In layman’s terms, a minimum viable product (MVP) is a product with just enough features to validate a product idea by attracting early-adopter customers. The American entrepreneur, Eric Ries formulated the concept of MVP as the early stage of the product development cycle to collect user feedback on a product or idea, with the least possible effort.

1. THE
FUNDAMENTALS
OF MVP
By: S. Koushik Debroy

3. MINIMUM VIABLE PRODUCT
Got an idea! Now
let’s build an MVP
out of it!

4. MINIMUM VIABLE PRODUCT
And here’s the
fundamentals that
i need for it!

5. FUNDAMENTALS OF MVP
● Functionality
● Usability
● Design
● Consistency

6. FUNCTIONALITY

7. EXAMPLES OF FUNCTIONALITY
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9. The functionality of a
product defines its
usefulness, or how efficient
it is in action.
The included features of
your product should
provide core value to the
customer.

10. USABILITY

11. EXAMPLES OF USABILITY
Nokia N-Gage

12. Medium
TechCrunch

13. Usability defines the
efficiency with which an
user can use a product.
The MVP should be
user-friendly as well as
intuitive.

14. DESIGN

15. EXAMPLES OF DESIGN
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17. MVPs make use of Lean
UX designs.
It is an approach to
promote agility and reduce
the drainage of resources.
The MVP design should
be of the minimum but
highest quality, matching
the industry customary.

18. CONSISTENCY

19. EXAMPLES OF CONSISTENCY
Pepsi Vs Coca Cola

20. The Verge

21. Consistency defines the
quality of the product should
be finalized after repeated
testing.
A product has to be
consistent in various
platforms in order to
dominate the market.