{"id":14682,"date":"2022-10-16T22:25:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T22:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/minimum-delightful-product\/"},"modified":"2025-05-10T15:11:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T15:11:36","slug":"minimum-delightful-product","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/minimum-delightful-product\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is the Minimum Delightful Product The Way To Go When Building Software Products"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ll almost certainly have heard of a minimum <em>viable <\/em>product. But a minimum <em>delightful<\/em> product might be new to you and exactly what you need to focus on as a <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/role\/product-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">product manager<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Well, look no further.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, we&#8217;re going to break down the concepts behind this exciting new concept and specifically focus on how you can implement key lessons in your own SaaS.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re ready to get started, let&#8217;s get into it!<\/p>\n<h2>Summary of minimum delightful product<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>minimum delightful product<\/strong> is a variation of the minimum viable product (MVP) (popularized by Eric Ries in his book, <em>&#8216;The Lean Startup&#8217;<\/em>). But rather than focusing on optimizing for speed, the set of features is optimized for <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/customer-delight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">customer delight.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Let&#8217;s explore the difference in more detail. A <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/minimum-viable-product-vs-minimum-marketable-product\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">minimum viable product<\/a> <\/strong>is a lightweight version of a product consisting of the bare minimum to push <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/product-value\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">value<\/a> into production and into the hands of a subset of users (<a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/categories-of-adopters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">early adopters<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>minimum delightful product<\/strong> <strong>(MDP) <\/strong>is a version of your product consisting of just enough to engage and delight your users.<\/li>\n<li>Both concepts are equally valuable and can serve an important role in your product development process. Use an <strong>MVP<\/strong> to figure out whether you&#8217;re heading in the right general direction before you spend too much time, effort, and energy building. Then, use an <strong>MDP<\/strong> to understand whether you&#8217;ve got the potential to delight and <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/engagement-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">engage<\/a> your customers.<\/li>\n<li>If you just meet minimum expectations, you&#8217;re just about fulfilling the bottom limit of the desires of your users. However, if you go too far the other way and try to blow your users away with <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/product-value\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">value<\/a> at every stage, you lose the &#8216;minimum&#8217; aspect (and the ability to validate ideas quickly).<\/li>\n<li>Here&#8217;s another sort of &#8216;minimum&#8217; to think about: the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/build-minimum-lovable-mlp-product\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">minimum <em>lovable <\/em>product.<\/a> <\/strong>They&#8217;re much more similar to an MDP than an MVP: the point of an MVP is to ensure your product experience isn&#8217;t purely &#8216;functional&#8217;, but instead have something that causes that <em>spark.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Creating an effective MDP isn&#8217;t as easy as just bolting a load of extra &#8216;stuff&#8217; onto your MVP and hoping that&#8217;ll work. You need to focus on both <strong>usability <\/strong>features <em>and <\/em><strong>delightful <\/strong>features.<\/li>\n<li>So how do you create a minimum delightful product of your own? Start with comprehensive user research to thoroughly understand your customers&#8217; needs. Then map out their pain points and figure out how to address them.<\/li>\n<li>Next, remember to keep your vision at the center of your product enhancements. It&#8217;ll help you add features they&#8217;ll love by staying true to that central idea.<\/li>\n<li>Another helpful tactic to drive delight is to lean into <em><a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/product-differentiation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">differentiation<\/a><\/em>: what do you do differently from the competition? It might be more impressive features, but it could be broader than that.<\/li>\n<li>Remember to continuously collect, synthesize and importantly <em>act<\/em> on<a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/user-feedback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> user feedback<\/a>. That&#8217;ll help you make informed decisions about what you build next.<\/li>\n<li>Continue to test the strength of your product-market fit. Just because you&#8217;ve achieved it once, doesn&#8217;t mean the landscape can&#8217;t shift (and mean you need to adjust accordingly).<\/li>\n<li>Want to collect user feedback to build products that delight? <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/userpilot-demo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get a Userpilot demo<\/a> and get started.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"3k668\">What is a minimum delightful product?