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on April 7, 2013
There are a few good concepts in this book, but Blank seems to think that each one needs to be hammered in with multiple examples before you'll believe it. I get the feeling that a long article, maybe the size of one of the chapters in this book, would be able to impart all of the key information.
If you DO find yourself skeptical to the "Lean Startup" movement, then maybe this is a good book for you; it certainly piles on the evidence that doing things the "old" way only works in established industries. If you're starting a company after being in Big Corp for years, it might be a good antidote to the processes that you typically follow in creating a product, and that tend to fail terribly when the product is at all innovative.
If you DO find yourself skeptical to the "Lean Startup" movement, then maybe this is a good book for you; it certainly piles on the evidence that doing things the "old" way only works in established industries. If you're starting a company after being in Big Corp for years, it might be a good antidote to the processes that you typically follow in creating a product, and that tend to fail terribly when the product is at all innovative.
on May 19, 2016
working on reading book. so far so good
on April 28, 2016
I don't have much patience for padded business books full of fluff. Some businesspeople get starstruck by jargon terms and fad concepts, like suddenly they've seized upon a totally unique way to view humanity. Come on.
This book wasn't terrible but I only made 3 bullet points in my notes. (1) Engage customers early in product development. (2) Identify what type of customer will buy. Don't just assume and start the "feedback" from a potentially wrong type. (3) Startups lack credibility, so seek it from influencers such as tech journalists.
Blah blah. I get it. Really only point #2 was an epiphany to me.
This book wasn't terrible but I only made 3 bullet points in my notes. (1) Engage customers early in product development. (2) Identify what type of customer will buy. Don't just assume and start the "feedback" from a potentially wrong type. (3) Startups lack credibility, so seek it from influencers such as tech journalists.
Blah blah. I get it. Really only point #2 was an epiphany to me.
on April 13, 2011
Keep in mind, I read this book at the same time I read The Business Model Generation and from a designer/entrepreneur's point of view the Business Model book was 100x more engaging. This book is helpful, knowledgeable, I would even go as far as to say necessary to read and understand. I just wish Blank had gone through the same measures the Business Model authors went through to make his points more visually compelling. Visuals aside, I recommend this book because Blank simply knows what he's talking about.
on August 19, 2014
There's actually some very good content in this book but it is full of grammar errors, mis-prints and the quality of the printed book is very low.
Think of the grammar errors if a non-native english speaker can find them easily.
Think of the grammar errors if a non-native english speaker can find them easily.
on September 12, 2011
The customer-centric business concept really is great, but this book feels like a textbook and is extremely tedious, sometimes repetitive. It takes serious dedication to finish this book, even though it's probably worth it.
on July 12, 2015
Could be half the size, maybe less.
