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Re: Show HN: We just launched our MVP, a new RSS Reader

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Apple does make iterating your MVP harder. Not impossible, just harder. But don't forget that MVP is primarily a tool for learning with the least amount of effort. Not less. So, if you are making something nobody wants, why make it very polished? You will just waste more time learning this fact. Time that could be used changing the product/trying something new entirely. And even on app store: you can iterate with dif…

I think it has a lot less to do with release delays in the App store than it does with the attention span of the typical customer. You can iterate all you want but if they've already formed an opinion of your product based on a first impression they're unlikely to give it a second look. All the apps I've released have had a big initial sales spike over the first week or so and never again climbed back anywhere close…

You can release multiple products with different names and even different brands (you use different accounts if needed). It may not be cheap, but it is possible. This way you will have the huge spike over and over again (you may change name/logo for different experiments). And please don't use vanity metrics[1] for measuring the outcome.

[1] http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/30/vanity-metrics/

Re: Show HN: We just launched our MVP, a new RSS Reader

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it has a lot less to do with release delays in the App store than it does with the attention span of the typical customer. You can iterate all you want but if they've already formed an opinion of your product based on a first impression they're unlikely to give it a second look. All the apps I've released have had a big initial sales spike over the first week or so and never again climbed back anywhere close…

You can release multiple products with different names and even different brands (you use different accounts if needed). It may not be cheap, but it is possible. This way you will have the huge spike over and over again (you may change name/logo for different experiments). And please don't use vanity metrics[1] for measuring the outcome. [1] http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/30/vanity-metrics/

This interview directly talks about iphone apps and MVPs on its first 5 minutes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Z...
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