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In Big Companies, Lean Is Only One Piece of the Puzzle

Harvard Business Review

In 2010, one of us was sitting in a room at the Harvard Business School with Eric Ries and a number of budding entrepreneurs. The language has been widely adopted, and that includes some folks who haven''t yet had the chance to read Ries'' work or digest the ideas behind it. Develop a shared innovation philosophy.

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The New Psychology of Business Models

Ask Atma

Should you follow conventional wisdom and write-up a thirty-page business plan? model, startups will have more success if they adopt lean and agile business development principles, where failing fast is the premium strategy and the lean business model reigns supreme. In my management 3.0 Ash Maurya. Steve Blank.

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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

Every day, senior executives get bombarded with ideas—and most of them are either woefully underdeveloped or downright batty. Executives read the same trade magazines, go to the same conferences, and talk to the same consultants. We understand how a CEO might come to such a conclusion. After a while, they all think alike.