![]() ![]() Reception Īccording to the publisher, the book "has sold over one million copies and has been translated into more than thirty languages." It was also on The New York Times Best Sellers list. Later more organizations have adopted the processes, including Dropbox, Wealthfront, and General Electric. ![]() Ries also recommends using a process called the Five Whys, a technique designed to reach the core of an issue.Ĭompanies cited in the book as practicing Ries's ideas include Alphabet Energy of California. Building an MVP ( Minimum viable product) and then testing and iterating quickly results in less waste and a better product market fit. Instead, Ries argues that to build a great company, one must begin with the customers in the form of interviews and research discovery. Ries sees the error in both cases as "working forward from the technology instead of working backward from the business results you're trying to achieve." ![]() Īfter Catalyst, Ries was a senior software engineer with There, Inc., which had a failed expensive product launch. Ries attributes the failure of his first startup, Catalyst Recruiting, to not understanding the wants of their target customers and focusing too much time and energy on the initial product launch. Ries developed the idea for the lean startup from his experiences as a startup advisor, employee, and founder. The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses is a book by Eric Ries describing his proposed lean startup strategy for startup companies. ![]()
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