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Prototype, MVP, pilot & release stages · Core

Design partner

Also called: development partner

ELI5

An early customer helping shape the product.

Used in conversation

“The design partner should not control the whole roadmap.”

Definition

A customer collaborating closely on product development, usually receiving early access or influence.

Here “Design partner” means: A customer collaborating closely on product development, usually receiving early access or influence.

Pitch context

You will see “Design partner” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches prototype, mvp, pilot & release stages.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret prototype, mvp, pilot & release stages without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.