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Minimum Lovable Product

The smallest version people would actually be pleased to use.

Definition

A framing that argues the first release must be good enough to want, not only functional enough to test.

Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.

In plain language

The smallest version people would actually be pleased to use.

Example

A first release that does one thing well, rather than five things poorly.

Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.

Deeper reading

The full entry behind this definition.

Related concept

Connected closely enough to change how you apply this.

Nearby in the Atlas

Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.