I have no doubt if you’ve been in tech for long enough, you’ve been involved in a conversation around balancing speed and quality to ship a new product. The tension often comes down to this:
Should we ship a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) or a Minimum Shippable Product (MSP)?
These terms get tossed around interchangeably, but they aren’t the same. MVP is of course more commonly used, but I think there’s an important distinction to make between the two when you’re deciding what is “good enough” for your product.
I encourage you to think of MVP and MSP as a spectrum rather than binary choices. Where you land depends on two factors: the level of risk you’re willing to take and the trust your audience demands.
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