The document discusses the Lean Startup methodology, which involves building a minimum viable product, measuring customer behavior, and using validated learning to improve the product through an iterative process. Some key principles are minimizing time in the build-measure-learn loop, pivoting based on learnings before running out of resources, and using metrics that are actionable, accessible, and auditable. Pioneers of Lean Startup include Eric Ries and Steve Blank. The methodology aims to reduce risk and failure rates for startups facing uncertainty.
5. What Is A Startup?
• A startup is a human institution designed to
deliver a new product or service under
conditions of extreme uncertainty
• Nothing to do with size of company, sector
of the economy, or industry
9. Entrepreneurship is
management
• Goal is create an institution, not just a
product
• Traditional management practices fail
• Need practices & principles geared to the
startup context of extreme uncertainty
10. Achieving Failure
• If we are building something nobody wants,
what does it matter if we accomplish it:
• On Time?
• On Budget?
• With High Quality?
• With Beautiful Design?
• Achieving Failure = Successfully Executing A
Bad Plan
11. The Lean Revolution
“The customer is the most important part of the production line.” - Deming
W. Edwards Deming
(1900 – 1993)
Taiichi Ohno
(1912 – 1990)
14. The Pivot
• Change directions but stay grounded in what
we’ve learned
• Reduce the time between pivots
• Increase the odds of success
• Do it before you run out of money
16. Lean Startup Myths
Myth #1
Lean means cheap. Lean startups try to spend
as little money as possible.
Truth
The Lean Startup method is not about cost.
It is about speed.
17. Lean Startup Myths
Myth #2
The Lean Startup is only for Web
2.0/Internet/Consumer software companies.
Truth
The Lean Startup applies to all companies that
face uncertainty about what customers will
want.
18. Lean Startup Myths
Myth #3
Lean Startups are small bootstrapped startups.
Truth
Lean Startups are ambitious and are able to
deploy large amounts of capital.
19. Lean Startup Myths
Myth #4
Lean Startups replace vision with data or
customer feedback.
Truth
Lean Startups are driven by a compelling vision
and are rigorous about testing each element of
this vision.
20. Minimum Viable Product
• The minimum set of features needed to
learn from earlyvangelists
• Earlyvangelists – visionary early adopters
• Avoid building products that nobody wants
• Maximize the learning per amount of money spent
• Probably much more minimum than you
think
21. Minimum Viable Product
• Visionary customers can “fill in the gaps” on
missing features, if the product solves a real
problem
• Allows us to achieve a big vision in small
increments without going in circles
• Requires a commitment to iteration
22. Fears
• False negative: customers would have liked
the full product, but the MVP sucks, so we
abandoned the vision
• Visionary complex: but customers don’t
know what they want
• Too busy to learn: it would be faster to just
build it right, all this measuring distracts
from delighting customers
23. The AAAs of Metrics
• Actionable
• Accessible
• Auditable
24. Innovation Accounting
1. Establish the baseline
• Build a minimum viable product (MVP)
• Measure how customers behave right now
1. Tune the engine
• Experiment to see if we can improve metrics
from the baseline towards the ideal
1. Pivot or Persevere
• When experiments reach diminishing returns,
it’s time to pivot
25. Five Whys
• A technique for continuous improvement of
company process
• Ask “why” five times when something
unexpected happens
• Behind every supposed technical problem is
usually a human problem
• Fix the cause, not just the symptom
A new movement that is transforming the way how new products are built and launched
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SB – Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur and academician. He is recognized for developing the Customer development methodology which launched the Lean Startup movement. ER - Silicon Valley entrepreneur and author recognized for pioneering the lean startup movement, also a well known blogger within the technology entrepreneur community.
the term startup has been associated mostly with technological ventures designed for high-growth (fast) Operating under fundamental of extreme uncertainty: Who is your customer What product/service do they actually want How to build it into a sustainable business
As entrepreneur you have embarked on a different career. Forget what background you are from Test a hypothesis
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Why? We build things very efficiently that nobody wants. 2006-2009 failures Which companies succeeding in living up to the dreams, time, talent & energy of the founders, employees & investors
Unfortunately deceased men Deming – Everything we do should be gauged by whether the customer cares that we do it
Iterative process of trying to find out who your customer is
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People taking credit when times are good People blaming when times are bad Cause and effect Make reports accessible and user friendly to understand Gain insights to understand why customers behave in a certain manner