Book Review: The Lean Startup by Eric Ries: Creating growth through innovation
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Eric Ries’ 2011 bestseller The Lean Startup is a valuable guide for startup founders and aspiring entrepreneurs. Ries applies the methods of lean management to the creation and development of startups, with the aim of allowing users to reduce waste, optimise production processes and find out what their customers really want. The principles of his approach will help entrepreneurs to achieve sustainable growth and adapt rapidly to changes in their environment, which is vital given the uncertainty and risk which characterise most startups. The Lean Startup has won legions of devoted followers all over the world, and Ries’ innovative approach has been applied to many businesses across a wide range of sectors.
This book review and analysis is perfect for:
• Startup founders looking to ensure sustained growth
• Entrepreneurs and anyone thinking of starting a company
• Anyone interested in understanding this innovative approach to entrepreneurship
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A model of entrepreneurial success
After his first startup, Catalyst Recruiting, failed, Eric Ries opted for a completely different method, known as the lean startup, which was nonetheless criticised by the main traditional management theories.
The lean startup is adapted from a theory developed by the Japanese engineers at Toyota and emphasises the importance of reducing waste and working in small stages, with the trajectory of the company constantly rectified based on customer feedback.
After implementing these principles in his own startup, and given the interest that readers of his blog showed in the subject, Ries decided to publish The Lean Startup, which brings together the lessons he has learnt from his own experiences.
KEY INFORMATION
Reference edition: Ries, E. (2011) The Lean Startup: How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses. London: Penguin.
1st edition: 2011.
Author: Eric Ries is an American entrepreneur who was born in 1978. When he was 26, he cofounded the company IMVU and applied the ideas of the lean startup to it. In 2011, he published a book to outline the key principles of this method.
Field: production management and performance optimisation.
Key words:
Startup: a young, innovative company with high growth potential.
Lean manufacturing: an organisation method which involves eliminating all waste in the production process while focusing on constant progress. This philosophy was first applied at Toyota in the 1970s, before spreading to most major industrial groups.
Lean startup: the application of the