Recently, I presented Lean Canvas and an extended Problem-Solution Canvas (that we created at Year One Labs) to FounderFuel’s second startup cohort. I’m always concerned when presenting anything related to Lean Startup that I sound like a religious zealot. Lean Startup + Vision. Lean Startup lean startup vision MORE >>

This guest post is by Ash Maurya , a lean entrepreneur who runs a bootstrapped startup called CloudFire. The biggest mind shift in following a lean startup process is going from thinking you know something to testing everything you think you know. Tags: Customer Development Lean Should I charge for my MVP? How do you come up X? MORE >>

I’m a big fan of Ash Maurya’s Lean Canvas. was also very impressed with Steve Blank’s new initiative Lean Launch Lab , which combines a canvas business model tool and a blogging tool for startups to use and share information regularly with investors. Lean Startup and Customer Development aren’t easy. MORE >>

Take the Lean Canvas as an example. If you look at your Lean Canvas, can you honestly say you’ve got enough of the answers to keep going? Pragmatism + Passion (or Lean + Guts). Lean Startup provides the framework for helping you make honest, pragmatic decisions about your progress and what to do next. Lean Startup MORE >>

Lately, I’m getting more and more feedback from entrepreneurs that Lean Startup is holding them back. Entrepreneurs blame the Lean Startup process. For starters, I’ve written about the pace of Lean Startup before, because at certain stages it does feel slow. But Lean Startup is not a guarantee. So be careful. MORE >>