The Lean Startup: How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses
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Summary
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SENSATION
Most new businesses fail。 But most of those failures are preventable。
The Lean Startup is the approach to business that's being adopted around the world。 It is changing the way companies are built and new products are launched。
The Lean Startup is about learning what your customers really want。 It's about testing your vision continuously， adapting and adjusting before it's too late。
Now is the time to think Lean。
The Lean Startup changes everything - Harvard Business Review
Most new businesses fail。 But most of those failures are preventable。
The Lean Startup is the approach to business that's being adopted around the world。 It is changing the way companies are built and new products are launched。
The Lean Startup is about learning what your customers really want。 It's about testing your vision continuously， adapting and adjusting before it's too late。
Now is the time to think Lean。
The Lean Startup changes everything - Harvard Business Review
Reviews
Xavier Nienaber
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I expected much more of this book， so I was a bit disappointed with the final product。 I learned some things， like the Five Whys， but nothing had that "wow" factor。 It wasn't really that inspiration or helpful， honestly。 I expected much more of this book， so I was a bit disappointed with the final product。 I learned some things， like the Five Whys， but nothing had that "wow" factor。 It wasn't really that inspiration or helpful， honestly。 。。。more
yashas annadani
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This Lean Startup fits into the category of `managerial signpost for the innovative' and I must say it does a great job at what it aims for。 I personally learnt a thing or two about how to handle startups in various stages of its lifecycle and how to meander the dogma one faces in the highly uncertain startup environment。 Moreover， I find that some of the suggestions provided for startups is applicable in some many other careers too。 For example， I am a researcher now and I find the concepts lik This Lean Startup fits into the category of `managerial signpost for the innovative' and I must say it does a great job at what it aims for。 I personally learnt a thing or two about how to handle startups in various stages of its lifecycle and how to meander the dogma one faces in the highly uncertain startup environment。 Moreover， I find that some of the suggestions provided for startups is applicable in some many other careers too。 For example， I am a researcher now and I find the concepts like experimentation for hypothesis testing， validated learning， five whys relatable。 Highly encourage to read this， and if you are a startup founder， you might also want to have this in your bookshelf。 。。。more
Saivya
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Some good ideas presented - only complaint is he offers examples 60% of the time， the other 40% is purely theoretical which is frustrating and makes the ideas harder to find applicable in the real world。 You’re always left wanting more， and this is one of those rare times where I feel if the book was longer and the ideas elaborated further with case studies it would benefit it far more than making it shorter and easier to mass market。
Reid Teichroeb
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A bible for entrepreneurship
Mahmudul Hassan
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Best book for entrepreneurs。 I've understood that what is a perfect startup and the challenges。 Best book for entrepreneurs。 I've understood that what is a perfect startup and the challenges。 。。。more
Manoj
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An insightful book， as correctly said in the end reading is good and action is better。Most easiest and effective tool is 5 whys which you may implement for improvement。
syifagaida
