# Plan a minimum viable product (MVP)

Scopes the smallest product that tests your core assumption, and how to build and launch it.

- Topic: Business Strategy & Startups
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Product, Coding, Plan, Brainstorm, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/plan-a-minimum-viable-product-mvp

## Prompt

```text
Help me plan an MVP.

**Product idea:** [DESCRIPTION]
**Target user and core problem:** [WHO / PROBLEM]
**The riskiest assumption:** [WHAT MUST BE TRUE]
**Resources:** [skills, budget, time, no-code or code]

Deliver:
1. The core job the MVP must do — and the features to cut (with reasons).
2. MVP options from lightest to heaviest (fake door, concierge, no-code prototype, coded app).
3. The recommended MVP: user stories, a simple user flow, and a suggested tool or tech stack.
4. Launch plan to the first 20–50 users.
5. Success metrics and the decision you'll make based on them.
6. A 4–6 week build timeline.
```

## What to fill in

- DESCRIPTION
- WHO / PROBLEM
- WHAT MUST BE TRUE
- skills, budget, time, no-code or code

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