Ask IH: How much have you spent on an MVP?
I have noticed that there seem to be two types of Indie Hackers:
- IH that spend as little money as possible and try a lot of MVP's
- IH that are maybe more experienced and spend more money to validate the idea further, some even rely on paid traffic and delegation!
Which of these fits you best? How much have you spent on your MVP?
Would love to hear your stories and how it played out in the end :)
Cheers!
I've learnt the hard way that MVPs should be as simple as possible. Don't spend too much time on them and the same goes for money.
If you know how to code, your main costs will probably just be the domain+hosting. Marketing spend shouldn't play a role in the initial stages as you should be validating through other means - feedback, 1-to-1 user testing, heck, even reach out on LinkedIn with a few colleagues and get their opinion - it works.
My newest startup cost was minimal. There's ways to get hosting free via GitHub pages, e-mails via Zoho to look professional, SSL certification through another provider.
Hey Ali, amazing stuff here thanks for sharing!
How is Briefed going for you?
Seems like an awesome service, I am building another design service (also productized but not for the same service or market) would you like to have a quick call and chat about both our business?
I am sure we should have useful info for each other, we could possibly partner up even :)