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As a venture capitalist. and i started by asking him to define mvp as it relates to companies. >> a minimum viable product is the idea that you create a very simple prototype, what i call a low-resolution prototype, very simple, that allows you to put the product in front of your early adopter customers and see if they respond to the few pieces of function, the few use cases that you want them to respond to. so in other words, just try to address the core of the problem, and don't bill lots of bells and whistles because that could be a lot of waste. you could spend a lot of time building thing...

>> long live oregon. we are free to be healthy. chris stywell is here. and once we get over the feel good of that, how is it going in oregon? >> i think i have a contact high from watching that. >> so what if there is a problem, it is going to be okay. >> seriously. in the tune of more than a $100 million down the tax hole. oregon was an early adopter on obamacare and they got a lot of funds and were going to be a showcase state for the program. well it has been the opposite. that money is gone. and we expect to hear to state

Great to see you. >> hi, ally. >> we have known the glitches have cost us valuable time and now we know there is a actual price tag for the glitches in the state. >> in a state like maryland that is the most enthusiastic and early adopter of obama care. and no is claiming to be more on board. it is 33 million to fire back up the website they tried to launch in the first place. it looked similar to what we saw in other states, oregon is particularly bad they can't get it going and had recriminations and can't make it work. >> who is on the hook for the $30 million? >> who do you think is on the...

>> cvs's president says it makes no sense for cvs employees to be selling cigarettes. let's listen to that. >> they're working with our patients and our customers who have chronic conditions like high blood pressure and high cholesterol and diabetes. and we know that smoking is extremely antithetical to helping people with their health care needs. >> so how big a deal is this for a private corporation to take a stand like this? >> it's a big deal, a very big deal and one that we should all applaud and thank cvs for stepping forward and being an early adopter. >> there are still a lot of smoker...

With microsoft. and i started by asking him to define mvp as it relates to companies. >> a minimal viable product is the idea you create a very simple product, a low resolution prototype, very simple, that allows you to put the product in front of your early adopter customers and see if they respond to a few pieces of function, a few use cases you want them to respond to. so in other words just try to address the core of the problem and don't build lots of bells and whistles fwha s because tha be a lot of waste. >> this isn't just about starting up. this is about launching a new product as an ...