The Lean Startup by Eric Ries

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The Lean Startup by Eric Ries

As an aspiring entrepreneur I found this book very helpful and informative. It Gives entrepreneurs the tools they need to turn ideas into products and avoid common mistakes. It is clear that the author has years of experience creating startups and he provides the reader with the mindset that entrepreneurs and innovators should have. Eric Ries takes the uncertainty associated with creating a startup and turns it into a science.

I initially feared that this book would read like a business textbook but I was quickly proven wrong. The book is very well written and easy to read. Eric Ries explains everything in plain English so that it is clear and intuitive. Ries does a good job of using real world examples and anecdotes to explain his concepts. Ries has experience consulting for companies like Intuit and IGN and includes lots of valuable insider information that can’t be found in most business textbooks. He also includes a lot of real start up success stories as well as many failures and discusses what must be learned from each.

Before reading this book, I was discouraged from going forth with my Ideas because I feared my lack of business experience would hold me back. Now I feel like I have the tools to execute my ideas. If I had not read this book, I could easily see myself making some of the common mistakes that lead to startup failures. Instead of creating a minimum viable product to quickly get feedback like Ries recommends, I would spend months or even years developing what I considered to be the perfect prototype, only to find out nobody wanted to use it. All his ideas make perfect sense. Don’t make assumptions about what people want, rather find out what your customers want before hand. Everything is about feedback, collecting it then applying it to your product. Don’t waste anytime developing something unless you know it creates value.

Anyone who is considering creating a startup or new product should read this book. The best thing about this book is that you don’t need business experience to understand the core concepts. The principles he talks about can be applied to all types of types of business but are particularly helpful for software and tech products. He answers a lot of the questions I had and even question I did not think of but should have been asking. It is only a matter of time before the lean startup method is universally adopted.

✅ Genre: Business, fiction, Entrepreneurship.

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