Description
A practical timeline for turning a product idea into a working MVP—without burning out or overbuilding.
Going from idea to a working MVP in 8 weeks is possible if you scope ruthlessly and focus on one or two core flows.
Weeks 1–2: Discovery, user stories, and a minimal feature set. Weeks 3–5: Build the core flow (e.g. signup, one main action, basic dashboard). Weeks 6–7: Polish, testing, and a simple deployment. Week 8: Soft launch and feedback.
We've run this playbook with multiple startups. The key is saying no to "nice to have" features until after the first real users are in. This post walks through the exact steps we use.
