Broken By Design

"Broken by Design" is your definitive guide to reclaiming the true purpose of the Minimum Viable Product. Over the years, MVPs have been reinvented, misunderstood, and misused — turning into half-baked features that fail to move the needle. This book equips Product Managers, founders, and product teams to escape the trap of “just ship something” and instead deliver small, intentional releases that drive real learning and value.

You’ll learn how to identify the right MVP for the moment, avoid the “Minimum Functioning Product” trap, and create releases that accelerate insight instead of eroding trust. Packed with real-world examples, clear frameworks, and practical exercises — plus exclusive Notion templates — Broken by Design is your playbook for building smarter from the start.

What You’ll Learn

Discover actionable strategies and proven frameworks to build effective MVPs:

✅ Spot the MVP Traps: Identify red flags before you waste time and trust.

✅ Choose the Right MVP Type: Master the two archetypes — Problem-Solving vs. Opportunity-Seeking — and know when to use each.

✅ Test with Confidence: Learn step-by-step methods to validate Problem-Solving MVPs (solve rate, time-to-resolution, decision gates) and Opportunity-Seeking MVPs (smoke tests, pre-sales, prototypes).

✅ Avoid the Minimum Functioning Product (MFP) Trap: Deliver small, but meaningful, slices of value.

✅ Run Lean but Complete Tests: Scope MVPs that answer the right questions without overbuilding.

✅ Win Stakeholder Buy-In: Practical techniques to influence without authority, manage resistance, and shift control over time.

✅ Differentiate & Communicate MVP Purpose: Align teams and stakeholders on what’s being tested and why.

✅ Apply Real-World Examples: Learn from 20+ scenarios, failed MVPs, industry missteps, and hands-on classification exercises.

✅ Cut Through Industry Noise: Navigate trend traps, hot takes, and the hidden costs of “MVP of an MVP” thinking.

✅ Use Exclusive Notion Templates: Get ready-to-use worksheets, MVP classification frameworks, and planning boards.

Whether you’re a startup founder testing a bold idea, a product leader validating the next big feature, or a team tired of wasting cycles on “MVPs” that don’t deliver, this book will help you ship with intent — and results.