A first release should validate the operating loop, not every future feature.
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SaaS MVP Launch Readiness Checklist
SaaS founders deciding what belongs in the first credible product release. Use this checklist to keep the first SaaS version focused on learning. It separates activation, paid access, core workflow, admin control, and post-launch signals from later roadmap ideas.
Checklist
- Define the activation moment a new user must reach.
- List account, role, invitation, and permission requirements.
- Decide whether billing, plans, usage limits, or trials are needed in version one.
- Map the core workflow and admin controls that make the product operable.
- Choose analytics events that prove activation, retention, and usage quality.
- Define support, feedback, roadmap, and next-release decision points.
How to use this
Use the checklist to improve decisions before build
Billing only belongs in version one when access or pricing is part of the test.
Admin tools are often what keep an MVP usable after the first customers arrive.
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