Ask HN: Would you consider hiring an MVP agency to build your MVP?
4 by JohanCutych | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Hello, to be completely honest this post is for research. We are product builders by heart. Over the last 7 years, we've built many MVPs of our own products and some for others as well. With our latest product/startup, we built an amazing MVP and started talking to investors with the idea of raising. But it didn’t feel right. It wasn't what we wanted to do. We realized we enjoy being in the early phase of the product (prototype/MVP) instead of building a big startup that is destined to become a unicorn. That's why we want to help others build and grow their own business by being a small & specialised product team dedicated to delivering only prototypes and MVPs. The idea is to offer a 3-week sprint dedicated to building an MVP with clear and measurable results - exactly as we do for our own products. Where I see the value: - So non-technical founders or founders who are yet to build their tech team are able to validate their idea and raise seed capital - To help scaling startups stay innovative and exceptional even under the pressure that comes from focusing on the core problem. By building a satellite product or validating new vertical / problem space. - So companies whose core IP isn't tech / digital can keep up with the digital innovation in the correct way. To validate their idea of solution to specific problem by quickly building MVP / prototype and not spending millions on agency work that might not have any impact. I am curious - Did you ever consider hiring an external team to build your MVP? If so, at what stage? If not, why? I'd be more than grateful to hear your insight or any idea you might have. Thank you! :)