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AI and MVP feature cuts: ship the smallest thing that works
Let AI help you delete features so you launch this month, not next year.
Builders · AI for Business · ~4 min read
The big idea
Every founder wants to add 'just one more feature.' AI can be the cold judge that asks 'does this need to ship in v1 or can it wait?'
Some examples
- List 20 features and ask AI to rank for v1
- Ask AI which features are 'nice to have'
- Ask AI for the smallest version that still solves the core pain
- Ask AI to estimate hours saved by cutting each one
Try it!
List every feature you want to build. Ask AI to mark only the 3 that must ship for the product to make sense. Cut everything else from v1.
Practice this safely
Try this with a school, hobby, or family example where the stakes are low. Use the AI output as a draft you can question, not as the final answer.
- 1Ask AI to explain mvp in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
- 2Give it one detail from "AI and MVP feature cuts: ship the smallest thing that works" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
- 3Check scope against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.
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