The Lean Startup in 13 Hot Takes

A speedy summary of The Lean Startup by Eric Ries in 13 takeaways. It took re-reading the book, taking 50+ pages of notes, and listening to a bunch of interviews with Ries to bring you this refresher of one of the greatest business books ever written.

But the biggest question is, how the heck am I holding onto the book in that opening scene?!? 🧙🪄

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00:00 - intro
00:38 - 1. The Lean Startup is not about startups.
01:06 - 2. 5 Whys.
01:26 - 3. Everyone lies.
01:53 - 4. Science not Blueprints.
02:25 - 5. Leap of faith assumptions.
03:07 - 6. MVP
04:32 - 7. Validated Learning.
04:58 - 8. Build-measure-learn
05:56 - 9. Innovation Accounting.
06:41 - 10. Metrics that matter
07:49 - 11. Pivot or persevere.
09:05 - 12. Small batch
10:36 - 13. Engine of growth


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Referenced in this video:
• The Lean Startup by Eric Ries (Amazon): a.co/d/8sP8UUH
• Reflections on a movement | Eric Ries (creator of the Lean Startup methodology) - Lenny’s Podcast, YouTube:    • Reflections on a movement | Eric Ries (cre...  
• The Lean Startup | Eric Ries - Talks at Google, YouTube:    • The Lean Startup | Eric Ries | Talks at Go...  
• Lean Startup Lessons For Founders with Eric Ries & Ben Casnocha - Village Global, YouTube:    • Lean Startup Lessons For Founders with Eri...  
• Eric Ries: Building a Startup for Long Term Success - J.P. Morgan Tech Trends, YouTube:    • Eric Ries: Building a Startup for Long Ter...  
• Snoop Dogg on Speechify.com

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About Sondra:
Sondra has over a decade of product management experience as former Product Lead at Google and Looker, former growth product manager at Upwork, and the first product manager at multiple startups. Here at Academy of Product Management, she shares the lessons she wished for when she started her career in product management. Past companies include Google, Looker, Upwork, CNET, AOL, and lots of startups. Sondra has a Bachelor's degree in Management Science from MIT. She is currently a startup consultant and CEO, founder, and lead instructor here at Academy of Product Management.

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