which of our efforts are value-creating and which are wasteful? - Eric Ries

Yes, MVPs sometimes are perceived as low-quality by customers. If so, we should use this as an opportunity to learn what attributes customers care about. This is infinitely better than mere speculation or whiteboard strategizing, because it provides a solid empirical foundation on which to build future products.

Fire that customer,” I’d say to the person responsible for recruiting for our tests. “Find me someone in our target demographic.” If the next customer was more positive, I would take it as confirmation that I was right in my targeting. If not, I’d fire another customer and try again.

As you consider building your own minimum viable product, let this simple rule suffice: remove any feature, process, or effort that does not contribute directly to the learning you seek.