Flashcards on Prototyping and Minimum Viable Products
Prototyping and Minimum Viable Products for Students
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Product Prototyping and MVPs
12 cards
Card 1
Question: What common problem did Red Bus solve with its initial simple prototype functionality?
Answer: Allowed users to view bus schedules and seat availability online, removing the need to physically go to a bus station to book tickets.
Card 2
Question: How did Zappos validate the hypothesis that people would buy shoes online without building a full e-commerce platform?
Answer: The founder photographed shoes in local stores and posted them online; when a customer ordered, he bought the shoes from the store and shipped them.
Card 3
Question: What is the shared purpose of both prototypes and MVPs before major development?
Answer: To validate business hypotheses before allocating substantial resources to full-scale development.
Card 4
Question: How do prototypes and MVPs support iterative development?
Answer: Both allow for iterative development by enabling adjustments based on feedback to improve the product incrementally.
Card 5
Question: In what way do prototypes and MVPs reduce initial costs?
Answer: They minimize initial investment of time and money, reducing early-stage risk.
Card 6
Question: What is the main purpose of a prototype in product development?
Answer: To validate design concepts and ensure the product works technically, helping the development team identify and fix design flaws internally.
Card 7
Question: Who primarily uses prototypes for testing, and what is typically their fidelity?
Answer: Development teams use prototypes internally; they are usually low to medium fidelity.
Card 8
Question: What distinguishes an MVP from a prototype in terms of user interaction and validation?
Answer: An MVP is a more complete, functional product released to actual target users to validate product-market fit and gather real market feedback.
Card 9
Question: What level of fidelity and scope characterizes an MVP?
Answer: High fidelity and broader scope: a functional product released to the market to test a business model with real customers and pursue early market pene
Card 10
Question: What range of forms can prototypes take?
Answer: From simple sketches or paper interfaces to more detailed digital mock-ups, focused on exploring ideas and refining them internally.