Don't be scrappy
I feel like the term MVP has really been misused to mean “build something that mostly works, and then ship it to see how it fares”. More often than not, I’ve seen this lead to either great ambitions with their foot shot because there wasn't any polish, or projects that are built on rough foundations and fail to innovate over time. Build good shit, just build it small, cut out all the bullshit and just include what's essential and meaningful