09/05/2026
Before spending $100K on an MVP, answer one question:
What does this version need to prove?
Not: “How many features can we fit into the budget?”
Not: “What can our developers build?”
Not: “What are our competitors doing?”
Ask: What evidence do we need from V1 to decide what happens next?
That answer changes the build.
It changes the scope.
It changes the roadmap.
And sometimes, it changes whether you should build the product at all.
That's not hesitation. That's product discipline.
If your team can't answer this question, you're probably not ready to finalize V1 scope.