# Beta

Concept · [Product](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/product)

Also called: beta test, beta version, alpha, early access, soft launch

A version of the product released to a limited group of people so you can find problems before the full launch.

**For example:** You invite 25 customers to use the new app for a month and report anything confusing or broken.

## Connects to (5)

- [MVP](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mvp): Minimum viable product.
- [Bug](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/bug): A mistake in software that makes it behave in a way nobody intended.
- [Testing](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/testing): Checking that software does what it should, before your users find the problems for you.
- [Pilot](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pilot): A small, time-limited trial of a product with one customer, run to learn whether the product works for that customer before a full contract.
- [Feature flag](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/feature-flag): A switch in the code that turns a feature on or off without shipping new code.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/beta