[Day 29] Zero to MVP in 30 Days — Preparing for Launch

In this series I’ll validate a new idea. Read about the concept here (Day 0) and the idea here (Day 1).

It’s not really a launch, but I give access to users, which makes the process I’m in now similar to what I’d do when I launch.

So what’s the difference between a launch and early access?

The difference is that I won’t try to get as many eyes on the project as possible yet. I (hopefully) have enough people onboard to test this product. That’s what the marketing efforts of the last weeks were about.

The goal of an MVP is to learn, not to grow.

For now I won’t reach out to press, nor change the landing page. The goal is to improve the product to something that is easily worth paying for. That’s probably not the case with what I have now.

Photo by JC Gellidon

What have I been working on today?

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  Improved data collectionGot rid of a bug & more fields

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  Improved scraping-systemThere was a bug with loading stuff

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  Some notifications to guide the userThe app is still far from perfect in that regard

• Small UI-Changes

The plan for tomorrow

You know what happens at day 30.

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  I’ll finish up some things on the product sideLike adding analytics, yep, it’s not finished

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  Check the permission systemI don’t need bugs there

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  **Hope that building the app works out**Do you still think tomorrow is the day?

• Set up a download link
• Tell people via email
• Write a nice article

The earlier you give me your email at findbetterquestions.com, the earlier you’ll be able to use the app.

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