Published: 20 Dec 2021

There are several things to consider in making a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). First, MVP requires a lot of cost and time for startup companies. Typically, if the startup process takes a year to complete, it would take six to eight months to create the MVP and its strategy. Second, the lack of time to perfect the product. Apart from time, startups also have limited resources. For this reason, the key in making an MVP is to determine the company's goals that were formed before thinking about the product to be made.

This was stated by Adhitya Bobby, UI/UX Designer of PT Media Antar Nusa (Nusanet), in a workshop organized by Setsail BizAccel, President University (PresUniv), Monday (13/12). This workshop is part of Ready Setsail Batch 1, an intensive business mentoring program for six months for nine startups owned by PresUniv students. This workshop was guided by Ruhmaya Nida Wathoni, Project Manager of Setsail BizAccel. In this workshop, Bobby discussed the making of MVP. Quoted from Forbes, MVP is a product or service with sufficient function and features that can be offered to customers.

Bobby said MVP should not be tech-wise. “Every business starts in a different situation and level of resources, so there is no comparison. For that, it is necessary to maximize the available tools and according to the needs in making MVP, or even prototypes," he said. Bobby also emphasized that MVP is not about how to execute a plan to make it better, but rather a combination of the company's vision, knowledge of users or the market, and the team's ability. (Gilang Suryanata, PR team. Photo: Gilang).