“We need to reengineer companies to focus on figuring out who the customer is, what's the market and what kind of product you should build.” NeedsShouldKindCompanyFocusProductsCustomers Author:Eric Ries
“Except in very narrow cases, where there's breakthrough science that needs patent production, worrying about competitors is a waste of time. If you can't out iterate someone who is trying to copy you, you're toast anyway.” IfsNeedsTryingCasesWorryWasteProductionsCopiesWasting TimeCompetitorsBreakthroughToastsPatents Author:Eric Ries
“The attributes for entrepreneurs cut both ways. You need the ability to ignore inconvenient facts and see the world as it should be and not as it is. This inspires people to take huge leaps of faith. But this blindness to facts can be a liability, too. The characteristics that help entrepreneurs succeed can also lead to their failure.” PeopleWorldWayNeedsShouldFactsHelpingAbilityCuttingInspireHugeSucceedEntrepreneurCharacteristicsLeapAttributesBlindnessInconvenientLiabilityLeap Of Faith Author:Eric Ries
“Science and vision are not opposites or even at odds. They need each other. I sometimes hear other startup folks say something along the lines of: 'If entrepreneurship was a science, then anyone could do it.' I'd like to point out that even science is a science, and still very few people can do it, let alone do it well.” PeopleIfsNeedsWellsStillsSometimesCan DoLinesVisionOppositesFolksEntrepreneurshipOdds Author:Eric Ries
“Customers don't care how much time something takes to build. They care only if it serves their needs.” IfsNeedsCareDon't CareCustomers Book:The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses Source: The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
