Shipping quickly in Web3 is less about cutting corners and more about choosing the right constraints. A four week MVP should focus on a single narrow user journey and rely on battle tested components everywhere else.
Week one is for scoping and protocol choices. Define the smallest useful workflow, choose a chain, pick an existing token standard and decide whether you need oracles, relayers or account abstraction. Set up repositories, CI and basic monitoring on day one rather than at the end.
Week two and three belong to implementation. Scaffold contracts with a framework like Foundry or Hardhat, and wire a simple front end with Next.js. Keep contract logic small and readable, push anything complex into off chain services where you can iterate faster and rollback safely.
Week four is for testnets, audits and polish. Deploy to a public testnet, run scripted scenarios and invite a small group of users to break things. Capture feedback, fix the sharpest edges and only then think about a mainnet roadmap. This discipline turns hacky experiments into products that can graduate into production.
