The painful success of fast-built MVPs

Hey guys,

I've spent the last year building MVPs using no-code/low-code tools ( @n8n @Retool @Softr etc.) to validate ideas quickly before committing to full development cycles. My take is that these tools have been game-changers for speed, but I've noticed a pattern that's rarely discussed :

The faster you can build, the harder it becomes to know when to stop iterating and start rebuilding.

When an MVP built in days starts gaining traction (which is really impressive since we are living in a jungle of new products ahah), teams face a critical dilemma :

• Keep extending the no-code solution (easier short-term)

• Rebuild with scalable architecture (painful but potentially necessary)

I would say I've seen many startups trapped in their MVP for months because the transition cost feels too high, while others rebuild prematurely and lose momentum...

Some questions I'm wrestling with:

• What signals tell you it's time to graduate from your no-code MVP to a more scalable solution ? And how do you do that if you already have paid client on it ?

• Has anyone successfully "incrementally migrated" from no-code to code without starting over ?

I guess I'm emotionally involved in this topic since I'm facing this challenge myself ahah.

The point is to create something reliable without too big technical debt. Would love to hear about your experiences :)