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"Fokus pada kebutuhan konsumen， dengan buat， ukur dan pelajari sebagai aktivitas fundamental startup。 Jika kita tidak tau siapa konsumen kita， kita tidak tahu kualitas itu yang seperti apa"Lean Startup pendekatan yang diambil dari Lean manufacturing yang digabungkan dari banyak ide manajemen dan pengembangan produk yang bertujuan untuk menciptakan inovasi berkelanjutan。 Buku ini mengajak orang-orang untuk mulai mengukur produktifitas dengan cara yang berbeda。 Karena startup sering kali secara ti "Fokus pada kebutuhan konsumen， dengan buat， ukur dan pelajari sebagai aktivitas fundamental startup。 Jika kita tidak tau siapa konsumen kita， kita tidak tahu kualitas itu yang seperti apa"Lean Startup pendekatan yang diambil dari Lean manufacturing yang digabungkan dari banyak ide manajemen dan pengembangan produk yang bertujuan untuk menciptakan inovasi berkelanjutan。 Buku ini mengajak orang-orang untuk mulai mengukur produktifitas dengan cara yang berbeda。 Karena startup sering kali secara tidak sengaja membuat produk yang mereka pikir "dibutuhkan orang" padahal kenyataannya tidak diinginkan siapapun sehingga membuat banyak pemborosan dari segi waktu maupun uang。 Buku ini banyak direkomendasikan untuk dibaca oleh para penggiat startup atau yang berencana membuat startup untuk menjadi pedoman yang bagus karna dalam buku ini juga membahas pelajaran yang bisa diambil dari kegagalan bisnis2 startup sebelumnya。 。。。more
Romeo Verga
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Listened to audio book。 Provides direction of how to successfully create a startup and have it thrive as a whole business。 Using various systems and metrics。 All lot of information from this book will seem to be fairly obvious yet not utilized。 Definitely after listening to this audiobook I am more confident in experimenting with startups without fear。 Whether or not successful。
Kevin Nizza
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I honestly loved this book。 I believe I learned a lot on how to build a successful startup。 I will definitely be rereading this book。 There is just so much to learn that you can’t get it all the first time through。 I will be rereading this and taking notes。
Ziyad Shoeib
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*This review in Arbic*The lean startup 🖤✨اول كتاب business اقرأه و يعني اجبرت نفسي بعض الشي اني اكمله عشان مكنش بالسهولة ديه خصوصا انه كبير بالنسبة لي شوية الكتاب رُشح لي عبر صديق و كان رشح لي Rich dad， poor dad و عجبني جدا فكان في دماغي من مدة انا كخبرة معنديش ادنى معرفة باي شي من مبادئ ال business غير من فترة قريبة بدأت افهم ده اكثر فكان دافع زيادة اني اقدر افتكر حاجات شبيهة مرت ولو على scale اصغر اوي، مش هقدر استفيد بكل كلمة اه في الكتاب بس هو system كامل。 حقيقة استفدت منه كثير و عرفني حاجات *This review in Arbic*The lean startup 🖤✨اول كتاب business اقرأه و يعني اجبرت نفسي بعض الشي اني اكمله عشان مكنش بالسهولة ديه خصوصا انه كبير بالنسبة لي شوية الكتاب رُشح لي عبر صديق و كان رشح لي Rich dad， poor dad و عجبني جدا فكان في دماغي من مدة انا كخبرة معنديش ادنى معرفة باي شي من مبادئ ال business غير من فترة قريبة بدأت افهم ده اكثر فكان دافع زيادة اني اقدر افتكر حاجات شبيهة مرت ولو على scale اصغر اوي، مش هقدر استفيد بكل كلمة اه في الكتاب بس هو system كامل。 حقيقة استفدت منه كثير و عرفني حاجات كنت بسمعها بس كاسماء اكثر و احسن شي فيه انه بيدي امثلة لشركات كثير حصل معاها الموقف ده في مجالات مختلفة يعني بيحاول يقولك ازاي تطبق ده حتى و اسلوبه بسيط و حتى اللغة بتاعته بسيطة قادر افهمها و اسلوبه حماسي جدا من حيث شركة عملت ايه و ازاي طلعت من مأزق كانت فيه و حتى فكرة الربط بين الشركات الكبيرة و ال startups من الحاجات اللي عجبني اني عرفت عنها - MVP كنت بسمع الكلمة ديه كثير و اخيرا عرفتها الا و هو ال Minimum Viable Product و هو اللي انت بتختبر فيه ال vision بتاعتك و لازم يكون باكثر كفائة للاختبار مش انه فيه ميزات زيادة ملهاش لزمة و ده لانه هو انت هنا Targeting early adopters - Toyota lean Manufacturing system و ده كنت بسمع عنه من مدة انه من اكثر الحاجات اللي ادت ان تويوتا تكون ناجحة و اعتمادية و كذلك رخيصة و من احسن الحاجات اللي لفتت نظري انه كان بيوقف الخط كامل لما يكون فيه اي error مع ان ده كان بيخسر مبالغ ضخمة بس على المدى الطويل تفادي الغلط ده في اللي جاي هيكون اوفر و اسهل بكثير من اصلاح الغلط و ده محتاج قراءة زيادة فيه لوحده عشان فيه حاجات كثير فعلا interesting - Validated Learning مش دايما بنقول لما بنغلط انه اكيد بنتعلم، انا صراحة عمري ما اقتنعت و بشوفه فشل الا في حالة انه طبقنا خبرة الفشل ديه في اللي بعده و اتحسنا هنا نكون اتعلمنا فعلا و اتأكدنا من ده هنا احنا Validated the learning - Asking the 5 Whys من احلى الحاجات اللي كانت في تويوتا بردو استخدامهم للطريقة ديه، الطريقة ديه بتحاول توصل بيها لاساس المشكلة و يعني عادة اساس المشكلة بيعود لغلط شخص ما و ده لا يعيب الشخص قد يكون هو غلط عشان مخذش تدريب كفاية هنا احسن طريقة اشرح فيها ده اني اذكر مثال A machine has stopped1） Why did it stopped？ : （There was an overload and the fuse blow）2） Why was there an overload？: （The bearing wasn't sufficiently lubricated）3） why it was not lubricated sufficiently？: （The lubrication pump wasn't pumping sufficiently）4） Why was it not pumping sufficiently？: （The shaft of the pump was worn and rattling）5） Why was the shaft worn out？: （ There was no strainer attached and the metal scrap got in 。。。 