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The Lean Startup

Develops the build-measure-learn cycle for testing uncertainty with minimum viable products and innovation accounting.

Key takeaways

  1. Unvalidated assumptions create waste
  2. Small experiments accelerate learning
  3. Pivot or persevere using evidence

How to apply it in your business

  1. List the riskiest venture assumptions
  2. Build a minimum viable test
  3. Define the evidence needed for a go-or-stop decision

About the author

Eric Ries is an entrepreneur and author associated with lean startup methods.

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