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Define: "Minimum Viable Product"
What HR thinks it means:
A product with just enough features to satisfy early customers and provide feedback.
What it actually means:
"A half-finished, bug-riddled mess that management is forcing us to push to production."
Use it in a meeting:
"We launched the Minimum Viable Product to the client, effectively using paying customers as our only quality assurance team."
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