ideas are validated in three major “tests” before turning into a successful product.
Contact UsProof-of-concept (POC): the theory of why and how the idea is a good one
Prototype: the barebones design to prove that the idea works in real life.
Minimum viable product (MVP): the simplest possible iteration of the idea as a sellable product.
Low-fidelity MVPs are the go-to choice for startups looking to test their ideas without investing significant resources upfront. These MVPs are as bare bones as possible, and include subtypes such as: