An MVP is not a smaller version of your dream product. It is the smallest product that lets a real user finish one job. If the backlog still looks like a Series B roadmap, you are not scoping an MVP.
What usually belongs in version one
- The core user loop and a way to see that it worked
- Authentication for the roles you have today
- Admin that lets you help a stuck user without SSH
- A cloud deploy you can roll forward
What to delay
Multi-tenant complexity, every integration, and ‘AI everywhere’ wait until the core loop is used. We integrate AI when it is tied to a workflow — see the live demo on the AI integration page — not as a homepage slogan.
Opinio Zone is a live reviews platform with published catalog and traffic figures on its case page. Use it as an example of a product that can grow — not as a promise that your MVP will inherit those numbers.
Work through the SaaS MVP checklist, skim the startups industry page, then book a call. Typical SaaS package scope is on /packages#saas.
See also: packages, checklists, process.