MVP for Software Validation: Launch, iterate, repeat
Bring your idea to life and start iterating and testing with real users in just a few weeks. Ondeva helps you discover market demand with limited resources.
foundations
What is an MVP?
MVP is a version of a product that allows to collect maximum user feedback and learnings via experimentation.
MVP includes only essential elements needed to gather customer feedback. Therefore, founders have to decide which features to include and which not.
impact
What is the purpose of an MVP?
Here are the 4 reasons why you might need an MVP:
- Validate the business model
Solve a customer problem through iterations to a point where, eventually, customer demand transforms your product into an established business.
- Identify valuable features for customers
Discover and validate the key features that solve problems for customers
- Maximize ROI
Avoid investing heavily in features or products that may not resonate with the target market. Keep it simple and focus on the features that matter most.
- Generate virality among users
MVPs are used to attract early adopters and generate virality through word-of-mouth and customer recommendations.
problem space
Common challenges in MVP creation
Building an MVP comes with risks:
There is a risk of idea and business appropriation
Founders scan the market for new technology to appropriate and MVPs are easy to replicate. Highly functional MVPs are harder to imitate, but are expensive.
- Your ideas can be stolen at the early stages of development
- Hard to align business needs with IT and analytics teams.
- Hard to apply for patent protection without a stable version of the product
Potential harm to reputation from overhyping the MVP
Founders should introduce a version that generates positive feedback, but they must fulfill those expectations with the full product later.
- Hard to attract interested users without an aspirational MVP
- MVP that overpromises might damage the future company’s reputation
Turning ideas into an MVP with ondeva
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Turning ideas into an MVP with ondeva
Meet the development teams that accelerate building with ondeva.
“From the start, the start-up platform was envisioned as a large-scale project built with ondeva. It was a complete success!”
Claudia Menz
CEO, Gründerplattform
feature highlights
How to define an effective MVP in software development?
Typically, to define an MVP, you go through 4 stages. Here, we list different practices that are used at each stage:
1. Ideation
Brainstorming of different ways to solve the problem. Here, methods such as Customer Development, Design Thinking, Human-Centered Design, Lean Inception, and others are used.
2. Technical feasibility
Assessing the current technology landscape and resources. At this stage, technical people are involved to filter technical scenarios and reduce risks. Various software architectures and project feasibility are considered.
3. Effort estimation
Evaluating the amount of work, time, and resources required. Methods include lean inception feature sequencer, story points for each task, and feature roadmaps.
4. Evaluation
The internal validation is with the Product Owner. Validation with the users is performed before the release, when testing on site, through interviews and dashboards with user data after the release.
getting started
Design, build, and scale in 3 simple steps
ondeva handles hard development tasks so you can test your ideas easily
Import your data
Add your tables to ondeva, then handle and structure the data.
Build your logic
Set rules for the way your application behaves on the backend and frontend.
Design your product
Use your own front-end stack or perfect the appearance of your application in ondeva.
value
Why founders choose ondeva
Build an MVP, test, deploy, and scale more quickly and cost-effectively.
Rapid development
Why code from scratch when you can drag and drop flexible low-code components to get there sooner? You can start configuring, testing, and iterating within hours.
Cost efficiency
Innovate faster and test with real users without lengthy processes by focusing on essential features only. Move beyond traditional development and hiring expensive developers.
Easy integration
Compatibility lies at the heart of your project. Integrate with any API and publish across different platforms. Keep building with the confidence that you won’t have to start again elsewhere.
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mvp vs full product
What differentiates an MVP from a full product?
Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) exist between two key levels: it needs to be good enough to be tested but not fully developed for selling. To be testable, an MVP must be more than just an idea or a "thought experiment." This point is called the testability threshold - the point where an MVP is solid enough to be shown to others for their input.
On the other hand, the exploitation threshold is when the MVP moves from being a test project to a full-blown product ready for the market. This is when the focus shifts to selling the product, making it efficient, and setting up business operations.
So an MVP is a product that falls in the space between testable and ready for the market.
MVP
- One system to serve everything
ondeva offers a centralized platform that integrates all your IT systems, services, and software.
- Scalable and flexible
Add new functionalities or expand your operations easily, with minimal disruption to existing processes.
- Central information center
Simplify access to information and services, enhancing decision-making, customer service, and user satisfaction.
- Streamlined processes and reduced costs
Free up resources that can be invested in innovation and growth, giving your business a competitive edge.
Full Product
- Feature Set
Includes a comprehensive set of features, developed based on feedback from the MVP stage and further market research.
- User Experience
Provides a refined user experience with attention to detail, usability, design, and comprehensive user support.
- Delayed decision making
Lengthy data analysis processes delay critical decision-making, leading to missed opportunities.
- Target Audience
Aimed at a broader audience, including late adopters who expect a fully functional and polished product.
Functional
Features that enable the users to experience functional aspects of the product.
Aesthetic
A visual representation of the product including design and user interface.
Symbolic
Features of MVP that carry a symbolic meaning and point at beliefs, values, rituals, and social practices.
Some MVPs integrate all three elements - functional, aesthetic, and symbolic realism - while others may emphasize just symbolic or aesthetic aspects; for example, Oculus Rift attracted first adopters with a symbolic “Star Trek’s Holodeck” image, while the functional product was not fully assembled yet. Meanwhile, some MVPs prioritize demonstrating the product's functionality.
deep dive
MVP examples
The space between being testable and ready for the market allows for different types of MVPs to emerge, each suited to gathering feedback in its own way before hitting the market.
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where we stand
Why build an MVP with ondeva
Ondeva simplifies development and deployment, enabling you to prioritize user feedback and iterations.
Visual setup
Design pages, construct logic, data tables, and APIs with no code required. With a visual builder, everything from complex logic flows to automations is developed in a simple visual way.
Security
Ondeva is 100% GDPR-compliant. We follow security-by-design principles, meaning your data isn’t accessible by default - no manual privacy settings required. Build with confidence and control.
Scalability
As your usage grows, so does ondeva. Scalability is built into our product, so you can go from tiny to tremendous without any interruption. We take care of the infrastructure resources for you.
Complex data
A powerful data service to help you get started faster. Upload datasets, build tables, and manage data. On the front end, you can provide dynamic data updates to users via graphics, maps, and CSV downloads.
Collaboration
Add team members and build collaboratively. You can assign roles and define the visibility of the app’s areas based on each member’s development or business experience. Use version control to coordinate edits in the team.
AI power
Take app creation to the next level with automatic content generation for web pages, emails, and buttons. Integrate LLMs into your applications and build innovative AI-augmented software.
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Ondeva MVP development platform FAQs
Find answers to the most common questions about ondeva and MVP development.
Airbnb is one of the examples of MVP. The company founders rented out their own apartments and offered a basic website. All the bookings and confirmations were done manually.
MVP, short for Minimum Viable Product, is a basic version of a product designed to gather feedback from customers.
In software development, MVP, or Minimum Viable Product, is a strategy used to rapidly release products to the market and gather customer feedback at an early stage.
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