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What I Learned About Entrepreneurship From Watching the World Series of Poker [GigaOM]
November 05 2009
I can’t play poker, but I do enjoy watching it on TV. We’re in the middle of the 2009 World Series of Poker, an event that draws thousands of professional and amateur players to Las Vegas every year. The grand finale is the Main Event, a massive Texas Hold ’Em… read moreThe 10 Ways Startup Advice Is Flawed [GigaOM]
October 20 2009
Startup advice abounds these days. But while much of it is extremely valuable, some of it is inappropriate, agenda-driven or simply untrue. Following is a list of 10 ways startup advice is flawed -- and how to identify when it's not. read moreMyth: Entrepreneurship Will Make You Rich [GigaOM]
October 18 2009
This year, I had the opportunity to serve as a mentor at Seedcamp. I hear pitches from wanna-be startups all the time in Silicon Valley, but the teams in London were different; the entrepreneurial dreamers that I met there typically had letters like PhD after their names. As a result,… read moreIs your product an Ice Cream Glove or a Snuggie?
September 02 2009
At each of the lean startup master classes, we’ve turned to a special expert on entrepreneurship to provide us with special insight; Ali G teaches us about two enduring kinds of failed products: the Ice Cream Glove and the Hoverboard. A segment of his show is below (warning: brief uses… read moreThe Promise of the Lean Startup [GigaOM]
August 11 2009
Today’s high-tech entrepreneurs have at their command more than just the ability to invent new technologies — they have mastered the discipline and the methodology required to harness those technologies in order to serve customers. Such a combination of new technology and new understanding is unlocking new opportunities. In order… read moreContinuous deployment in 5 easy steps
March 31 2009
One of the lean startup techniques I’ll be discussing at this week’s session at the Web 2.0 Expo is called continuous deployment. It’s a process whereby all code that is written for an application is immediately deployed into production. The result is a dramatic lowering of cycle time and freeing… read moreHow to build companies that matter
March 20 2009
Eric Ries became a Venture Advisor at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, after co-founding and serving as Chief Technology Officer of IMVU, his third startup. He is the author of the blog Lessons Learned and co-author of several books including The Black Art of Java Game Programming (Waite Group Press,… read moreRecent Posts | All Posts
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Webcast: How to Build a Lean Startup, step-by-step
May 01, 2009
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes. Cost: Free Get started with a detailed guide to three key lean startup techniques: continuous deployment, rapid split-testing, and root cause analysis (five why's). This webcast will cover the theory of how lean...
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