aka "a worker forgot to put it"） يعني الطريقة ديه خليتهم بدل ما يبدلوا الجزء اللي الخرب و يمشي الحال لا عرفوا اصل المشكلة - Working in small batches هنا ده بين لي قد ايه عواقب انك تشتغل بكميات كبيرة يعني قصدي هنا انت عايز تعمل تغييرات للمنتج بتاعك فانت بتخطط شهرين مثلا او ثلاثة تشتغل 4 شهور عليه تطلع prototype بعدها و بعدين تنزله السوق بشكل سنوي كده كتحديث كبير، افرض بقى مكنش فيه حد من ال customers عايزينه اساسا او حتى لو قالوا انه عايزينه عادة الناس مش عارفة هي عايزة ايه اساسا فيكون الوقت متأخر انك تعدل فيه او تغير او هكذا بعد كل الشغل و الفلوس اللي اتصرفت و تحديثك الجاي اللي هيحل ده هيكون بعد سنة زيها، بينما لو انت نزلت اجزاء صغيرة بشكل مثلا شهري و تختبرها و تعرف لو الناس عايزينها او لا و تشتغل عليها و تجمع استبيانات و هكذا هنا انت flexible جدا تقدر تعدل غلطاتك بشكل اسرع تقدر تعمل cancel لحاجة تماما بسهولة اكثر و تقدر تفضل تتعلم بسرعة اكبر فيه quote لذيذة عجبتني " The big question of our time is not Can it be built？ but Should it be built？ This places us in an unusual historical moment: our future prosperty depends on the quality of our collective imaginations"。و يعني عارف اني طولت بس بحاول اجمع اللي استفدته و اكيد وقت ما يكون في ايدي حاجة محتاجة ده ممكن احتاج اعيد قراءة اجزاء منه تعقيبي الوحيد بس انه ال marketing لل lean startup model كان كثير شوية اه هو تعب و عمله و كل حاجة و اثبت نجاحه في اوقات كثير بس تكرار انه يبين قد ايه هو ناجح ده بيخليني احس بالملل بس هو شي بسيط جدا يكاد يكون تافه و مش متشاف بس لازم اذكره و على فكرة الكاتب ليه talks كثير على ال youtube عن فكرته Search for: "The lean startup" ارشح انه يتشاف بردو في النهاية ارشح الكتاب للكثير بس حتى لفهم شوية مبادئ بسيطة في ال business و ال startups بالذات 🖤 。。。more
Zhe Ren
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Even though I've been in the PM industry for a while， I still find this book helpful。 For one thing， it formalizes my thoughts and elevates it to a higher level - there is no set formula for achieving success for a startup， but actions that lead to validated learning。 For the other thing， it enriches my vocabulary in terms of describing the right paths to work :） Even though I've been in the PM industry for a while， I still find this book helpful。 For one thing， it formalizes my thoughts and elevates it to a higher level - there is no set formula for achieving success for a startup， but actions that lead to validated learning。 For the other thing， it enriches my vocabulary in terms of describing the right paths to work :） 。。。more
Tyra Leann
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For someone who was very much advocating for a quick iterative approach to entrepreneurship and product development， this book could have been a lot shorter。 I felt like it was incredibly repetitive in nature。That's not to say I didn't learn anything from it， but I feel like this book could have been distilled down into a Ted Talk。 For someone who was very much advocating for a quick iterative approach to entrepreneurship and product development， this book could have been a lot shorter。 I felt like it was incredibly repetitive in nature。That's not to say I didn't learn anything from it， but I feel like this book could have been distilled down into a Ted Talk。 。。。more
Alex
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Good book for starting your own company and testing different ideas very fast
Lendl Meyer
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A clear application of Lean Manufacturing principles to product and service development。 It pairs well with "The Goal" by Eliyahu Goldratt。First few chapters are quite slow （hence the 4 star rating）， but the meat later in the book is worth it。 A clear application of Lean Manufacturing principles to product and service development。 It pairs well with "The Goal" by Eliyahu Goldratt。First few chapters are quite slow （hence the 4 star rating）， but the meat later in the book is worth it。 。。。more
Levi Baber
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Good for a non fiction business book
Aleksandar Cubrinoski
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Great book for everyone that starts， or wants to work on his learning curve regarding the product management。 I don't want to share more information - spoilers 。。。 Great book for everyone that starts， or wants to work on his learning curve regarding the product management。 I don't want to share more information - spoilers 。。。 。。。more
Tracy Schrauben
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Pretty good - nice approach to mixing manufacturing lean mindset and startup/entrepreneurial mindset。
Robert Fire
