Entrepreneurs can't forecast accurately, because they are trying something fundamentally new. So they will often be laughably behind plan - and on… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
Most start-up companies fail and it is smart public policy to help entrepreneurs increase their odds of succeeding. But, the biggest loss… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
What differentiates the success stories from the failures is that the successful entrepreneurs had the foresight, the ability, and the tools to… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
Here in Silicon Valley, I have taken part in hundreds of conversations trying to convince people to dive in and become entrepreneurs.… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
Entrepreneurs always pitch their idea as 'the X of Y,' so this is going to be 'the Microsoft of food.' And yet… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
The United States is locked in a new arms race for that most precious resource - the future entrepreneurs upon whom economic… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
If your goal is to make money, becoming an entrepreneur is a sucker's bet. Sure, some entrepreneurs make a lot of money,… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
There is much that public policy can do to support American entrepreneurs. Health insurance reform will make it easier for entrepreneurs to… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
The attributes for entrepreneurs cut both ways. You need the ability to ignore inconvenient facts and see the world as it should… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
There was a study done in the early 20th century of all the entrepreneurs who entered the automobile industry around the same… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
I would say, as an entrepreneur everything you do - every action you take in product development, in marketing, every conversation you… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
As an entrepreneur, I knew that if my company failed, I could always try again. So I often felt that the only… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
The lesson of the MVP is that any additional work beyond what was required to start learning is waste, no matter how important it… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
HubSpot has used the lean startup method to build a spectacularly successful company. What I particularly love about HubSpot is that they are so… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
By the time that product is ready to be distributed widely, it will already have established customers. — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
It was 1999, and we were building a way for college kids to create online profiles for the purpose of sharing... with employers. Oops.… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
Except in very narrow cases, where there's breakthrough science that needs patent production, worrying about competitors is a waste of time. If you can't… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
“waiting too long to release can lead to the ultimate waste: making something that nobody wants.” — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
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… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
“In the Lean Startup model, every product, every feature, every marketing campaign—everything a startup does—is understood to be an experiment designed to achieve validated… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
“...a long-term reputation is only at risk when companies engage in vocal launch activities such as PR and building hype. When a product fails… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
The minimum viable product is that version of a new product which allows a team to collect the maximum amount of validated learning about… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
Every startup has a chance to change the world, by bringing not just a new product, but an entirely new institution into existence. — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
