5 steps to figure out what features to add in your MVP!

As a leading bubble development studio, we’ve built 30+ projects over the past 3 years and helped raise upwards of $5M for our clients.

More often than not we come across founders who ask us for feedback on how and what to include in an MVP.

Creating an MVP (minimum viable product) is a great way to test the viability of your startup idea and validate your assumptions before investing significant time and resources in building a full-fledged product. It always acts as the first milestone before investing heavily in team and tech.

Here are 5 steps we use to scope features to add in an MVP

Step 1: Map out the users’ problems

Don’t start with no-code tools (solution), start with the users (problem). Before you start thinking about no-code tools, figure out who has the problem by creating a user persona, what the users’ problems are, and how you can build something to meet their needs.

Step 2: Map out the users’ journey

Once you have a clear understanding of your users’ problems, the next step is to map out the users’ journey. A user’s journey represents the steps a user takes to achieve a specific goal and the jobs to be done while interacting with your product.

Step 3: Plan your MVP features

Make a list of key functionality for your MVP. Brainstorm potential features that are critical to solving users’ pain points (in Step 2) in the most effective way.

How to keep your MVP lean: It’s important to keep in mind that your MVP should be as simple as possible. So that you can launch quickly, test your assumptions and validate your app idea with minimum resources.

Here’s my guiding principle:

— create a minimum set of features

— only include the essential features that are required to solve the user’s problems

— solve one main problem (help users find keto recipes) and branch out later with wider scope (e.g. meal planner, community suggestions, personalize recipes)

Step 4: Map out the technical requirement

Based on the required MVP features, make a list of technical requirements that will help you in building the MVP functionality.

Step 5: Evaluate the integrations needed

Figure out the right third-party integrations needed to build your MVP. It could be an API or a huge plugin from the huge list of plugins available in Bubble.io marketplace.

Building an MVP is just one of the steps to take in the long journey to building a successful profit-generating business. The iteration and progress have no end. But building an MVP shouldn’t cost you a bank.

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Written By Chirag Dodiya

Academy Course Instructor, Bubble Developer, and technology evangelist that have Built numerous products on Bubble.io.