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Which External Approval Delayed Your MVP Beta?

UUtsav Prajapati

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Did an external approval delay your MVP beta after the core product was ready? Which dependency was it, and when did you discover the lead time?

This discussion collects scheduling lessons around approvals rather than estimating how long an entire MVP takes to build.

  • Was the dependency payment-provider review, production API access, legal review or another approval?
  • Who owned it, and was it tracked from the beginning?
  • Could you release a smaller beta while waiting?
  • What would you start earlier on the next project?

Share the sequence and lesson without naming individuals or exposing private correspondence. If this is a current blocker, say what you have already tried.

For the overall timeline framework, see How Long Does It Take to Build an MVP?.

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