Planning for MVP and Beyond
Creating a Technical
Foundation
Catherine Meade
#SparkboxUnConf
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How often does what
we build today look the
same after five years?
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Photo by Roger Ce on Unsplash
2019
2024
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Image: Fire
fl
y
June 18, 2019
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Photo by Roger Ce on Unsplash with edits made by me
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Apple - 2019
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Apple - 2024
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2019
2024
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Barnes & Noble - 2019
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Barnes & Noble - 2024
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Netflix - 2019
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Netflix - 2024
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How often does what
we build today look the
same after five years?
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Focus on today’s
problems, but leave
room for sustainable
growth.
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Focus on today’s
problems, but leave
room for sustainable
growth.
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Prototypes
A prototype is a quick and messy bare bones
proof of concept.
MVP and…
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An MVP should not
sacrifice quality or
technical integrity.
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Greenfield
Green
fi
eld is when a site has never been
built on before. Fresh Earth.
MVP and…
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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…
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Photo by Roger Ce on Unsplash with edits made by me
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Should I get
bangs again?
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Photo by Roger Ce on Unsplash with edits made by me
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We’re not planning for
changes.
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We’re planning for the
idea of change.
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Focus on today’s
problems, but leave
room for sustainable
growth.
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Focus on today’s
problems, but leave
room for sustainable
growth.
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What is the enemy
of sustainability?
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Third Party Libraries
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MVP and…
Third Party
Libraries
Third party libraries can solve a lot of
problems.
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Third Party Libraries
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What is the enemy
of sustainability?
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Inflexibility
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Focus on today’s
problems, but leave
room for sustainable
growth.
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Focus on today’s
problems, but leave
room for sustainable
growth.
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MVP and…
Adjusting Goals
Leaving room means leaving room to revisit your business goals.
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MVP and…
Listening to
Your Team
Leaving room also means leaving room
for your team.
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Focus on today’s
problems, but leave
room for sustainable
growth.
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Focus on today’s
problems, but leave
room for sustainable
growth.
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Focus on today’s
problems, but leave
room for sustainable
growth.
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Photo by Roger Ce on Unsplash with edits made by me
Catherine Meade
cat@heysparkbox.com
catheraaine@mastodon.social