The best MVP is a sharp blade willing to cut the wrong users.

A strong MVP excludes before it includes. Precision attracts commitment, not noise.

Most teams treat an MVP as a net. They try to catch everyone, listen to every signal, and avoid offending any potential user. This approach feels safe, but it produces soft products and confused strategy. A useful MVP is not a net. It is a blade. It defines a problem so narrowly that many people are cut away by design. It refuses to serve the wrong user, even if that user is numerous, vocal, or prestigious. The goal is not early popularity. The goal is early clarity.