The Lean Startup: How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses

Review Every so often a business book comes along that changes how we think about innovation and entrepreneurship. The Lean Startup has the chops to join this exalted company ― Financial Times, Philip Delves BroughtonMandatory reading for entrepreneurs... loaded with fascinating stories and practical principles ― Dan Heath, coauthor of Switch and Made to StickIf you are an entrepreneur, read this book. If you are thinking about becoming an entrepreneur, read this book. If you are just curious about entrepreneurship, read this book ― Randy Komisar, founding director of TiVoThe Lean Startup will change the way we think about entrepreneurship ― Tom Eisenmann, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Harvard Business SchoolEric Ries has created a science where previously there was only art. A must-read for every serious entrepreneur - and every manager interested in innovation ― Marc Andreessen, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz, Opsware, and NetscapeI know of no better guide to improve the odds of a startup's success ― Mitchell Kapor, Founder, Lotus Development CorpThis book is the guided tour of the key innovative practices used inside Google, Toyota, and Facebook, that work in any business ― Scott Cook, Founder and Chairman, IntuitThe Lean Startup changes everything ― Harvard Business ReviewYou should think like a lean startup even if you're not a lean startup ― Forbes Product Description 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 From the Inside Flap Most new businesses fail. But most of those failures are preventable.The Lean Startup is a new 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. From the Back Cover Most new businesses fail. But most of those failures are preventable.The Lean Startup is a new 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. About the Author Eric Ries is an entrepreneur and the author of the international bestseller The Lean Startup, which has sold over one million copies and has been translated into over thirty languages. He has founded a number of startups including IMVU, where he served as CTO, and he has advised on business and product strategy for startups, venture capital firms, and large companies, including General Electric, where he partnered to create the FastWorks program. Eric has served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Harvard Business School, IDEO, and Pivotal and he is the founder and CEO of the Long-Term Stock Exchange.