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To architect effectively for an MVP, teams must answer three questions in order: Is the business idea worth pursuing? What performance and scalability are needed? How much maintainability and supportability are required? These guide Minimum Viable Architecture decisions. Empirical testing helps reject costly assumptions early and adapt architecture as the MVP evolves.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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To architect effectively for an MVP, teams must answer three questions in order: Is the business idea worth pursuing? What performance and scalability are needed? How much maintainability and supportability are required? These guide Minimum Viable Architecture decisions. Empirical testing helps reject costly assumptions early and adapt architecture as the MVP evolves. 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