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What is an MVP?

What is an MVP?

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What is an MVP?

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- Hey guys, welcome back to the course and welcome to the new section. We're going to talk in this section about MVPs. First off, we're going to talk about MVPs, what they mean in definition and how the lean startup framework wants us to think about them. Then after we're done talking about the theory, we'll talk about how do MVPs get used in actuality, by product managers. Now, MVP, if you don't know, this stands for minimum viable product. The term was originally coined in a book called The Lean Startup Framework written by Eric Reese. And, for the most part, it's extremely popular. Startups nowadays often follow this religiously, and even big companies have taken a lot of the core concepts and integrated it into their workflow. All right, let's look at the actual definition of MVP, as the book says it, pull it up on the screen. You guys can read it. (Jeopardy thinking music) That was ridiculous, and I'm sorry for how…

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