Comments on: Notes on a Talk by Eric Ries (@ericries) at MIT on “Lean Startups” http://www.leanblog.org/2010/01/notes-on-a-talk-by-eric-ries-on-lean-startups/ Mark Graban's leanblog.org - Lean Healthcare, Lean Thinking, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:01:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Analogy from “The Lean Startup” for any Lean Journey? — Lean Blog http://www.leanblog.org/2010/01/notes-on-a-talk-by-eric-ries-on-lean-startups/#comment-26135 Analogy from “The Lean Startup” for any Lean Journey? — Lean Blog Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:02:43 +0000 http://www.leanblog.org/?p=4621#comment-26135 [...] Measure – Learn” (as a loop similar to PDCA/PDSA) – see this photo I took at his MIT talk in late [...] [...] Measure – Learn” (as a loop similar to PDCA/PDSA) – see this photo I took at his MIT talk in late [...]

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]]> By: Build, Measure, Learn – in Startups, Healthcare, and Careers — Lean Blog http://www.leanblog.org/2010/01/notes-on-a-talk-by-eric-ries-on-lean-startups/#comment-22511 Build, Measure, Learn – in Startups, Healthcare, and Careers — Lean Blog Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:02:44 +0000 http://www.leanblog.org/?p=4621#comment-22511 [...] knew this would be a great learning adventure. After learning about “Lean Startups” at talk by Eric Ries in late 2009, I found another new way to stretch my Lean thinking (leading to my involvement with a startup, [...] [...] knew this would be a great learning adventure. After learning about “Lean Startups” at talk by Eric Ries in late 2009, I found another new way to stretch my Lean thinking (leading to my involvement with a startup, [...]

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]]> By: Why Nurses Should Reject “LAME” and Demand Lean — Lean Blog http://www.leanblog.org/2010/01/notes-on-a-talk-by-eric-ries-on-lean-startups/#comment-13947 Why Nurses Should Reject “LAME” and Demand Lean — Lean Blog Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:56:06 +0000 http://www.leanblog.org/?p=4621#comment-13947 [...] example, Eric Ries talks about not blaming software developers and using PDCA improvement cycles in his “lean [...] [...] example, Eric Ries talks about not blaming software developers and using PDCA improvement cycles in his “lean [...]

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]]> By: Parallels between “Lean Startups” and “Adaptive Design” — Lean Blog http://www.leanblog.org/2010/01/notes-on-a-talk-by-eric-ries-on-lean-startups/#comment-13003 Parallels between “Lean Startups” and “Adaptive Design” — Lean Blog Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:30:01 +0000 http://www.leanblog.org/?p=4621#comment-13003 [...] been a fan of the “Lean Startups” work of Eric Ries since last year, so I’m happy to be producing a free LEI webinar called “Lessons from Lean [...] [...] been a fan of the “Lean Startups” work of Eric Ries since last year, so I’m happy to be producing a free LEI webinar called “Lessons from Lean [...]

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]]> By: A Potpourri of Upcoming Lean Events — Lean Blog http://www.leanblog.org/2010/01/notes-on-a-talk-by-eric-ries-on-lean-startups/#comment-9454 A Potpourri of Upcoming Lean Events — Lean Blog Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:46:59 +0000 http://www.leanblog.org/?p=4621#comment-9454 [...] is my earlier blog post about seeing Eric speak at MIT late last year. Here is a recent video discussion where Eric is interviewed by Robert Scoble [...] [...] is my earlier blog post about seeing Eric speak at MIT late last year. Here is a recent video discussion where Eric is interviewed by Robert Scoble [...]

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]]> By: RalfLippold http://www.leanblog.org/2010/01/notes-on-a-talk-by-eric-ries-on-lean-startups/#comment-9280 RalfLippold Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:19:28 +0000 http://www.leanblog.org/?p=4621#comment-9280 Hi Jamie, I am quite positive the lean startup approach applies to any startup. The patterns that go with getting a startup on the line and running are pretty much the same everytime. In the beginning there is an idea that improves something in life. There are potential customers. The idea and its value is seen by small amount of early adopters, mavens and visionaries. Learning from quick and small actions/interventions into the existing market situation and the startup entrepreneur learns quickly step by step. Start small and fail quickly and often (in small scale). Success will come up;-) What is the experience of entrepreneurs? Cheers, Ralf .-= RalfLippold´s last blog ..<a href="http://leanthinkers.blogspot.com/2010/03/higher-purpose-of-own-action-what-is.html" rel="nofollow">Higher Purpose of own Action - What is driving us like devil?</a> =-. Hi Jamie,

I am quite positive the lean startup approach applies to any startup. The patterns that go with getting a startup on the line and running are pretty much the same everytime.

