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What's the practical function of MVP in the era of GitHub and open source where everyone can join discussion with devs and PMs without a need to be part of any
by miaklesp 7y ago
What's the practical function of MVP in the era of GitHub and open source where everyone can join discussion with devs and PMs without a need to be part of any elitist group?
Just to keep a handful of folks still proud of their MVP badges they earned in 2001?
- pknopf 7y agoPeople like to add it to their Twitter bios and be a part of an echo chamber.
- munchbunny 7y agoAre you asking why social validation is a useful tool for getting people to be helpful with thorny or esoteric technical questions? Regardless of whether I think the MVP program was good, your question answers itself.
- unreal37 7y agoThere are thousands of people still proud of their MVP badges. You vastly underestimate their worth. It's like being given a blue checkmark from Twitter or Instagram. People want it.