I also did not get this from the OP article. I would say he could have articulated things better.
It is imperative to note that what constitutes minimum and viable had generally changed since 2010.
We should also keep in mind that those terms are relative terms, depending on the domain.
For me, I think one should know a lot or experienced personally the problem(domain expertise) and be open to the form of the solution(the product). For practical reasons, if nothing else, learning any sufficiently complex domain while trying to build a business is expensive.
It is imperative to note that what constitutes minimum and viable had generally changed since 2010.
We should also keep in mind that those terms are relative terms, depending on the domain.
For me, I think one should know a lot or experienced personally the problem(domain expertise) and be open to the form of the solution(the product). For practical reasons, if nothing else, learning any sufficiently complex domain while trying to build a business is expensive.