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Prototype, MVP, pilot & release stages · Core

Minimum viable product

Also called: MVP

ELI5

The smallest real product that can teach whether the idea works.

Used in conversation

“The MVP must be viable enough to produce trustworthy learning.”

Definition

The smallest product capable of testing a critical value and growth hypothesis with real users.

Here “Minimum viable product” means: The smallest product capable of testing a critical value and growth hypothesis with real users.

Pitch context

You will see “Minimum viable product” 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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Sources & evidence · 2

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