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Here is what I have experienced as I am in the idea/solution validation phase and what I think the MVP means. In order to test our riskiest assumption, I have talked so far with almost 30 businesses. The problem was clear from the beginning to me as I had suffered from it and that's why I decided to start my own startup.

MVP could be as simple as an idea/solution, of course, depending on who you're talking to.

If you are talking to an innovator, your idea/solution will be enough for them to jump on board.

If you are talking to an early adopter, they would like to see at least a web version of your app making sure that you are reliable or at least you have something close to concrete.

But if you are talking to the 70% (the majority), your so-called MVP will need to be something they can see and visualize, if not they are not interested to test it, something that has an attractive UX, something they can play with.

No need to mention the laggards. They don't deal with MVPs at all.

So validate first and try to find those who suffer/need it the most and fit the right category (innovators).

But do not delay taking your solution to your potential customers because you were not able to find the innovators. Having said that, if you think, you will not get people attention because your MVP is not fully functional, I would question the severity of the problem you are trying to solve. If the problem is real, people do not care whether you solve it via an app that looks killer or present an excel sheet. Of course, what you present depends on your product or service...

http://zingwithus.com/2019/01/27/technology-future-part-time-work/

http://zingwithus.com/2018/12/15/why-i-started-zing/