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The book "The Lean Startup" defines what a startup is. No need for further explanations. Go and read the book if you have not. Save yourself time and money with
by orangethirty 14y ago
The book "The Lean Startup" defines what a startup is. No need for further explanations. Go and read the book if you have not. Save yourself time and money with it.
- kristiandupont 14y agoPG is at least as much of an authority on the topic of startups as Eric Ries so I think that's a bit simplistic. I personally prefer the definition that Steve Blank offers: "a startup is an organization formed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model". This to me makes it clear where you should focus. Once you have discovered this model, your startup turns into a "regular" company and your priorities turn to operations and scaling.
- DavidAdams 14y agoThanks for mentioning this. When I was reading this essay, my first thought was, "an essay that's seeking to define what a startup is that doesn't at least acknowledge Steve Blank's by-now-well-known definition just stumbled off the starting line."
- jusben1369 14y agoIt was really focused in on PG's essays vs all essays written around defining a startup.
- orangethirty 14y agoThere are also non-busines startups. That is why the Ries definition is the most complete. In the book he defines not-for-profit organizations as startups because they face the same challenges, and thus benefit from the Build-Measure-Learn approach. I'm not arguiing that yours is incorrect, I just reason that as defined by Ries is more complete.
- jusben1369 14y agoAlso, this is just one type of startup. Thus the inclusion of the term "Lean". Not all startups have or need to have the lean characteristics.