{
  "id": 11219659,
  "title": "MVP vs PoC: What Should You Build First?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/mvp-vs-poc-what-should-you-build-first",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-01T15:15:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/rishita_sharma_b0aa1ff81a/mvp-vs-poc-what-should-you-build-first-g6e"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A proof of concept and a minimum viable product answer different questions. Treating them as the same thing is one of the easiest ways to spend a month solving the wrong problem. A PoC asks: can this work? An MVP asks: will a specific group of people use this enough to create a sustainable business? That distinction matters for both founders and engineering teams. When a PoC is the right first…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}