Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2012

One of Blank's disciples, Eric Ries , turned his wildly popular Startup Lessons Learned blog into The Lean Startup , one of 2011's best business books. In late 2008, while prepping for a presentation to some magazine industry bigwigs, a colleague happened on a new venture that had been recently launched by Time, Inc.

Productivity 15

Productivity Products Ries Mintzberg 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2017

He radically transformed the company from a classic conglomerate that did everything to one that focused on its core industrial businesses. GE made a $4 billion bet on connecting industrial equipment through the internet of things and analytical software with a suite of products called Predix Cloud. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/Getty Images.

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Ries Long-term Short-term Price 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

He runs a popular blog called Asymco , and his well-thought-out takes on the mobile phone and related industries make him worth following. Ries builds off the teaching of Innovation Master Steve Blank and urges entrepreneurs to "remove waste" from the creation of new businesses by being very scientific in the management of unknowns.

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Innovation Ries Mauborgne Open-book 16