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I didn't understand the value of this book until I screw it up projects several times。Robert Firewww。robertfire。com@irobertfire （US）@frobertfire （ESP） I didn't understand the value of this book until I screw it up projects several times。Robert Firewww。robertfire。com@irobertfire （US）@frobertfire （ESP） 。。。more
Otha Cruiz
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This book truly was so awesome！
Johnathan Persley
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This book truly was outstanding。
Yukiko Donges
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Breathlessly thrilling story。
Mallie Codding
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Very entertaining book。 I loved it。
Elena Petrevska
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Sorry my expectations for this book were much higher and more in depth。 😞
Marah Archer
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Incredibly useful reading as an introduction to lean thinking and agile methodologies。
Fonda Doring
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People will still be reading this in a hundred years time。
Gilbert Hill
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“Minimum Viable Product” “Game-Changer” “Disruptive” “Pivot” It’s confession time; I’ve been using these terms for years， without knowing where they came from， or really mean。 These buzzwords were born 10 years ago with publication of The Lean Startup by Eric Ries ， and I’m glad to have dived in now， and experienced several minor epiphanies along the way。 Starting a tech agency with a friend from college， we both felt intimidated by formal business plans and methodologies。 They seemed geared tow “Minimum Viable Product” “Game-Changer” “Disruptive” “Pivot” It’s confession time; I’ve been using these terms for years， without knowing where they came from， or really mean。 These buzzwords were born 10 years ago with publication of The Lean Startup by Eric Ries ， and I’m glad to have dived in now， and experienced several minor epiphanies along the way。 Starting a tech agency with a friend from college， we both felt intimidated by formal business plans and methodologies。 They seemed geared towards established businesses with Product Managers and P&L’s and we couldn’t relate as ‘upstarts’。 What distinguished Ries then and now is his background as developer turned tech entrepreneur， the influence of Japanese “lean manufacturing” processes and bias towards action。 This appeals to startup founders， engineers and teams with big ambitions but limited resources。 Ries defines the startup as any “human institution designed to create a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty。” Right now， that applies whether you’re working in an incubator or as part of a mature， multinational organisation。 As humans we seize on ‘brilliant ideas’ and our fear is not to ship， to miss an opportunity to launch the big product。 In fact， data and case studies show the problem is much more frequently that of achieving failure; successfully executing a plan that goes nowhere。 We can all think of examples of this in the workplace or as consumers， and the pattern is supported by ‘magical thinking’ and tales of entrepreneurial heroes who persisted through countless rejections， eventually to be vindicated by success。 Can we avoid these pitfalls and be one of the 10% of start-ups who don’t fail？ The answer is yes; if we take an approach of rigorous experimentation to all our activities， and work with ‘small batches’ and short cycles。 The goal is to figure out the right thing to build， that which customers want and will pay for - as quickly as possible。 The route to this is engaging with and talking to customers， asking 4 key questions: 1。tDo customers recognise the problem you’re trying to solve？ 2。tIf there was a solution， would they buy it？ 3。tWould they buy it from us？ 4。tCan we build a solution for that problem？ The common tendency for product development is to skip straight to the final question and build a solution before confirming customers have the problem。 As a founder who pivoted agency services into software products， Ries’ focus on a “Concierge” Minimum Viable Product （MVP） making sure the first few customers have an experience as good as you and your team can make it， resonated with my own experience。 The caveat here is that novelty is often disliked by customers used to a certain way of doing things – “If I had asked people what they wanted， they would have said faster horses” （Henry Ford）。 The way I reconcile this is you need to fix a problem experienced in the world now – that is the ‘MVP’。 