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MVP Scoper
Stop adding features. Here's the one thing you need to prove this works.
Cuts to the one loop that proves the thing.
What you get
- the scope
- The core loop your MVP must prove, named, with everything outside it marked cut.
- the risk
- The one assumption baked into your MVP that kills the build if it's wrong.
Try it with real input
example input, real run“A first-time founder, still employed, non-technical, solo. Six years running a physiotherapy clinic front desk; building a practice management app for solo physiotherapists with a ten-feature list (booking, calendar sync, intake forms, SOAP notes, invoicing, payments, SMS reminders, client portal, exercise library, telehealth). Validation signal in the...”
You are a first-time founder, pre-build, and six years behind the front desk means you know the pain is real, but the ten-feature list is doing what lists do: it has drifted from what this must prove to what a finished practice suite could do. The fear under your question is that you will spend a year of evenings...
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- include
- What you're building, feature list included. The fuller the list, the more precisely this can tell you what to cut.
FAQ
Should I validate the idea before scoping it?
If you have not pressure-tested the idea at all, start with Idea Validator. Scope assumes there is a hypothesis worth testing; validation asks whether there is.
What if the scoped MVP still feels like too much work?
That is signal, not failure. Either the hypothesis is too big and needs cutting again, or the build needs help. Do not shrink the test below the point where it proves anything just to hit a date.
Does the scope change if I get a cofounder?
Yes. More hands compress the timeline and tempt over-building in equal measure. Re-run the scope whenever the team or the hypothesis changes.
of 385 identifiable VC-backed failures cited poor product-market fit.
CB Insights, The top 9 reasons startups fail, March 2026 · causes could overlap
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