Russell Ballestrini
776a4a07f4
- Setup virtual environment management in Makefile - Fix broken linkpeek RST directives in 2011 posts - Add missing image alt attributes for accessibility - Fix RST syntax errors and title hierarchy - Add markdown package for proper .md support - Update CLAUDE.md with testing workflow and critical issues - Rename code golf post to match slug - Clean build: 182 articles, 4 pages, zero errors
44 lines
1.5 KiB
ReStructuredText
44 lines
1.5 KiB
ReStructuredText
How do I calculate the M in my MVP?
|
|
###################################
|
|
:date: 2011-10-01 15:32
|
|
:author: Russell Ballestrini
|
|
:tags: LinkPeek, Opinion
|
|
:slug: how-do-i-calculate-the-m-in-my-mvp
|
|
:status: published
|
|
:summary: Is my idea too minimal?
|
|
|
|
MVP (Minimal Viable Product):
|
|
The smallest version of your idea that produces value for customers.
|
|
|
|
|
|
https://www.remarkbox.com
|
|
|
|
Recently I have contemplated the idea of building a screen capture
|
|
service for websites. I anticipate the service would provide
|
|
functionality similar to Google's "Instant Preview". I also pondered the
|
|
idea of archiving the screen captures and providing a history similar to
|
|
the internet Wayback Machine.
|
|
|
|
After floundering on my first web application,
|
|
https://four2go.gumyum.com, I'm afraid to spend lots of time and energy
|
|
on another project if I cannot earn users or customers.
|
|
|
|
https://four2go.gumyum.com
|
|
|
|
I feel the market segment for this type of service would include website
|
|
directories, live portfolio generation for website designers, and
|
|
websites in general for people who wish to keep track of the overall
|
|
look of their site over time.
|
|
|
|
As an MVP I plan to build a free live web capture application to
|
|
basically provide a "Gravatar" for website addresses.
|
|
|
|
https://linkpeek.com
|
|
|
|
**Do you think anyone would use my MVP or service?**
|
|
|
|
LinkPeek provides an easy to use API which enables anyone to instantly
|
|
create live web page thumbnails. We provide the API free of charge,
|
|
think of LinkPeek as Gravatar for web addresses.
|
|
|
|
Have I missed any other market segments?
|