The MVP Rescue Field Guide.
The exact 12-point triagewe run before every rescue — the same checklist that's pulled two dozen vibe-coded MVPs back from the edge. Print it, run it on your own codebase, and know precisely where you stand.
Founders and small teams who shipped fast with an AI tool, got traction, and are now watching things break under real users — and want a clear read before calling anyone.
What you'll learn
- 01The 12 checks — run them in 30 minutes and get an honest health score for your MVP.
- 02The four failure modes — auth, data layer, request path, and tests — and the order they break in.
- 03What to fix first — a triage order that stops you wasting weeks on the wrong layer.
- 04The 5-minute smoke tests — copy-paste checks that surface the scary bugs before your users do.
- 05When to rescue vs. rebuild — an honest decision tree, with the questions we actually ask.
Three parts, one afternoon.
No theory and no padding. Everything in the guide is something we run on a real codebase in the first week of a rescue.
The 30-minute triage
Twelve yes/no checks across auth, data, infrastructure, and tests. Score yourself and find out how close to the edge you really are.
The fix-it order
The exact sequence we work in — tests, auth, data layer, request path — and why doing it out of order wastes the whole effort.
Rescue or rebuild?
A one-page decision tree for the hardest call a founder makes after the first build doesn't hold. Honest, not salesy.
Run the guide. If it's bad, we do this for a living.
The field guide is the same triage that opens every MVP Rescue engagement. If your score comes back ugly, send us the repo — we'll give you an honest read and a fixed-scope plan, usually within a day.
Skip the checklist — just tell us where it hurts.
If you already know the MVP is in trouble, you don't need a PDF first. Send a short note and the repo, and we'll take it from there.