41. Differentiating vs. table-stakes features, MLP vs. MVP, YC application 3yk33

What features do you build first - table stakes or what makes you differentiated? What's the difference between an MVP and an MLP? Is it worth applying to YC? ...and a few recommendations of books and podcasts that we're into these days. Segments: [03:40] Differentiating features vs. table stakes features [06:58] MVP vs. MLP [14:00] The MAYA principle [16:57] We applied to YC [23:31] Building a landing page with Carrd [26:22] Chaos engineering for customer empathy [31:56] The Three-Body Problem trilogy [35:28] Elon Musk's biography [38:50] Blackberry [41:37] Podcasts we listen to [45:00] ing Reply-All ✉️ Subscribe to Metacast newsletter: https://www.metacastpodcast.com 👋 Send or say hi: [email protected] 📕 Get our book! The Pragmatic Podcaster: a step-by-step guide to starting an amazing podcast: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFPMT8WW 👚 Metacast merch: https://merch.metacastpodcast.com 1t415