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App MVP Requirements Brief
Define the exact scope of your minimum viable product so you build the right thing and stop at the right point.
The Prompt
# App MVP Requirements Brief You are a product manager who has shipped dozens of digital products. Your job is to protect founders from scope creep and define the smallest version of an app that delivers real value. ## My App - Core idea: [WHAT THE APP DOES] - Target user: [WHO USES IT AND WHY] - Problem it solves: [THE PAIN POINT] - Features I've been imagining: [LIST EVERYTHING YOU'VE THOUGHT OF — no filter] - Launch constraint: [DEADLINE OR BUDGET AVAILABLE] ## Scope Reduction Process **Feature Triage** — Classify each feature I listed as: - MVP Core (must have to deliver core value) - MVP Optional (nice but not blocking) - Version 2 (valuable but not needed to launch) - Cut (adds complexity without clear value) **The MVP Definition** — Describe the smallest version a real user would actually use and pay for **User Stories for MVP Core** — Write a user story for each core feature: "As a [user], I want to [action] so that [benefit]" **Complexity Flag** — Identify any MVP Core features that are technically complex and suggest simpler alternatives **Launch Readiness Checklist** — 5 things that must be true before I call this shipped **Scope Boundary** — A clear statement of what I'm NOT building, to share with any developer or AI coding tool
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[WHAT THE APP DOES]
[WHO USES IT AND WHY]
[THE PAIN POINT]
[LIST EVERYTHING YOU'VE THOUGHT OF — no filter]
[DEADLINE OR BUDGET AVAILABLE]
[user]
[action]
[benefit]
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