http://bit.ly/theleadersguide+ - nice, seems like you have got few hundred of visits thanks to this in last 2 hours. This is actually handy when estimating what impact front page have on products featured here.
I Am Eric Ries, Author of the Lean Startup. AMA
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Re: I Am Eric Ries, Author of the Lean Startup. AMA
#82I admire your untraditional, lean approach to publishing your followup book, but know it doesn't work for everyone and certainly not for straight-up copycats. What promotional advice do you have for an author who isn't as well-known as you?
Treat publishing like you would any industry you're thinking of entering as a startup. Talk to authors, editors, publicists, anyone who will talk to you. Don't take their word for "how things work" just gather info and plot your own path. And don't feel bad about copying liberally - I studies Tim Ferriss and straight-up borrowed many of his techniques.
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#83Hi Eric Glad you are writing new books So they will not be available thru Amazon or local bookstores?
The Leader's Guide is only available on Kickstarter and only for a few more hours. It can't be sold in stores or at retail, so this is the only way to get it.
The next book - the sequel to The Lean Startup - will come out in 2016 or 2017 and will be traditionally published.
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#84Thanks Eric, I really enjoyed the Lean Startup. I'm an engineer, and I like to work on valuable and interesting problems. 1. What do you do when your market is so small that you can't grab some teenager off the street to try your product? I'm thinking of the people who buy X-ray machines for the airport, for example. 2. I know people who pretend to like ideas from your book. One guy applauds the idea of failing while…
1. Just wrote a little about this: http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/2015/04/getting-feedbac...
2. I know so many people like that. I'll tell you a funny story. Back in 2005 a certain VC wanted to invest in our company and said, "I'm a huge Steve Blank fan! Also, where's your Market Requirements Document?" I fear it may be an incurable condition.
3. Convince yourself, then show her the evidence. Most times "boss persuasion" is really code for "I don't have proof this is a good idea, just a vague intuition."
4. I have it on my shelf but haven't yet had a chance to read it. I did a talk there a few years ago and got to spend some time learning their history. It's pretty wild.
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#85How important do you think is formal college education in the life of an entrepreneur?
I think a liberal arts education is one of the greatest gifts a parent can give their child (thanks, Mom & Dad!). That said, there's clearly plenty of people who are able to succeed without formal schooling. And, for that matter, there's plenty of people who got the fancy degree and didn't expand their minds at all while they were there.
I think the more important thing is to become deeply curious and well educated about how the world works. I don't see how to do that without a grounding in history, philosophy, psychology, literature, etc. but there are many ways to get that grounding besides formal schooling.
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#86How important do you feel it is for a startup to move to, or at least fundraise in SV?
I'm conflicted. Personally, I think SV is a magical place and that's why I live here. OTOH, it's also a very fad-driven place and some people get distracted by the noise. Plus, there are clearly many other startup hubs where founders can thrive these days.
So, as a citizen of the USA: come here, help make us great As a citizen of the world: transform your city into a startup hub
I guess what I'm saying is there is some truth to the saying that "Silicon Valley is a state of mind" and also some truth to the saying "that sounds great but a lot of the money is on Sand Hill Road."
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#87http://bit.ly/theleadersguide+ - nice, seems like you have got few hundred of visits thanks to this in last 2 hours. This is actually handy when estimating what impact front page have on products featured here.
Hey that's cool. I completely forgot about that feature of bitly.
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#88Did you anticipate the kickstarter campaign would be so successful?
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#89Eric--for the above-average engineer (lets call him a 3X-5X), but not a 10X or 100X engineer--what advice would you give if they were interested in beginning a tech venture? How much does personal will play a factor compared to personal ability? Do they stand a chance to compete? Can you think of founders that have achieved great success despite lacking supreme talent? And, finally, to expand a little-- can you think…
There are so many assumptions baked into these questions that it's a little hard to answer. First of all, I'm not a fan of the "10X engineer" framing. I'm much more interested in the systems that companies can build to create 10X teams. I am thinking of two conventional "10X engineers" right now that I've worked with in my career. One is extremely loud, brash, judgmental and basically scary. If you are brave enough t…
And how would any of these 10x engineers feel about doing javascript a/b tests all day
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#90How important do you feel it is for a startup to move to, or at least fundraise in SV?
I'm conflicted. Personally, I think SV is a magical place and that's why I live here. OTOH, it's also a very fad-driven place and some people get distracted by the noise. Plus, there are clearly many other startup hubs where founders can thrive these days. So, as a citizen of the USA: come here, help make us great As a citizen of the world: transform your city into a startup hub I guess what I'm saying is there is so…
Is it investors that attracts startups to a city, or startups that attract investors to a city, or something else?
Everyone I've heard talking about transforming cities into startup hubs, always frames it as "make some good startups and everything else will come."