Founder Academy
Building Your MVP
21 July 2025
A FEW HOUSE RULES
Remain on mute unless you have the floor to reduce any
background noise and improve sound quality
For an engaging session, please keep your camera on if possible.
We want to connect with each other.
Use the chat liberally. Share any questions, comments or
reactions if you are so inclined.
Finally, be fully present and have fun!
Meet Your Hosts
Ruth Nyarindo Loft Belych Kelvin Rwihimba
Analyst, ALX Ventures Entrepreneurship Dev. Manager Entrepreneurship Specialist
Morocco Rwanda
01 | SPRINT 1
WORKSHOP 02 | SPRINT 2
03 | SPRINT 3
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Founder Academy
THE ART OF
BUILDING YOUR
MVP
21 July 2025
ICEBREAKER
Describe your
startup/project in 3
emojis
01 UNDERSTAND THE KEY ELEMENTS OF AN MVP
Why do you need an MVP
02 LEARN HOW TO USE AI TO DEVELOP YOUR
MVP
What are some good AI tools to
leverage
03 BUILD AN MVP
A practical session where we will build a
landing page and an app
See your
session
recordings
here
Why you need an MVP
● Validate the idea early, with real users
An MVP lets you test whether there’s genuine demand for your solution before investing
heavily in development.
● Save time and resources
Instead of spending months or years building a “perfect” product, an MVP allows you to
launch faster with just enough features.
● Learn and iterate quickly
By putting something into users’ hands early, founders can observe behavior, gather
data, and learn what works and what doesn’t.
● Attract investors and partners
A live MVP demonstrates that you can execute, and gives investors or partners evidence
of traction, user interest, or even early revenue.
First MVPs
ALX VENTURES
CASE STUDY
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THE STORY OF AQUATRACK
Needed funding to
build her
E-commerce
platform
Built and launched
a fully functional
marketplace in
less than a week
THE STORY OF AQUA TRACK
You do not need to
have a full dev
team to build an
MVP
THE STORY OF AQUA TRACK
This is your sign
This Session is designed to help
non-technical founders with an idea,
looking to build and test their MVP fast
Where are you in your startup phase ?
Ideation
Problem Validation
MVP
What are the options to build an MVP for
non technical founders ?
Have a technical co-founder ⌛⌛/💲
Pay a local agency to build it for you ⌛/💲💲💲
Pay a freelancer to build it for you ⌛⌛/💲💲
Learn how to code and build it yourself ⌛⌛⌛/💲
Use no code tools and build it yourself ⌛/💲
How to Use Lovable.dev to build mvp by
yourself ⌛/💲?
Lovable.dev Allows you to build apps using AI prompts and directly
launching it live, all in one single interface
HOW DOES LOVABLE.DEV WORK?
Start with a solid knowledge Base :
● PRD
● User flow
● Tech stack
● UI design Guidelines
● Backend specifics
Default
Chat mode
Mode
● Link to the Lovable tool information
● Link to the prompt engineering of the tool
● Link to the debugging prompts Guide
Let’s break down how Instagram works.
🔴 Live Demo: How to Build with Lovable.dev (60 min)
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