5 MVP Mistakes Startups Must Avoid (And How Good Design Fixes Them)
5 MVP Mistakes Startups Must Avoid (And How Good Design Fixes Them)
5 MVP Mistakes Startups Must Avoid (And How Good Design Fixes Them)
Published On
25 February
Published On
25 February
Published On
25 February
Industry
Healthcare
Industry
Healthcare
Industry
Healthcare
Duration
9 Months
Duration
9 Months
Duration
9 Months
Services
Product Design
Services
Product Design
Services
Product Design
1. Overloading Your MVP with Too Many Features
1. Overloading Your MVP with Too Many Features
1. Overloading Your MVP with Too Many Features
What’s the Problem?
What’s the Problem?
What’s the Problem?
Early-stage startups often feel pressured to include every bell and whistle they imagine the final product will have. Unfortunately, this “feature bloat” can slow development, confuse users, and dilute your core value proposition.
Early-stage startups often feel pressured to include every bell and whistle they imagine the final product will have. Unfortunately, this “feature bloat” can slow development, confuse users, and dilute your core value proposition.
Early-stage startups often feel pressured to include every bell and whistle they imagine the final product will have. Unfortunately, this “feature bloat” can slow development, confuse users, and dilute your core value proposition.
How Good Designs Help
How Good Designs Help
How Good Designs Help
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Prioritize Features
A user-centric design process focuses on your product’s most critical functions first.
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Prioritize Features
A user-centric design process focuses on your product’s most critical functions first.
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Prioritize Features
A user-centric design process focuses on your product’s most critical functions first.
2
Streamlined User Flows
By mapping user journeys, you’ll see which features truly matter for initial adoption.
2
Streamlined User Flows
By mapping user journeys, you’ll see which features truly matter for initial adoption.
2
Streamlined User Flows
By mapping user journeys, you’ll see which features truly matter for initial adoption.
3
Iterative Mindset
Launch a simplified MVP to validate assumptions; then add features only when data supports the need.
3
Iterative Mindset
Launch a simplified MVP to validate assumptions; then add features only when data supports the need.
3
Iterative Mindset
Launch a simplified MVP to validate assumptions; then add features only when data supports the need.
Key Takeaway: Less really can be more, especially when your goal is to test product-market fit quickly.
Key Takeaway: Less really can be more, especially when your goal is to test product-market fit quickly.
Key Takeaway: Less really can be more, especially when your goal is to test product-market fit quickly.
2. Neglecting User Research
2. Neglecting User Research
2. Neglecting User Research
What’s the Problem?
Early-stage startups often feel pressured to include every bell and whistle they imagine the final product will have. Unfortunately, this “feature bloat” can slow development, confuse users, and dilute your core value proposition.
How Good Design Helps
What’s the Problem?
Early-stage startups often feel pressured to include every bell and whistle they imagine the final product will have. Unfortunately, this “feature bloat” can slow development, confuse users, and dilute your core value proposition.
How Good Design Helps
What’s the Problem?
Early-stage startups often feel pressured to include every bell and whistle they imagine the final product will have. Unfortunately, this “feature bloat” can slow development, confuse users, and dilute your core value proposition.
How Good Design Helps
1
Prioritize Features
A user-centric design process focuses on your product’s most critical functions first.
1
Prioritize Features
A user-centric design process focuses on your product’s most critical functions first.
1
Prioritize Features
A user-centric design process focuses on your product’s most critical functions first.
2
Streamlined User Flows
By mapping user journeys, you’ll see which features truly matter for initial adoption.
2
Streamlined User Flows
By mapping user journeys, you’ll see which features truly matter for initial adoption.
2
Streamlined User Flows
By mapping user journeys, you’ll see which features truly matter for initial adoption.
3
Iterative Mindset
Launch a simplified MVP to validate assumptions; then add features only when data supports the need.
3
Iterative Mindset
Launch a simplified MVP to validate assumptions; then add features only when data supports the need.
3
Iterative Mindset
Launch a simplified MVP to validate assumptions; then add features only when data supports the need.
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Lucas Rappart
Founder & Designer @Cliché
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