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Start-Up Vision
Defines startups as organizations dedicated to creating new products or services under conditions of extreme uncertainty.
A startup aims to figure out the right product to build—a product customers genuinely want and will use.
Validated Learning:
- Advocates for a startup's progression to be measured regarding validated learning about customers.
- Utilizes scientific experiments to validate if a vision holds true.
Innovative Accounting:
- Suggests a new way of measuring progress in a highly uncertain environment.
- Adopts adaptive metrics that reflect real progress.
Minimum Viable Product (MVP):
- The simplest form of a product that allows a team to maximize validated learning with the least effort.
- It prevents building products that nobody wants.
Build-Measure-Learn Loop:
- The idea is to turn ideas into products swiftly, measure customers' responses and behaviors, and then decide whether to pivot or persevere.
- Shortens the development cycle.
Vanity Metrics vs Actionable Metrics:
- Warns against using metrics that give a rosy picture but don't genuinely reflect progress.
- Advocates for metrics that can guide decision-making.
Pivot or Persevere:
Based on feedback from MVPs, a startup must decide whether to continue on the outlined path (persevere) or make a fundamental change to the product (pivot).
Sustainable Growth:
- Sustainable growth is achieved when new customers come from the actions of past customers.
- Three engines of growth: Word of mouth, product usage as a side effect, and revenue-generated funding.
Continuous Deployment:
Emphasizes the rapid release of product iterations to accelerate the feedback loop and adapt products faster.
Lean Thinking:
Draws from the lean manufacturing revolution at Toyota, emphasizing the value of producing only what the customer wants and continuous improvement.
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