By the time that product is ready to be distributed widely, it will already have established customers. — 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… — 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… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
The reality is the Lean Startup method is not about cost, it is about speed. Lean startups waste less money, because they… — 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
Products a start-up builds are really experiments…Learning about how to build a sustainable business is the outcome of those experiments [which follow]… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
The goal of a startup is to figure out the right thing to build-the thing customers want and will pay for-as quickly… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
Most companies are busy making their products worse, not better. Updating is almost always a disaster. — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
A startup is a human institution designed to deliver a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty. — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
The grim reality is that most start-ups fail. Most new products are not successful. Yet the story of perseverance, creative genius, and… — 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
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
