Creating a Technical Foundation

When you plan an MVP, you know you need it to be stable and secure in the near term. An MVP may be limited in features, but those features should be built with quality and intention. From a technical standpoint, you also need to prepare for the business to change. What you build today should be flexible enough to enable future growth. One of our technical directors, Catherine Meade, is here to explain how.

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Originally presented at Sparkbox's 2024 Unconf on "Planning for MVP and Beyond"

Transcript

1. Planning for MVP and Beyond Creating a Technical Foundation Catherine Meade #SparkboxUnConf
2. How often does what we build today look the same after five years?
3. Photo by Roger Ce on Unsplash 2019 2024
4. Image: Fire fl y June 18, 2019
5. Photo by Roger Ce on Unsplash with edits made by me
6. Apple - 2019
8. Apple - 2024
11. 2019 2024
12. Barnes & Noble - 2019
14. Barnes & Noble - 2024
16. Netflix - 2019
18. Netflix - 2024
20. How often does what we build today look the same after five years?
21. Focus on today’s problems, but leave room for sustainable growth.
22. Focus on today’s problems, but leave room for sustainable growth.
23. Prototypes A prototype is a quick and messy bare bones proof of concept. MVP and…
24. An MVP should not sacrifice quality or technical integrity.
25. Greenfield Green fi eld is when a site has never been built on before. Fresh Earth. MVP and…
26. Brownfield Brown fi eld is when you’re building where there used to be a building. The ground is leveled and there may be a usable foundation. MVP and…
27. Photo by Roger Ce on Unsplash with edits made by me
28. Should I get bangs again?
29. Photo by Roger Ce on Unsplash with edits made by me
30. We’re not planning for changes.
31. We’re planning for the idea of change.
32. Focus on today’s problems, but leave room for sustainable growth.
33. Focus on today’s problems, but leave room for sustainable growth.
34. What is the enemy of sustainability?
35. Third Party Libraries
36. MVP and… Third Party Libraries Third party libraries can solve a lot of problems.
37. Third Party Libraries
38. What is the enemy of sustainability?
39. Inflexibility
40. Focus on today’s problems, but leave room for sustainable growth.
41. Focus on today’s problems, but leave room for sustainable growth.
42. MVP and… Adjusting Goals Leaving room means leaving room to revisit your business goals.
43. MVP and… Listening to Your Team Leaving room also means leaving room for your team.
44. Focus on today’s problems, but leave room for sustainable growth.
45. Focus on today’s problems, but leave room for sustainable growth.
46. Focus on today’s problems, but leave room for sustainable growth.
47. Photo by Roger Ce on Unsplash with edits made by me Catherine Meade cat@heysparkbox.com catheraaine@mastodon.social