How to build an MVP startup in 27 minutes (for just $25):
I’m going to build an MVP for a startup.
It will be a Rover competitor that will send a local dog walker to any house in my neighborhood for a 20-minute, $35 walk.
The business will be automated, cost less than $25 & 30 minutes to build, and be functional with zero code.
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It will be a Rover competitor that will send a local dog walker to any house in my neighborhood for a 20-minute, $35 walk.
The business will be automated, cost less than $25 & 30 minutes to build, and be functional with zero code.
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Build a Landing Page on Carrd:
I'll need a place to send local traffic.
You can build a beautiful, functional, no-code page with Carrd.
I grabbed a template, uploaded a photo from Unsplash, and chose a free URL from Carrd.
Time: 8 minutes
Cost: $19 per year
I'll need a place to send local traffic.
You can build a beautiful, functional, no-code page with Carrd.
I grabbed a template, uploaded a photo from Unsplash, and chose a free URL from Carrd.
Time: 8 minutes
Cost: $19 per year
Connect Carrd to Stripe:
I'll need to collect payment before a dog gets walked.
You can create a product in Stripe, generate a payment link, & redirect a button to the link.
Time: 3 minutes
Cost: 2.9% + $.30 per transaction
I'll need to collect payment before a dog gets walked.
You can create a product in Stripe, generate a payment link, & redirect a button to the link.
Time: 3 minutes
Cost: 2.9% + $.30 per transaction
Redirect Stripe to a Booking Form:
After payment, I can send the person to a hidden page on my Carrd website.
On this page, I’ll collect all relevant information for the contractor to show up.
Time: 5 minutes
Cost: Free
After payment, I can send the person to a hidden page on my Carrd website.
On this page, I’ll collect all relevant information for the contractor to show up.
Time: 5 minutes
Cost: Free
Connect the Form to Twilio using Zapier:
Lastly, I'll use Twilio to send an SMS to a contractor.
Once the form has been filled out, I used Zapier to collect the info, send it to Twilio, & let Twilio send a text to the contractor.
Time: 11 minutes
Cost: $0.0079 per text
Lastly, I'll use Twilio to send an SMS to a contractor.
Once the form has been filled out, I used Zapier to collect the info, send it to Twilio, & let Twilio send a text to the contractor.
Time: 11 minutes
Cost: $0.0079 per text
Some Takeaways and Notes:
There are a million different ways to build an MVP, with this just being one of them.
I could have chosen to build a completely different business, pre-sold a product like a course, or delivered a paid ebook or Airtable page filled with information.
There are a million different ways to build an MVP, with this just being one of them.
I could have chosen to build a completely different business, pre-sold a product like a course, or delivered a paid ebook or Airtable page filled with information.
I also could have chosen to make it much more complicated as well.
For example, I could have added:
For example, I could have added:
- Logic built into the form capture.
- A custom calendar that displays contractor availability.
- Post-calendar workflows to send the assignment to an open contractor.
- A much more robust landing page with an about section, reviews, etc.
But for an MVP, it's not necessary.
- A custom calendar that displays contractor availability.
- Post-calendar workflows to send the assignment to an open contractor.
- A much more robust landing page with an about section, reviews, etc.
But for an MVP, it's not necessary.
Once you validate that there is local demand, you can collect reviews, raise prices, expand coverage, improve tech, hire more contractors, and enjoy better margins.
The sky is literally the limit.
The sky is literally the limit.
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