A startup is a human institution designed to deliver a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty. — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
“Startup success is not a consequence of good genes or being in the right place at the right time. Startup success can… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
The way forward is to learn to see every startup in any industry as a grand experiment. — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
The Lean Startup has evolved into a movement that is having a significant impact on how companies are built, funded and scaled. — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
You know how people always talk about how vision is the key to entrepreneurship and perseverance and really seeing what other people… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
“In the Lean Startup model, an experiment is more than just a theoretical inquiry; it is also a first product.” — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
Because startups often accidentally build something nobody wants, it doesn’t matter much if they do it on time and on budget. The… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
The problem with entrepreneurship is we are often working really hard producing high quality products that no-one wants. The creation of stuff… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
I believe for the first time in history, entrepreneurship is now a viable career. — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
The goal of every startup experiment is to discover how to build a sustainable business around that vision. — 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
