"Yes, the article was lengthy and a bit all over the place" - Very true. "author is not a hardcore engineer by trade" - you don't have to be an engineer to val

"Yes, the article was lengthy and a bit all over the place" - Very true. "author is not a hardcore engineer by trade" - you don't have to be an engineer to value objective reasoning. The lean system is simply the application of basic scientific principles to business. The principles are: 1. Formulate Hypothesis 2. Test Hypothesis 3. Pivot In the book adapt - why success begins from failure, you would get why the word "lean" was chosen. It's because of survival. If you bet the whole farm and your bet is wrong. It's game over. That's why the lean system admonishes that start-ups try small experiments.