---
id: "quote-mvp-mindset"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["§ Myth 5"]
tags: ["mvp", "perfectionism", "deployment"]
related: ["concept-gen-ai-mvp", "action-mvp-deployment"]
speaker: "Authors"
speakers: ["Doug J. Chung", "Candace Lun Plotkin", "Siamak Sarvari", "Jennifer Stanley", "Maria Valdivieso"]
quote: "Think minimally viable product (MVP), not most perfect product."
sources: ["attention"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-attention"
originDay: 4
articleStem: "hbr-cl-90-genai-myths-sales-marketing"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2025/02/5-gen-ai-myths-holding-sales-and-marketing-teams-back"
sourceTitle: "5 Gen AI Myths Holding Sales and Marketing Teams Back"
---
# MVP over Perfection

## Quote: MVP over Perfection

> "Think minimally viable product (MVP), not most perfect product."
> — Authors ([[entity-doug-j-chung]], [[entity-candace-lun-plotkin]], [[entity-siamak-sarvari]], [[entity-jennifer-stanley]], [[entity-maria-valdivieso]])

**Context:** One common reason for delays is the quest for perfection. While risks must be addressed, not every detail needs to be resolved before deployment. This line is the rhetorical anchor of Myth 5's rebuttal and the [[concept-gen-ai-mvp]] mindset; it operationalizes into [[action-mvp-deployment]].