Internal · MVP scope
MVP scope lock
What belongs in the first external rehearsal MVP — and what is explicitly out of scope.
MVP scope lock · external rehearsal
First external MVP is local rehearsal credibility — not multiplayer platform launch.
9 must ship · 5 explicitly out of scope
Must ship
- Home/
Positioning and calm entry.
- Onboarding/onboarding
Five-minute first session.
- BYOC notes/byoc
Advisory shorthand only.
- Play/play
Rehearsal hub.
- Solo table/solo-table
Full guided hand spine.
- Improve review/improve
Salon replay review.
- Expert table/expert-table
Serious-player lane.
- Demo reset/demo-mode
Founder and cohort hygiene.
- Feedback capture
Scorecard + notes template process.
Should ship
- Learn paths/learn
Supports onboarding exit.
- Private table/private-table
Host handoff value.
Later
- Profile / progression shelf/profile
Identity layer optional for v1.
- Community discovery/community
Post-MVP social layer.
Explicitly not MVP
- Multiplayer transport
Architecture planning only.
- Auth accounts
Unless explicitly chosen after feedback.
- Scoring proof
Never certify league hands in v1.
- Tournaments / brackets
Out of product doctrine.
- Marketplace / payments
No commerce in rehearsal MVP.