The YC Guide to Building a Great MVP

As popularized by Eric Ries, the minimum viable product (MVP) is a key concept behind the lean startup methodology—a system for developing new products and services that encourages rapid iteration. The MVP embodies the idea that you must develop based on what is necessary, useful, and valuable rather than adding features just to build a product. Learn how to create an effective minimum viable product from Y Combinator partner Michael Seibel by trying out his MVP framework: Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/ Work at a startup: https://www.ycombinator.com/jobs Subscribe:    / @glaze908   Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) - 00:00 - How to Build an Minimum Viable Product (MVP)? 01:50 - Pre-launch Startup Goals 04:26 - Founders Biggest Fear 07:17 - Examples - Software MVP 07:48 - Airbnb 08:36 - Twitch 09:15 - Stripe 10:36 - Solving Hair On Fire Problem 14:12 - Build an MVP Quickly 15:51 - Outro