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I spent all of yesterday attending the Lean Startup track at SXSW. It was great, I felt awesome after it and ready to go back to new york and change things arou

by sudonim 16y ago

I spent all of yesterday attending the Lean Startup track at SXSW. It was great, I felt awesome after it and ready to go back to new york and change things around... This morning I found myself wondering if the job of the talking head, is to inspire people to take action and feel empowered? Or to execute and prove the methods they preach? How different is Lean from Tim Ferriss, or "The Game"? Or any other self-help religions? And when does it become dangerous to believe what they say?

damoncali 16y ago
This. I was also there most of the day, but felt less than inspired. There was so much hype in that room, building throughout the day, that by the end of it I was starting to feel like I was being sold something. Sure, some of the ideas seem to have some merit, but then why all the selling? For those not there, somebody was pitching a book on "The Lean Way" pretty much every 45 minutes or so. It had a very Tim-Ferriss like feel.