Eric Ries launches his new book, ‘The Startup Way’ this month.
“My research has focused on what causes established companies to maintain success, and The Startup Way provides practical guidance on how to do just that.” Clay Christensen, Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School
You should probably get yourself a copy. In it he shows how to apply the ideas that have become so well established in startups to make larger organizations more agile and innovative. Looking through our copy, we were struck by how many of the speakers at Business of Software over the years have had an influence on his thinking.
Here’s a few recordings of Business of Software talks (transcripts too) from some of the people who Eric cites as driving his thinking…
Rita Gunther McGrath
Created the concept of Discovery Driven Planning in order to encourage a more entrepreneurial mindset in corporations.
https://businessofsoftware.org/2014/08/dynamic-strategy-and-the-end-of-competitive-advantage-rita-mcgrath-business-of-software-2014/
Alex Osterwalder
The Business Model Canvas is a way of thinking about business planning that is far more flexible and agile than the traditional business plan.
Clayton Christensen
https://businessofsoftware.org/2012/02/professor-clayton-christensen-at-business-of-software-2011-the-job-your-product-does/
Tony Ulwick
https://businessofsoftware.org/2015/08/tony-ulwick/
Bob Moesta & Chris Spiek
Uncovering the Jobs to be Done | Bob Moesta & Chris Spiek | BoS USA 2013
Bob Dorf (co-author with Steve Blank of the Startup Owner’s Manual)
Customer development: the science of acceleration for growth businesses | Bob Dorf | BoS USA 2012
Geoffrey Moore
Don Norman
Ten Rules for Successful Products | Don Norman | BoS USA 2009
Steve Johnson
https://businessofsoftware.org/2015/01/have-we-leaned-to-far-steve-johnson-at-bos-conference-usa-2014/
And finally, before the Lean Startup was even a book, here is Eric talking about dead white men, the Toyota way, pivots and everything Lean in 2010.
Our favorite slide from this talk – most startups fail – this could do with some updating!
We’re looking forward to catching up with The Lean Startup man himself, Eric Ries, in London, November 15th 2017.
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