I think parent is saying something similar to you, but you've just laid it out in more detail. They didn't say the other things you've mentioned don't matter. They said that the product can't be a scrappy MVP.
Perhaps. I understood 'the MVP needs to be in good shape in order to win and keep clients' as meaning 'in order to win (and keep) clients, you need a (good) MVP'.
I was objecting to the idea that you need an MVP at all to win clients (although obviously retaining them is a different story).
I was objecting to the idea that you need an MVP at all to win clients (although obviously retaining them is a different story).