[stanleydrew]

Sounds like you didn't build an 'MVP' according to the article then. If you read it, it complains about the same things that you do. An 'MVP' is not merely a landing page (although it sometimes might be). It is the minimal thing that you need to build to test some set of assumptions and continue learning. If you weren't satisfied with the outcome of the test, then build something else and test again. Which is exactly what you are doing.

Seems like you and the author would agree on a lot of points, including the definition of an MVP:

"A MVP is not a minimal product, it is a strategy and process directed toward making and selling a product to customers. It is an iterative process of idea generation, prototyping, presentation, data collection, analysis and learning. One seeks to minimize the total time spent on an iteration. The process is iterated until a desirable product-market fit is obtained, or until the product is deemed to be non-viable."