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by Eric Ries, 2011
Who uses, recommends or left The Lean Startup, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.
6 people
Of course, you can’t not read The Lean Startup if you… actually, in any case! Do read it!
Marked “Great book!” on his public bookshelf.
2026-08-16·rakhim.org ↗
Eric Ries wrote The Lean Startup in 2011 and changed how a generation of founders thought about building companies.
Announcing a fireside chat with Eric Ries about Ries's forthcoming book.
2026-04-20·feld.com ↗
two favorite books on business one would be the Lean Startup uh by Eric ree uh he'd also fit in one definition of a hero for me from whom I've learned a lot
Stanford eCorner talk 'Accounting for Intuit's Success', answering a student's request for his two favorite business books (captions render 'Ries' as 'ree').
2015-11-06·youtube.com ↗
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries Eric builds off of Steve's work. This book is getting a lot of buzz of late and I couldn't be happier. There's a lot of great material here.
Blog post recommending three books that set the business context for product managers; book links are Amazon affiliate links (tag=teresatorres-20)
2011-12-06·producttalk.org ↗
Business is too important to be left to luck. Eric reveals the rigorous process that trumps luck in the invention of new products and new businesses. We've made this a centerpiece of how teams work in my company . . . it works! This book is the guided tour of the key innovative practices used inside Google, Toyota, and Facebook, that work in any business.
Publisher's praise for the book, credited to Scott Cook, as printed in the editorial reviews on Amazon.
2011-09-13·amazon.com ↗
Some good insights, if you can stand the Silicon Valley startup BS lingo.
On his public list of books he has read, with his notes.
2015-01-01·radex.io ↗
If you actually want to learn how to actually BE a lean startup or how to actually do it, this book will not help you. If you want to learn the high level concepts only then this is a great book. The other books I have above I encourage you to read before this one if you want to truly learn and implement lean practices. 7. On the Shortness of Life by Seneca (3.13.18)
His continuously-updated books page, where every book he reads gets a 1-10 rating and a "Why Read it" note; the book links carry his Amazon affiliate tag. The page carries no publication date for individual entries — its own metadata gives article:published_time 2012-12-16 and article:modified_time 2020-10-28, and books were added across that whole span. (undated page)
2020-10-28·jasonevanish.com ↗
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