From MVP to V1: A 2025 Roadmap for Refactoring, Reliability, and Scale
What to keep, what to rewrite, and how to plan the transition from scrappy MVP to stable v1 without losing momentum.
Winning teams treat MVPs as experiments and v1 as a product. Here’s how to bridge the gap.
Keep vs Rewrite
- Keep: validated flows, stable integrations, tested components
- Rewrite: brittle glue code, ad-hoc data access, one-off scripts
The v1 Plan (8–12 weeks)
- Observability: logs, tracing, error budgets
- Data: migrations, backups, PII handling
- Security: RBAC, least privilege, audit trails
- Performance: caching, N+1 fixes, resource limits
Team Process Upgrades
- Coding standards, PR reviews, CI checks
- Release cadence and incident playbooks
Internal Links
- Best MVP stack: /blog/best-tech-stack-for-mvp-2025-de-risk-choices
- Trends that matter: /blog/web-development-trends-2025
Refactor with a plan, not a rewrite impulse.