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The New Psychology of Business Models

Ask Atma

for business models draws on the work of several very bright entrepreneurs and thinkers, including: Alex Osterwalder, Steve Blank, Eric Ries, and Ash Maurya. By moving from a long view of development to an iterative view, you must be ok with not knowing all the answers. In this article, my description of management 3.0 Ash Maurya.

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CEOs Should Think Like Founders, Not Just Managers

Harvard Business Review

The market now rewards the long-term vision and continual investment in new growth represented by these younger enterprises. Through it all, he has emphasized the importance of long-term thinking, taking a test-and-learn approach, and obsessing over customer satisfaction, among other values. Shift Your Mindset.

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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. Because the model relied on providing long-term loans, Eric asked questions about repayment and cultural bias. One of these young entrepreneurs in particular stood out.