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> For the [Lean Startup] theory to be sound it must > have predictive value When did the Lean Startup method become the Guaranteed Startup Success method? M
by jt2190 14y ago
> For the [Lean Startup] theory to be sound it must
> have predictive value
When did the Lean Startup method become the Guaranteed Startup Success method? My understanding is that Lean methods encourage startups to build short feedback loops to the things they're trying to accomplish: Capturing market, building the product, etc. The short feedback loops let the company know quickly whether their efforts are showing signs of success, and whether they should keep at it, or change their strategy. This is one of the points that Andressen is critical of, as well: Know when you're attacking a difficult problem and you won't get quick feedback.
- sadlyNess 14y ago> Know when you're attacking a difficult problem and you won't get quick feedback. Good TL;DR .
- gruseom 14y agoI'd rather hear an answer to the main point: if the theory is so good, where are the great companies that have been created by people consciously applying it? (Of course, if it's just about listening to feedback, that's something that anybody competent would do, and hardly a new approach to building startups.)