SF: The 80% That Nobody Asked For

This is part of the series Startup that Failed . The Irony of the Minimum Viable Product Here’s a fun exercise: Take the definition of MVP ~ Minimum Viable Product ~ and tell me which word matters most. If you said Product, congratulations, you’re me 18 months ago. If you said Viable, you’re getting warmer but still wrong. The answer, painfully obvious in retrospect, is Minimum. But minimum is boring. Minimum doesn’t impress investors. Minimum doesn’t showcase your technical prowess. Minimum feels like giving up before you even start. ...

October 6, 2025 · 11 min · Aleksandar Nesovic