<\/h2>\n<p>A minimum delightful product is a term first popularized by Adam Berry &#8211; a successful entrepreneur &#8211; on his blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startupblender.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Startup Blender<\/a>. It&#8217;s a different type of minimum product: rather than focusing on the minimum a product needs to serve its users (i.e. the core features, like an MVP), the line is pushed slightly further out.<\/p>\n<p>Ask yourself: what&#8217;s the minimum set of features or functionality you need to include to make your <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/customer-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">users fall in <em>love<\/em><\/a> with your product?<\/p>\n<p>The core concept is that users are much more likely to adopt, utilize and share products if they thoroughly enjoy using your tool&#8230; not just tolerate it.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"2kc6a\">Minimum delightful product vs minimum viable product?<\/h2>\n<p>To explore the differences between these two concepts, let&#8217;s start by defining them.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/minimum-viable-product-vs-minimum-marketable-product\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">minimum viable product<\/a> <\/strong>is a lightweight version of a product consisting of the bare minimum to push value into production and into the hands of a subset of users (early adopters).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;An MVP is the version of a new product which allows a team to collect the maximum amount of validated learning about customers with the least effort.&#8221;<em>&#8211; Eric Ries<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A <strong>minimum delightful product<\/strong> is a version of your product consisting of just enough to engage and delight your users. It helps you to do slightly more than just validate features: it means you can start to engage your customers and build interest.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Delightful products users fall in love with. They immediately become part of a user\u2019s life or work. When a product is delightful it just makes sense. It works the way you\u2019d expect and the experience is highly satisfying. Delightful products are adopted faster, get better word of mouth, and create higher satisfaction.&#8221;<em>&#8211; Adam Berrey<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As a rule of thumb, where MVPs are optimized for speed, MDPs are optimized to maximize user experience.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"8hg38\">Should you stop focusing on minimum viable product (MVP)?<\/h2>\n<p>So, we&#8217;ve covered <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/minimum-viable-product-vs-minimum-marketable-product\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the differences<\/a>. But should you stop building MVPs at the expense of building an MDP?<\/p>\n<p>In a nutshell, the answer is <strong>no<\/strong>: both concepts are extremely valuable and serve an important role in your product development process.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use an <strong>MVP<\/strong> to figure out whether you&#8217;re heading in the right general direction before you spend too much time, effort, and energy building a feature potentially nobody needs.<\/li>\n<li>Use an <strong>MDP<\/strong> to understand whether you&#8217;ve got the potential to delight and engage your customers, generate interest and start building loyalty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ultimately, whichever you choose, remember that the idea is to stress test your business idea and start to validate product-market fit. Begin with that focus in mind and you&#8217;ll be on the path to SaaS success.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dg694\">Expected features vs delightful features: Which one do you need?<\/h2>\n<p>How do you strike the right balance?<\/p>\n<p>If you <em>simply <\/em>meet expectations, you&#8217;re just about reaching the bare minimum desires of your users. That&#8217;s certainly not enough to convince them to make an adoption decision.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you go too far the other way and try to <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/customer-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blow your users away with value<\/a> at every stage, you lose the &#8216;minimum&#8217; aspect (and the ability to validate quickly).<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take an example: say your partner brings you a beautiful bunch of flowers for your 10-year wedding anniversary. You&#8217;re probably expecting it. A bunch of flowers on a random day will bring you instant delight (surprise is absolutely inherent to creating that feeling of delight). On the flip side, a bunch of flowers every day of the year would make them feel far less special.<\/p>\n<p>The key takeaway? You need to<a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/customer-loyalty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> strike the right balance<\/a> to ensure your users are satisfied.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image strchf-type-image regular strchf-size-regular strchf-align-center\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.storychief.com\/account_6827\/expected-vs-delightful-features_cafbcf7af985c07a82927eea53d99ea9_800.png 1x, https:\/\/images.storychief.com\/account_6827\/expected-vs-delightful-features_cafbcf7af985c07a82927eea53d99ea9_1600.png 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.storychief.com\/account_6827\/expected-vs-delightful-features_cafbcf7af985c07a82927eea53d99ea9_800.png 1x, https:\/\/images.storychief.com\/account_6827\/expected-vs-delightful-features_cafbcf7af985c07a82927eea53d99ea9_1600.png 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 769px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.storychief.com\/account_6827\/expected-vs-delightful-features_cafbcf7af985c07a82927eea53d99ea9_800.png\" alt=\"Visual of user satisfaction scale\" \/><\/picture><figcaption>Achieving product delight is a balancing act. Image from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jasonjeong\/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_pulse_read%3BAGomaBenQu60JaWKCi9I4A%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jason Leong on LinkedIn.