mvp

Name: mvp
Author: keeea

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keeea/minimalist-entrepreneur-skills/mvp

$npx -y skills add keeea/minimalist-entrepreneur-skills --skill mvp

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Summary

Guide building a minimum viable product the minimalist entrepreneur way — manual first, then processized, then productized. Use when ready to build a first product or struggling with scope. Based on The Minimalist Entrepreneur by Sahil Lavingia.

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SKILL.md

1	# MVP
2
3	Help build an MVP with maximum constraints and minimum effort.
4
5	## Core Principle
6
7	Build as little as possible. Start delivering value to your community as quickly as possible. Not beautiful, polished, or complete.
8
9	## The Three Stages
10
11	### Stage 1: Manual (Do it yourself)
12	- Solve the problem by hand for each customer
13	- You are the product — customer service, fulfillment, and engineering
14	- Write down every step — this becomes your process
15
16	### Stage 2: Processized (Systematize)
17	- Document your process so anyone could do it
18	- If you go on vacation, someone else can take over
19	- This is your "magic piece of paper"
20
21	### Stage 3: Productized (Automate)
22	- Automate each task so customers can use the product without you
23	- Only build what you've already proven works manually
24
25	## The Four Build Questions
26
27	1. Can I ship it in a weekend? If not, reduce scope.
28	2. Is it making my customers' life better? That's the bar.
29	3. Is a customer willing to pay? Be profitable from day one.
30	4. Can I get feedback quickly? Build for people who can tell you if it works.
31
32	## What to Build
33
34	Most apps are just forms and lists (CRUD). Your MVP should be no more complex.
35
36	- One thing. Your product does one thing, at first.
37	- No polish. Doesn't need to be pretty.
38	- Charge money. Massive difference between free and $1.
39	- Use existing tools. Carrd, Gumroad, Stripe, Airtable, Google Forms, Zapier, Notion.
40
41	## What NOT to Build
42
43	- Features you think you'll need "someday"
44	- For scale — you don't have scale problems yet
45	- A mobile app when a website works
46	- Code when a spreadsheet works
47	- An engineer when no-code tools work
48
49	## Essentials Checklist
50
51	- [ ] Name your business (two real words > made-up word; pass the "radio test")
52	- [ ] Buy a domain (~$10/year)
53	- [ ] Build a simple website (Carrd, Gumroad, or similar)
54	- [ ] Create social media accounts (personal + business)
55	- [ ] Set up payments (Stripe or Square)
56	- [ ] Create an email for customer communication
57
58	## Output
59
60	Help define:
61	1. The single thing the MVP does
62	2. The simplest possible implementation (manual, no-code, or minimal code)
63	3. What can be shipped this weekend
64	4. Initial price point
65	5. How to collect feedback

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How to install mvp?

keeea/minimalist-entrepreneur-skills/mvp

$npx -y skills add keeea/minimalist-entrepreneur-skills --skill mvp

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Files · 1

View on GitHub

SKILL.md

1	# MVP
2
3	Help build an MVP with maximum constraints and minimum effort.
4
5	## Core Principle
6
7	Build as little as possible. Start delivering value to your community as quickly as possible. Not beautiful, polished, or complete.
8
9	## The Three Stages
10
11	### Stage 1: Manual (Do it yourself)
12	- Solve the problem by hand for each customer
13	- You are the product — customer service, fulfillment, and engineering
14	- Write down every step — this becomes your process
15
16	### Stage 2: Processized (Systematize)
17	- Document your process so anyone could do it
18	- If you go on vacation, someone else can take over
19	- This is your "magic piece of paper"
20
21	### Stage 3: Productized (Automate)
22	- Automate each task so customers can use the product without you
23	- Only build what you've already proven works manually
24
25	## The Four Build Questions
26
27	1. Can I ship it in a weekend? If not, reduce scope.
28	2. Is it making my customers' life better? That's the bar.
29	3. Is a customer willing to pay? Be profitable from day one.
30	4. Can I get feedback quickly? Build for people who can tell you if it works.
31
32	## What to Build
33
34	Most apps are just forms and lists (CRUD). Your MVP should be no more complex.
35
36	- One thing. Your product does one thing, at first.
37	- No polish. Doesn't need to be pretty.
38	- Charge money. Massive difference between free and $1.
39	- Use existing tools. Carrd, Gumroad, Stripe, Airtable, Google Forms, Zapier, Notion.
40
41	## What NOT to Build
42
43	- Features you think you'll need "someday"
44	- For scale — you don't have scale problems yet
45	- A mobile app when a website works
46	- Code when a spreadsheet works
47	- An engineer when no-code tools work
48
49	## Essentials Checklist
50
51	- [ ] Name your business (two real words > made-up word; pass the "radio test")
52	- [ ] Buy a domain (~$10/year)
53	- [ ] Build a simple website (Carrd, Gumroad, or similar)
54	- [ ] Create social media accounts (personal + business)
55	- [ ] Set up payments (Stripe or Square)
56	- [ ] Create an email for customer communication
57
58	## Output
59
60	Help define:
61	1. The single thing the MVP does
62	2. The simplest possible implementation (manual, no-code, or minimal code)
63	3. What can be shipped this weekend
64	4. Initial price point
65	5. How to collect feedback

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