Something interesting is happening in Washington, DC right now. It’s not the usual partisan fights about the budget Read More
On April 1, 2009, I was as nervous as I have ever been in my life. It Read More
People often ask me if they can buy “Lean Startup in a box” from me. It’s a strange Read More
Entrepreneurs crave information about successful startups, and they should. Most of the received wisdom about business and entrepreneurship Read More
Good enough never is, or is it?
One of the sayings I hear from talented managers in product development is, “good enough never is.” It’s Read More
“But customers don’t know what they want!” It’s an anguished cry that I have heard often from startup Read More
I am a firm believer in the danger of vanity metrics, numbers that give the illusion of progress Read More
(Normally, I do not write about companies that are doing a marketing launch. But I have decided to Read More
Inspired by Steve Blank’s post today about the “lost decade” of IPO’s, I’d like to make some predictions. Read More
At any given time, something like four percent of the US population is engaged in some form of Read More
The Huffington Post published an op-ed on the Startup Visa movement that I’ve been working on for some Read More
Why diversity matters
Diversity is the canary in the coal mine for meritocracy. As entrepreneurs, more than any other industry, we’re Read More
Beware of vanity metrics
The next article in my series on entrepreneurship for Harvard Business Review is live today. Once again, we Read More
A reader recently asked on a previous post about the technique of having customers periodically produce a “state Read More
I was recently privy to a product prioritization meeting in a relatively large company. It was fascinating. The Read More