Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Startups wrote business plans, generated expansive 5-year forecasts and executed (hired, spent and built) to the plan. First Movers” didn’t understand customer problems or the product features that solved those problems (what we now call product-market fit). The Lean Startup isn’t dead.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Steve Blank

JANUARY 10, 2011

There’s something about the combination of human nature (rationalization and self deception) and large hierarchical organizations (corporations, military, government, etc.) The VP of an operating division had run into trouble in product development; the product was late and getting later. Lessons Learned.

Forecast 264

Forecast Agile Revenue Founder 264

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Struggling to explain the successes and failures of those companies, I discussed principles like continuous deployment, customer development, and a hyper-accelerated form of agile. When I delved into lean manufacturing, I discovered the concepts and terminology dovetailed. The result: a new idea I called The Lean Startup.

Lean 167

Lean Entrepreneur Agile San Francisco 167

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2011

And others are from unusual folks we don't normally think of as entrepreneurs, from corporate managers to government agencies. Most of our management tools, like planning and forecasting, require a long and stable operating history. It enables a company to shift directions with agility, altering plans inch by inch, minute by minute.

Lean 167

Lean Startup Metrics Private Equity 167