What an MVP is actually for
An MVP is not version one of your product — it is an experiment designed to answer the riskiest question about your business. Everything in scope should serve that question; everything else is decoration you are paying to delay your answer.
The one-question test
Write down the single assumption that kills the business if wrong. Will restaurants pay for this? Will users trust automated pricing? Then scope backwards: the MVP is the cheapest software that tests exactly that assumption with real users and real money.
Features that survive this test are usually one core workflow, one user type, and manual operations behind the curtain. Admin panels, integrations, and settings screens almost never make the cut — and almost never should.
Quality where it counts
Minimum scope does not mean minimum quality. The one workflow you ship must be fast, reliable, and pleasant — users judge the idea by the execution they can see. Cut breadth ruthlessly; never cut the craftsmanship of what remains.