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MVP Is Dead. Long Live the MLP (Minimum Lovable Product)

I've built two apps before, and neither of them gave me the result I wanted. The funny part is that my goal with both of them was ridiculously small: make $1. Now, thanks to Shipaton 2026, I'm building my third app at a much faster pace. The iOS version is already live, and I'm writing this while waiting for the 14-day closed testing period on Google Play. I want this first post to be a kind of postmortem. Why did my previous apps fail? Why did I choose this idea? What am I doing differently this time? And what comes next?

First, the two apps that came before

1. A Chrome extension

The first one was a simple Chrome extension for managing draft real estate listing templates. It was the definition of an MVP. There wasn't even a payment flow. I just added a Buy Me a Coffee link. The...

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Sept. 12, #719

Looking for the most recent NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle answers? CNET publishes daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Connections: Sports Edition might not be as popular as the regular Connections puzzle, but it’s a fun game

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This Is the Biggest 2D Map of the Universe. Here’s How to Use It

Scientists have pointed telescopes at the sky and mapped the cosmos for centuries. That relentless pursuit is producing maps that are bigger and more detailed than ever. But there’s one map that stands out above the rest, and now it’s the largest 2D map of the night sky

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'Part of the motive was making the player feel immersed in the experience and exposed' — Rebellion says '90s cassette futurism' inspired Alien Deathstorm with an engineer protagonist who 'felt like a natural fit'

* Alien Deathstorm head of design Ben Fisher says the game's engineer protagonist "felt like a natural fit" in the game's environment and narrative * He says Rebellion wanted to match an interesting character with "interesting mechanics" and landed on an engineer * Producer Martin

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Amazon adds a Shop tab to Prime Video's X-Ray feature for related products while watching shows, and Shop the Scene powered by Amazon Lens in the Shopping app

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