AI app building

SaaS MVP checklist: what belongs in version one?

A useful checklist prevents both underbuilding the critical path and overbuilding everything around it.

Problem and audience

Can you name the user and the problem in one sentence?

Is there evidence that the problem already costs time, money or attention?

Core product path

Can a user reach the promised outcome in one coherent session?

Is the data model sufficient for that path?

Are failure states understandable?

Commercial basics

If you charge, can a user understand the offer and complete payment?

Can you support the first customers without building a full enterprise support system?

Launch readiness

Test sign-up, the core action, saved data and the main success message.

Add analytics that answer the product questions you actually have.

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