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"1piu4\">What about the minimum lovable product?<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another sort of &#8216;minimum&#8217; to think about: the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/build-minimum-lovable-mlp-product\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">minimum <em>lovable <\/em>product.<\/a> <\/strong>They&#8217;re much more similar to an<a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/minimum-viable-product-vs-minimum-marketable-product\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> MDP than an MVP<\/a>: the point of an MVP is to ensure your product experience isn&#8217;t purely &#8216;functional&#8217;.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image strchf-type-image regular strchf-size-regular strchf-align-center\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.storychief.com\/account_6827\/minimum-lovable-product_a3d513988af27868702075960315223b_800.png 1x\" media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.storychief.com\/account_6827\/minimum-lovable-product_a3d513988af27868702075960315223b_800.png 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 769px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.storychief.com\/account_6827\/minimum-lovable-product_a3d513988af27868702075960315223b_800.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Minimum Lovable Product definition on Twitter\" \/><\/picture><figcaption>How can you build up an MLP? Focusing on a competitive differentiator.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ultimately, building an MLP leaves you much more room to experiment with design options and enhance the UX of a given <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/feature-adoption-101\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">feature<\/a>, rather than ruthlessly cutting scope to hit arbitrary deadlines.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"7qb4h\">Must have product features of a minimum delightful product (MDP)<\/h2>\n<p>Creating an effective MDP isn&#8217;t as easy as just bolting a load of extra &#8216;stuff&#8217; onto your MVP and hoping that&#8217;ll work.<\/p>\n<p>No, unfortunately, it&#8217;s a lot more labor intensive: you and your team will need a much deeper understanding of your users&#8217; needs, so you can figure out what ties together as a cohesive first version of your product.<\/p>\n<p>That means you need to know what&#8217;s going to make the difference from something that&#8217;s purely <em>functional <\/em>to something that&#8217;ll keep your users coming back for more.<\/p>\n<p>So, what should your MDP focus on?<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"5lj9u\">Product usability features<\/h3>\n<p>Start from a firm foundation: your product should be functional and stable. <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/usability-vs-user-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Usability<\/a> is fundamentally important.<\/p>\n<p>That means users should be able to navigate around and actually use your product in practice without getting stuck, blocked, or lost.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"1titv\">Product delight features<\/h3>\n<p>A delightful product is something that elicits that strength of reaction and brings an instant smile to your face.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s not one sure-fire way to trigger delight: it could be pleasing aesthetics, an effortless <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/minimum-viable-onboarding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">onboarding experience<\/a>, the simplicity of accessing a key feature, or something unusual (i.e. the &#8216;vibrating&#8217; icons when moving things around on an iPhone).<\/p>\n<p>But remember, as we discussed earlier&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/customer-delight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">delight<\/a> and surprise go hand in hand.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"7ndig\">How to build a minimum delightful product?<\/h2>\n<p>In this section of the blog, we&#8217;re going to explore how you can apply these ideas practically &#8211; and bring your ideas into reality. Let&#8217;s start building!<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"9us4\">Do user research to understand your customer&#8217;s pain points<\/h3>\n<p>You can&#8217;t build a product that delights your users without understanding what they&#8217;re trying to achieve, their fundamental <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/customer-needs-assessment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">user needs<\/a>, and their struggles in fulfilling them.<\/p>\n<p>A combination of <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/qualitative-feedback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">qualitative<\/a> and quantitative research &#8211; focused on clear research aims &#8211; will help generate reams of user insight. From that, you can synthesize and prioritize a clear set of requirements.<\/p>\n<p>That exercise will help you make effective decisions about what sort of features you need to deliver as part of your MVP and avoid <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/product-parity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">product parity<\/a>, and how to go above and beyond to trigger delight with an MVP.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"d4oks\">Stick to your product vision and add features customers will love<\/h3>\n<p>One way to <em>doom <\/em>your SaaS is to try and be all things to all people. In this highly-specialized marketplace, an attempt to satisfy everyone will please <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/customer-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nobody<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Be brutal in the pursuit of a clearly defined <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/product-vision-examples\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">product vision<\/a>, and use it as a way to help make decisions about what to include in your MDP.