Minimum viable prototype

I prefer to use MVP to refer to Minimally Valuable Prototype rather than "viable" or "product".

In [@cagan2018Inspired: how to create tech products customers love], I found the idea of challenging the concept of MVP and moving it away from product, since this gives the sense of a final thing, something that has been validated by and with customers. Perhaps the seed of the confusion arose with The Lean Startup ([@ries2014The lean startup: how today's entrepreneurs use continuous innovation to create radically successful businesses]), in which the definition of an MVP is a bit ambiguous and people took it to heart.

Do you want to build something that people can buy or something that you can use to test assumptions, features, and benefits to your users?

Using the word "Prototype" leans towards the idea of learning, I am challenging the use of the word "viable" since it is also confusing.

Therefore, I would prefer to focus on things which are valuable: Minimally Valuable Prototype