Entrepreneurs can't forecast accurately, because they are trying something fundamentally new. So they will often be laughably behind plan - and on the brink of success. Eric Ries accuratelybrinkentrepreneur Change image and share on social
Entrepreneurship is not really building a product, it's not having an idea, it's not being in the right place at the right time. It's fundamentally company building. Eric Ries buildcompanyentrepreneurship Change image and share on social
You know how people always talk about how vision is the key to entrepreneurship and perseverance and really seeing what other people don't see? We can actually redeem a fair amount of that folk wisdom. Eric Ries amountentrepreneurshipfair share on social
HubSpot has used the lean startup method to build a spectacularly successful company. What I particularly love about HubSpot is that they are so geeked out on data analysis and making evidence-based decisions, which are at the heart of the Lean Startup process. Eric Ries analysisbasebuild share on social
We need to reengineer companies to focus on figuring out who the customer is, what's the market and what kind of product you should build. Eric Ries buildcompanycustomer Change image and share on social
The reality is the Lean Startup method is not about cost, it is about speed. Lean startups waste less money, because they use a disciplined approach to testing new products and ideas. Eric Ries approachcostdiscipline Change image and share on social
Most start-up companies fail and it is smart public policy to help entrepreneurs increase their odds of succeeding. But, the biggest loss to our economy is not all the start-ups that didn't make it: It's the ones that might have been created but weren't. Eric Ries bigcompanycreate share on social
There's nothing wrong with raising venture capital. Many lean startups are ambitious and are able to deploy large amounts of capital. What differentiates them is their disciplined approach to determining when to spend money: after the fundamental elements of the business model have been empirically validated. Eric Ries ambitiousamountapproach share on social
The grim reality is that most start-ups fail. Most new products are not successful. Yet the story of perseverance, creative genius, and hard work persists. Eric Ries creativefailgenius Change image and share on social
Most companies are busy making their products worse, not better. Updating is almost always a disaster. Eric Ries badlybusycompany Change image and share on social