Lean Startup Meets Harvard Business Review
I’d have been more surprised if this happened a few years ago, but Lean Startup thinking has become so prevalent that even the conservative Harvard Business Review had to notice and address the topic eventually. Even better, they reached out … Continue reading
#SXSW Day 2: Reconnecting with Inspiration
There are so many people who are jaded about the SXSW experience. I can understand that. It is overwhelming in its size and scope as it spreads out in Austin’s Downtown area. And some people don’t like to be mixed … Continue reading
SXSW: Startup Village + Lean Startup SXSW = Value
The highlight (for me) of last year’s SXSW-interactive conference was the Lean Startup SXSW – a whole day of planned content, mainly in one room (in the AT&T executive center) focused on the idea of “the lean startup”. Eric Ries … Continue reading
Fred Wilson on Immigration Reform
Fred Wilson (and others) have been advocating for immigration reform – and in particular for doing a better job of hanging onto talented people who want to start companies in the US (thus, the startup visa movement). Vivek Wadwha, Eric … Continue reading
What BPM Can Learn from the Lean Startup
Since the beginning of the SXSW-interactive conference, I’ve posted a few times about the Lean Startup sessions and hinted that they might apply to BPM. Heading into the IBM Impact conference, this feels like the right time to talk about … Continue reading
Lean Startup SXSW: Introduction
I need to write a post explaining why the Lean Startup has relevance to BPM, in a logical, specific way. But before I do that, I want to get the raw impressions and data I’ve collected from watching sessions at … Continue reading
SXSW 2011 day 2. The Lean Startup Phenomenon
The Lean Startup is a phenomenon. Day 2 proved it. Day 2 was not a typical SXSW experience. Instead of scrambling all over downtown Austin to get to sessions, I stayed in one place all day at the lovely AT&T … Continue reading
Startup Lessons Learned Conference
Every so often, a conversation builds to critical mass and demands an in-person meet-up. Eric Ries pulled this show together, and I have to say there is some great video, and there were some great presentations to browse to get … Continue reading
A Process for Teaching Entrepreneurship?
Steve Blank’s blog has a series of posts regarding the entrepreneurship courses he and his colleagues are teaching at Stanford and Berkeley. The thing that jumped out at me is that it sure reads like there is a process for … Continue reading
Why Doesn't "Continuous Improvement" Philosophy Apply to #BPM Vendors?
I’m tired of waiting. I think I’ve been spoiled by the pace of Web 2.0 and I’m no longer patient for each major release of enterprise software. In a world where we can receive application updates to SaaS applications daily, … Continue reading
Three Processes for "Product" Development
Eric Ries’ presentation on “The Lean Startup: a Disciplined Approach to Imagining, Designing, and Building New Products” has three processes depicted for “product” development. I put product in quotes because I think you can accurately substitute “service” or “process” and … Continue reading
to Launch or not to Launch
There’s a really thought-provoking blog on startups, Lessons Learned by Eric Ries, and in a recent post he details his thoughts about “the Launch”. His advice in a nutshell: Don’t Launch. It sounds so counter-intuitive when so much of the … Continue reading