It still requires a willingness to burn early adopters - those who put most faith and trust in you - in the cause of learning.
It's not that I advocate against MVP/Lean Startup - I've been following the movement since it was merely a set of unorganized blog posts. But like all things it's not to be followed blindly and uncritically in a one-size-fits-all manner. There can be real consequences of burning your early users just to prove/disprove theories about your product.
It's not that I advocate against MVP/Lean Startup - I've been following the movement since it was merely a set of unorganized blog posts. But like all things it's not to be followed blindly and uncritically in a one-size-fits-all manner. There can be real consequences of burning your early users just to prove/disprove theories about your product.