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From Drucker To The Lean Startup: The (Literary) Evolution of Leadership Philosophy

Terry Starbucker

In Search of Excellence - by Tom Peters & Robert H. The Lean Startup – by Eric Ries. Here’s the list of books we talked about, in the order presented, for your reference (with links – and note neither Todd nor I are getting any affiliate commissions or fees): The Essential Drucker - by Peter Drucker.

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White Gold: A Story of Persistence

RapidStart Leadership

They said his search was foolish and he was wasting his time. Eric Ries Click To Tweet. There was no sign of oil, money was running out, and his stockholders, who had fronted $10,000 to fund the effort wanted to abandon the project. Platt was ready to give up. A pivot is a change in strategy, not vision.

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The Most Innovative Companies Don’t Worry About Consensus

Harvard Business Review

In your search for innovation, it’s vital that you use consensus with some discretion. The reason testing is so vital is because it minimizes the investment required to eliminate uncertainty. As Joe Bower once explained to me – “In pursuit of the novel, small is beautiful.” I’m more convinced than ever that he’s right. Innovation'

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Looking to Join the Lean Start-up Movement?

Harvard Business Review

In my eyes, the work Steve Blank, Eric Ries, and others have done to provide a cogent, accessible frame around the academic concepts of emergent strategy is one of the most important contributions to the innovation movement over the past few years. I love Lean.

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What the Marketing Agency of the Future Will Do Differently

Harvard Business Review

Watching an unknown search engine with a cute name become one of the most powerful brands in the world. Eric Ries brought the concept of the Lean Startup into our zeitgeist. For over twenty years, I have had a front row seat to this revolution in marketing. Models of leanness. Utility over content.

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Five Things You Should Stop Doing in 2012

Harvard Business Review

But if you're in search of professional advancement, is a holiday card (buried among the deluge) going to make a difference? As Eric Ries points out in his new book The Lean Startup , developing the best code or building the best product in the world is meaningless if your customers don't end up wanting it.

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