2024.02.28 Spectrum Tokyo Meetup #09 @crema booklista Co.Ltd, Various types of MVPQuickly Verifying Product Value to Avoid Unnecessary Features in Product Design

MVP Minimum Viable Product

It’s a way to find out if people will like the product idea before fully developing it.

Oh I want this! What would he value? Our product Do customers desire the value you’re offering?

a short manga creation support service YOMcoma is a registered trademark of booklista Co., Ltd.

Website for Manga Artists App for manga fans Vertical scrolling UI allows for easy reading of recommended manga Environment that facilitates continued creation, including support for posting on SNS

MVPs we’ve actually tried Concierge Type 1 Smoke Test / Pre-Order 2 Wizard of Oz Type 3

Concierge Type 1 This method serves customer needs in the absence of an actual product or system, similar to a hotel concierge.

Would it be valuable to split a manga into panels and automatically create a video? Concierge Type 1

We manually edited videos and interviewed short manga artists without developing a system. Concierge Type 1

Itʼs excellent! Making videos is a hassle for artists, so this feature is fantastic. Iʼd like to create videos of my manga to share on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, etc. However, Iʼve found this process to be boring and difficult. The feedback confirmed the value of automatically creating videos from still image manga. Concierge Type 1

We implemented and released this feature 🎉 Concierge Type 1

Smoke Test / Pre-Order 2 This method gauges actual demand and potential sales by accepting customer orders before the product’s completion.

Do they wish to tip as part of their support? Smoke Test / Pre-Order 2

We created a realistic UI in the app. Smoke Test / Pre-Order 2

We put a survey to gauge demand on the destination Screen. Smoke Test / Pre-Order 2

We decided against implementation due to the survey’s weak response. Smoke Test / Pre-Order 2

Wizard of Oz Type 3 Behind the scenes, everything is done manually. It’s like “The Wizard of Oz”.

If we make square cartoon images for Instagram and Threads automatically, is it useful for users? Wizard of Oz Type 3

We developed only the UI on YOMcoma website without backend systems. Wizard of Oz Type 3

Then I manually processed the square image cropping and interviewed short manga artists. Wizard of Oz Type 3

The “automatic video generation function” got more attention from customers. Wizard of Oz Type 3

Our team tests various hypotheses before engineers proceed with large-scale implementation.

Thank you! @crema