The most valuable thing a studio can tell a founder is sometimes that the MVP should not exist yet. Here is the test we run before writing a line of code, and why saying no is part of the job.

Shipping an MVP in weeks is not about working faster. It is about removing the decisions, the setup, and the rework that consume most of a first build.

The most valuable thing a studio can tell a founder is sometimes that the MVP should not exist yet. Here is the test we run before writing a line of code, and why saying no is…