In the beginning there is an idea that improves something in life.
There are potential customers.
The idea and its value is seen by small amount of early adopters, mavens and visionaries.
Learning from quick and small actions/interventions into the existing market situation and the startup entrepreneur learns quickly step by step.
Start small and fail quickly and often (in small scale).
Success will come up;-)

What is the experience of entrepreneurs?

Cheers, Ralf
.-= RalfLippold´s last blog ..Higher Purpose of own Action – What is driving us like devil? =-.

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]]> By: Il meglio della blogosfera lean #22 — Encob Blog http://www.leanblog.org/2010/01/notes-on-a-talk-by-eric-ries-on-lean-startups/#comment-6979 Il meglio della blogosfera lean #22 — Encob Blog Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:31:48 +0000 http://www.leanblog.org/?p=4621#comment-6979 [...] Notes on a Talk by Eric Ries on “Lean Startups” dal Lean Blog di Mark Graban: Le startup lean spiegate da Eric Ries con ottimi commenti di Mark Graban (traduzione automatica) [...] [...] Notes on a Talk by Eric Ries on “Lean Startups” dal Lean Blog di Mark Graban: Le startup lean spiegate da Eric Ries con ottimi commenti di Mark Graban (traduzione automatica) [...]

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]]> By: Lean: Letting our human characteristics flourish… — Lean Blog http://www.leanblog.org/2010/01/notes-on-a-talk-by-eric-ries-on-lean-startups/#comment-6948 Lean: Letting our human characteristics flourish… — Lean Blog Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:02:25 +0000 http://www.leanblog.org/?p=4621#comment-6948 [...] well, along with some good reader comments. Eric Ries, of the “Lean Startups” approach, also emphasized how important it is to not blame software developers for a problem, as that interferes with [...] [...] well, along with some good reader comments. Eric Ries, of the “Lean Startups” approach, also emphasized how important it is to not blame software developers for a problem, as that interferes with [...]

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]]> By: Jamie Flinchbaugh http://www.leanblog.org/2010/01/notes-on-a-talk-by-eric-ries-on-lean-startups/#comment-6929 Jamie Flinchbaugh Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:54:21 +0000 http://www.leanblog.org/?p=4621#comment-6929 Great summary, and having to listened to Eric talk a couple times online, I think you captured it well. As his ideas are articulated, they apply mostly to software startups. But the ideas behind it apply more broadly. They can apply to the local corner market startup or the specialty-product store / catalog startup. All of this comes to being a learning organization. The iterate code is PDCA on a tactical basis. The "pivot" is PDCA on a strategic or hoshin kanri basis. Great summary, and having to listened to Eric talk a couple times online, I think you captured it well.

As his ideas are articulated, they apply mostly to software startups. But the ideas behind it apply more broadly. They can apply to the local corner market startup or the specialty-product store / catalog startup.

All of this comes to being a learning organization. The iterate code is PDCA on a tactical basis. The “pivot” is PDCA on a strategic or hoshin kanri basis.

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]]> By: Mark Graban http://www.leanblog.org/2010/01/notes-on-a-talk-by-eric-ries-on-lean-startups/#comment-6911 Mark Graban Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:54:31 +0000 http://www.leanblog.org/?p=4621#comment-6911 Hey Joe - yeah, you're right there's a risk that rapid experimentation would be an excuse to not follow a disciplined PDCA cycle. But Eric was pretty clear that you need data and measures, that this should be a controlled experimental process. I don't think a "lean startup" would just let developers throw code out there without it being thought out a little bit. A software company I used to work for almost had the attitude that they "assumed" the new code would work. It seems the lean startup approach almost assumes it won't work (or at least it tests quickly and often to actually verify - check - instead of just plan - do or, worse just do). There's parallels to hospital patient safety work, the book by James Nance ("Why Hospitals Should Fly") where hospital staff assume there's a 50/50 chance something could go wrong, so they are prepared to detect errors and address them immediately (while of course working to prevent them from happening again). Just quickly catching errors won't be low cost / high quality if those catches don't lead to root cause problem solving and prevention. Hey Joe – yeah, you’re right there’s a risk that rapid experimentation would be an excuse to not follow a disciplined PDCA cycle. But Eric was pretty clear that you need data and measures, that this should be a controlled experimental process. I don’t think a “lean startup” would just let developers throw code out there without it being thought out a little bit. A software company I used to work for almost had the attitude that they “assumed” the new code would work. It seems the lean startup approach almost assumes it won’t work (or at least it tests quickly and often to actually verify – check – instead of just plan – do or, worse just do).

There’s parallels to hospital patient safety work, the book by James Nance (“Why Hospitals Should Fly”) where hospital staff assume there’s a 50/50 chance something could go wrong, so they are prepared to detect errors and address them immediately (while of course working to prevent them from happening again). Just quickly catching errors won’t be low cost / high quality if those catches don’t lead to root cause problem solving and prevention.

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