Some startups spend millions and 5 years building their MVP, some build their MVP for free in a week. There are pros and cons for each method. Use this tool as a rough guide on how basic your MVP should be.

Step 1: Fill Out this Table

Fill Out the second column in this table ↘️

MVP decision tool

Step 2: Define how basic your MVP should be

Use the sum of the numbers you filled out in column 2 on this table.

<aside> ➡️ 9 or less

Keep your MVP super basic: Get scrappy, think Google Forms, Airtables, notion docs.

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<aside> ➡️ 10 - 19

You can create a beautiful, clean MVP, leverage no code tools and third party tools as much as possible. Stick to your UVP and remove bells and whistles.

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<aside> ➡️ 20 or more

Make a sleek high quality MVP. But be weary of being a perfectionist, delaying your launch and missing out on learnings.

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For more advice on this, contact a team member at Mayfly Ventures here.