The by-products of doing this are data， insights and techniques to build the prototype for the future paradigm – for which the TAM （Total Addressable Market） is that much larger and more exciting。 This vision is owned and driven by the founder and their team。 One of the most powerful tools in this cycle of continuous experiment， testing and improvement is the 5 WHYS technique originally developed by Taiichi Ohno， architect of the Toyota Production system。At the heart of every seemingly technical problem is a human issue， be it design， management or training。 Asking 5 WHYS provide an opportunity to discover what that human problem might be， with a culture of tolerance to all errors the first time they occur， without allowing the same mistake to happen twice。 Like other popular methodologies （Agile， Privacy by Design） which capture the imagination of individuals within startups， established businesses and government， this approach only works if the organisation is committed to the process， gives it time and avoids temptations of the ‘blame game’。 Done right， the Lean Startup method does have the necessary flexibility to accept， embrace and benefit from failure， or rather realisations the current direction of travel isn’t working， and change course via a pivot。 So， a startup’s “runway” is focused not on months of burn through salaries， marketing， production etc but the number of pivots， or revolutions of the engine left in the tank for the founders。 The final challenge is growth; be it viral， sticky or paid， it needs to be sustainable if not to become a ‘vanity metric’ and powered by output from the existing engine， so the data and multiplier effects can be analysed and tweaked ready for the next batch。 After a decade， some elements have dated in the fast-moving world of tech， but the game of applying the tests of the Ries’ book to the latest startup heroes in the FT， Forbes or Wired is enjoyable as well as a rewarding one when planning your next move as founder， or investor。 。。。more
Tajwar
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Actually such a good read for someone like myself who's so sheltered from the world of entrepreneurship。 Ries pitches a fantastic approach rooted deeply in the scientific method - extremely logical， intuitive and actionable and a dream come true for someone from a STEM background like me。 This idea of a lean startup is all about endless cycles of hypothesising， experimenting， and reflecting and implementing based on feedback。 The book outlines the steps involved in runing a startup that follows Actually such a good read for someone like myself who's so sheltered from the world of entrepreneurship。 Ries pitches a fantastic approach rooted deeply in the scientific method - extremely logical， intuitive and actionable and a dream come true for someone from a STEM background like me。 This idea of a lean startup is all about endless cycles of hypothesising， experimenting， and reflecting and implementing based on feedback。 The book outlines the steps involved in runing a startup that follows lean principles from square one， and i think he does a great job at not only discussing the base theory but also outlining tangible systems and methods to do so， all rooted in a plethora of real life examples to really demonstrate their signficance。 And suprisingly so - the book gives a feeling of realistic achievability in the startup space， a space that often seems dominated with moonshot ideas and wonder stories - it was nice to realise that a great idea can be worked towards， replacing my sense of one being had as a prerequiste to even attempt a startup 。。。more
Umang Rohani
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misery resolved。 i must read books when genuinely affected， as understanding sinks deep。
Martijn Ruijzendaal
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Contains tons of helpful tactics for startups， revolving around quick validation of the assumptions that are made in its problem statement。 Most of the summaries I've found failed to condense this book well， yet I found the amount of examples and repetition in this book annoying。 Advice: skim through examples， take notes of methods。 Contains tons of helpful tactics for startups， revolving around quick validation of the assumptions that are made in its problem statement。 Most of the summaries I've found failed to condense this book well， yet I found the amount of examples and repetition in this book annoying。 Advice: skim through examples， take notes of methods。 。。。more
Michael Michael
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