How to build minimum viable product quickly using Lego technique
How to build minimum viable product quickly using Lego technique
You identified a problem that your enterprise customer faces. You refined the problem and arrived at a minimum viable product. This is not a crappy version, including all the cool features; instead, it should address the core problem first.
Have you ever played Lego to build stuff when you were a kid? Building a product needs your childish curiosity for Lego blocks.
Identify the key ingredients to build this MVP
Find and source them either through No Code software, Open Source, or go for the trial software
When you grow, decide the key things to build/ buy without losing sight of customer problems
Look into No Code/ Low Code software
Don’t spend $$$ on in house/ external engineering studios. Check If No Code software and scripts can help you
Open-source software reduces time to build
A lot of open source components are available to build new enterprise software. Be strategic in picking suitable open source projects that can be moved into managed versions when you grow. When my team validated our drone-based platform, I used the lego technique. We used open-source PX4 to help us validate the problem quickly instead of six months. Some standard components are available as open-source. For example:
Building an enterprise communication platform – WebRTC for peer-to-peer video, audio, and text
Building an enterprise AI – Most AI algorithms to detect objects, understand text, voice, and video are open source
Build only when necessary, buy and integrate to save time. If you need to use paid components, go for it and decide whether to build it yourself later. Most enteprise products offer free trials. For example:
Implement SMS based communication with your customer – Use Twilio