@philsmy: The first version of a successful product almost never looks like what you think it should. Solo founders with real products in the market know this — and ignore it anyway. You're not building an MVP, you're building a comfort zone with a Stripe integration. The features you're adding are not making the product better, they're pushing launch further away. One feature, one user problem, one way to find out if anyone cares. Everything else is noise you added because shipping the real thing felt too exposed. If you're a solo founder who's ready to stop overbuilding and actually launch, my guides, calls, and programs are in the link in bio. #solofounder #entrepreneurship #saasfounder #mvp #startuplife
Phil Smy | AI Reality Check
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Thursday 21 May 2026 12:31:42 GMT
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chongong keron :
Well this is not always the case there are exceptions to this imagine building an hospital management system with 1 feature
2026-05-21 16:35:03
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smackinbots :
how did you get your initial traffic? I've been asking people everywhere and nobody gives a straight answer. ty
2026-05-21 21:15:46
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Kanopy Labs :
Execution starts with one painful first release. Everything else is iteration.
2026-06-26 10:47:43
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Braion Drive :
Ok, you got your feature. How do you get your traffic? If you get some, how do you retain your users with just one feature? Especially if you buy your traffic and potential users see just one feature and no others which would be normal to be there
2026-05-26 20:53:46
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kabooj :
What if the new feature is only one prompt away? 🙃
2026-05-21 20:31:58
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FatFingers :
mvp?
2026-05-27 04:10:57
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DIV TECHNOLOGIES :
As a solo developer, I built the MVP for Tailor Assist in two months to streamline customer measurements, order management, and invoice sharing for tailors. One year post-launch, the platform successfully supports a growing community of over 200 users.
2026-05-21 21:47:14
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doudou Chãn :
sometimes it's difficult for them to come back
2026-05-26 20:18:23
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Jevale · building SQRS :
Went through this process recently. Settled on build quick will limited features and then go back and build properly when the demand is proven
2026-05-24 10:36:51
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JJ :
he's correct..less is more
2026-05-26 12:00:43
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Eng.Bill Clinton Muguai Mwangi :
What about Instagram???
The founders initially built a check-in app with a ton of features including photo-sharing but eventually stripped down everything except photo-sharing.
I mean, sometimes it's not unintelligent to have a ton of features in the MVP, experimenting with all of them & eventually doubling down on the one that works best.
That's how I see it!
2026-05-22 20:05:14
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Nguyen Ha Linh :
Great advise 🥰 thank you so much! I am building MVP too
2026-05-21 15:23:13
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Alan K. :
Imagine u r building smth that already exists in plenty but u know how to make it better, would u still build a single feature, release and wait? Wait for what?
2026-05-24 06:14:58
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Imogéniale 🍁 ⚜️ :
And that’s the best advice I’ve ever heard about the why and wherefore of an MVP
2026-05-21 13:26:39
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Marco :
An MVP for a Bank With a one feature, I think the wont accept that.
2026-05-22 00:09:27
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Techify Global :
that was 1920 and today is 2030, one feature app 1000 replicas tomorrow now you must release a sophisticated thing even you dont understand how it works
2026-05-26 06:38:14
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shizuka :
unless you are building a non existent product in the marlet? how about building a product to comptete those already exist in the market?
2026-05-28 07:30:38
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Kanopy Labs :
Every feature added before talking to users is a guess.
2026-06-23 16:30:39
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Tantely :
Well, I dogfood my app so I know I won’t use the app as is if it only had one feature. There are certain apps that only work in a package
2026-05-26 04:16:59
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קייטנה בקטנה • נועם שמיר :
really good thank you
2026-05-25 17:55:26
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. :
i am building a fitness app, but because there are already many apps my mvp at least include those features , and i'm doing that, am i wrong ?
2026-05-24 21:50:34
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RunNation :
I find this personally discouraging. ideas pop up and they become new features and I be like... an gonna nail this!
2026-05-24 14:50:22
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✌️ :
guilty 😔
2026-05-24 03:31:13
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Phinithi | AnurIQ 🇿🇦 :
This is what Steve Jobs and Paul Allen used to content with their partners about ("but the customer is stupid!" said Paul to Gates, arguing about, well, adding features IBM didn't ask for with the latest OS) at their respective companies. I get your point, but in some instances it's the case of a start-up ending up eating your lunch. It's a classic story that harks back to the days of DEC, IBM etc with their 4 years development cycles, who saw microcomputers, let alone the idea of a PC, as laughable. The very Microsoft that ended up eating tech giants lunch underestimated Google. Check their respective market caps and revenue. I think there's a fine line between clutter and innovative features. BUT, I'm a herder in Africa...so take all this with a grain of salt.
2026-05-23 20:20:49
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Oمmer :
sir what I build next which can be good for my future?
2026-05-27 04:00:13
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