MVP Presentations

Each team is to create at least one Minimum Viable Product (MVP) in the course.

The goal of the MVP is test hypotheses and reduce marketing or technical risks.
- A marketing MVP may gauge user reaction to a product, even when the product is not fully functional.
- A technical MVP may test the feasibility of a critical technical aspect of the product.
To simplify fabrication each MVP should have only the product features necessary to test specific hypotheses.
Each team has $100 budget to fabricate their MVP, and can apply for an additional $100 from the course instructor.

MVP Presentation - Due Week 8

Prepare an 8 minute presentation that includes:
Objective of building the MVP, i.e. what you expect to learn from the MVP.
Draft of items 1-3 of the Final Deliverables described above.
Photos, video, and hardware demo of MVP
List of questions related to MVP fabrication.
Summarize performance of your MVP, what you learned, and what risks remain.
Estimated manufacturing costs of your final product. While this is not exactly part of building an MVP, the building process will help you identify a Bill Of Materials (BOM) and estimate assembly costs.
Update on the business side of your project.

Resources

EnVision Arts and Engineering Maker Studio
Design Studio. Any team that wants to use the Design Studio must first meet with Chris Cassidy (ccassidy@ucsd.edu) before using the facility.
Electronic fabrication questions can be addressed to Dr. Steve Roberts (s3roberts@ucsd.edu).
Machine Shop fabrication questions can be addressed to Tom Chalfant (tchalfant@ucsd.edu) and Ian Richardson (irichardson@eng.ucsd.edu ).
Product Design and Development / Karl T. Ulrich, Steven D. Eppinger at Geisel Library and Author's Product Design Resource Page
Quotes for Molds: https://rapidmolds.com/
Take apart similar parts to see how they are built.

Team Review