

Most teams say โMVPโ โ but engineering, product, sales, and design often mean completely different things.
In this interactive workshop, weโll surface those hidden assumptions by having each perspective define โminimum,โ โviable,โ and โproduct,โ then reconcile the differences into a shared definition.
Weโll use that alignment to map key risks, sketch mitigation strategies, and clarify what youโre actually trying to learn from your next release โ and how youโll know if itโs working.
This session is highly participatory and designed for founders and earlyโstage teams who want to deโrisk their roadmap and speed up real learning, not just shipping.
Speaker:
Uday Gajendar is a product design leader and advisor with over 20 years of experience helping startups turn early ideas into usable, scalable products. He has led UX and design efforts at companies including Aurora Solar, Automation Anywhere, CloudPhysics, and Instart Logic, and has advised founders through accelerators such as Kleiner Perkinsโ Design Council and Womenโs Startup Lab. Uday also teaches and guest lectures on design strategy and product thinking at universities including Carnegie Mellon, Notre Dame, and California College of the Arts.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/udanium/
Website: www.udanium.com
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๐ Software - Redefining MVP: Aligning Product, Risk, and Learning Across Your Startup is a free independent taking place on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub, 350 California St 4th floor, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA, San Francisco, United States. This independent is organised by 9Zero - San Francisco. Attendance is free โ register to secure your spot. The event runs for approximately 1 hour.
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