Money Quote by Steven Gary Blank

“Rule No. 2: Pair Customer Development with Agile Development Customer Development is useless unless the product development organization can iterate the product with speed…

— Steven Gary Blank

All the businesses from the beginning of history have struggled with product development (assuming there is a market, doing the market testing and so…

— Brian Tracy

Our development strategy is based on a deep understanding of our customers. They want high-quality products and good service.

— Liang Wengen

The best customers for us are the ones that present us with a new problem because chances are, if one customer has that problem,…

— Michael Dell

People talk about the businesses of the future needing to be more agile and more responsive if they are to be successful. But this…

— Andrew Curry

“The Agile methodology, as it came to be known, emphasized collaboration, frequent testing, rapid iteration, and pushing decision making to whoever was closest to…

— Charles Duhigg

I think if companies start reinventing themselves and focus on the customer experience more, they will win out in the end.

— Alfred Lin

Take calculated risks. Act boldly and thoughtfully. Be an agile company.

— Ray Kroc

“I conclude this chapter by reminding the reader that studies of the sources of innovation show clearly that users will tend to develop some…

— Eric von Hippel

“You’ve probably never heard anyone talk about sales agility before. Sales training programs don’t even mention the word. But every top seller I know…

— Jill Konrath

Focusing on skills, communications, and community allows the project to be more effective and more agile than focusing on processes and plans.

— Alistair Cockburn

The customer experience is the next competitive battleground.

— Jerry Gregoire