[patrickgordon]

My agency has a particular focus on working with startups to build their MVP. It can definitely be done and there are a lot of great suggestions in this thread. A few key things that we look for as the people on the other side of the table from you:

* Clear understanding of the problem you are trying to build an MVP for

* Wireframes / UI Mockups / User flows / User stories are so, so beneficial

* Being open and realistic in regards to timeframe which depends on the complexity of MVP

* Willingness to communicate often and stay in touch regularly throughout the build.

Happy to discuss offline if you'd like to talk about it more. My email is on my profile. We're based in Australia.