<\/p>\n<p>If it doesn&#8217;t contribute to that vision, chances are it&#8217;s not part of your core <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/product-value\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">value<\/a> proposition (and therefore runs the risk of not being a <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/customer-perceived-value\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">feature that your customer loves<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"1o61f\">Delight customers with product differentiation<\/h3>\n<p>Remember a minimum delightable product isn&#8217;t just functional: it goes the extra mile to deliver features that bring value to the forefront of your users&#8217; experience.<\/p>\n<p>One extremely effective way of getting there is by focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/product-differentiation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>product differentiation<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Focus on what you&#8217;re doing <em>differently <\/em>from the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that it doesn&#8217;t just need to be about specific features. It could be much broader. Do you provide incredible customer service? Unbeatable support? Out-of-this-world onboarding?<\/p>\n<p>For example, rather than cluttering the UI or forcing them through boring tours, build a <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/minimum-viable-onboarding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">minimum viable onboarding experience<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"video strchf-type-video regular strchf-size-regular strchf-align-center\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 100%; position: relative; height: 400px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Minimum Viable Onboarding Workshop - Userpilot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PGYj1QV22AE?feature=oembed\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">You can also create targeted <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/userpilot-for-mobile-onboarding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mobile-first onboarding flows<\/a>, customizing welcome screens, carousels, and slideouts to deliver personalized messaging.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"9cfav\">Continuously collect and act on user feedback<\/h3>\n<p>Of course, a minimum delightful product is just the start for your early customers. You&#8217;ll want to iterate, expand and evolve over time to continuously bring delight and value to your users over the entire customer lifecycle.<\/p>\n<p>So, what does that mean for you and your team?<\/p>\n<p>You should <em>constantly <\/em>be looking to<a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/user-feedback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> gather feedback<\/a> and insights to build an understanding of user sentiment. That&#8217;ll help you prioritize future development efforts based on your underlying vision.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"dr7as\">Regularly test product-market fit<\/h3>\n<p>Achieving <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/product-market-fit-framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">product-market fit<\/a> is not a one-off job you can tick off your to-do list and then forget about. Look at Blockbuster: from a market leader, to completely out of business.<\/p>\n<p>Continuous evaluation of data gathered via <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/blog\/pmf-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">product-market fit surveys <\/a>will help you understand where you fit in a shifting landscape, particularly as you launch new features.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image strchf-type-image regular strchf-size-regular strchf-align-center\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.storychief.com\/account_6827\/pmf-survey-product-value-userpilot-_4fa84738e4ac68b8a9ed5fa2bd2bc86f_800.png 1x\" media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.storychief.com\/account_6827\/pmf-survey-product-value-userpilot-_4fa84738e4ac68b8a9ed5fa2bd2bc86f_800.png 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 769px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.storychief.com\/account_6827\/pmf-survey-product-value-userpilot-_4fa84738e4ac68b8a9ed5fa2bd2bc86f_800.png\" alt=\"pmf-survey-product-value-userpilot\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p>Over time, that&#8217;ll help you stay on the right path &#8211; and make sure you are still delivering a delightful product.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"8klp4\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ve covered a lot of detail in this short &#8211; but hopefully in an information-dense and actionable article. You should now feel confident that you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can clearly define and explain the difference between an MVP and an MDP<\/li>\n<li>Understand why an MDP is a valuable concept and how it can help<\/li>\n<li>Know the tactics and steps to follow when building an MDP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So what are you waiting for? If you wanted to get started with an MDP of your own, <a href=\"https:\/\/userpilot.com\/userpilot-demo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">get a Userpilot Demo <\/a>and see how you can craft a cohesive product experience today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ll almost certainly have heard of a minimum viable product &#8211; but a minimum delightful product might be new to you. 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