I call this, “Don’t worry, be crappy” approach—inspired by Bobby McFerrin’s song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup, calls this the minimum viable product (MVP).
Ries explains the MVP concept in this way: It is not necessarily the smallest product imaginable, though; it is simply the fastest way to get through the Build-Measure-Learn feedback loop with the minimum amount of effort. The goal of the MVP is to begin the process, not end it.
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A user experience researcher and designer with 10 years of experience working in higher education and communications industries.
Don’t wait for perfection. Good enough is good enough. There is time for refinement later. It’s not how great you start—it’s how great you end up.
American marketing specialist, author, and Silicon Valley venture capitalist. He was one of the Apple employees originally responsible for marketing their Macintosh computer line in 1984.
Software engineer and designer who worked for Apple for over fifteen years. Ken worked on the software teams that created the Safari web browser, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
