Your Company's Design Principles

Core Principle: MVV = design principles for decisions. Prevents future "architecture debates" about people and culture.

Why MVV Matters

Engineers Skip This:

"Culture comes later. Let's just build."

Reality:

Culture doesn't come later. It's already here—just bad.

MVV = Design Principles

Platform had:

• Self-service?
• Zero-trust?
• Immutable infrastructure?

Startup needs:

• Mission: Why exist?
• Vision: Success in 5 years?
• Values: How decide?

Benefit: MVV prevents 3-hour debates about things you should've decided day one.

The 3 Core Questions