Episode · This Week in Startups · 2024-01-31
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Jason Calacanis discussed The Lean Startup by Eric Ries.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Lean Startup
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries is a foundational business guide that advocates for validated learning, rapid experimentation, and minimum viable products to help entrepreneurs build successful companies without wasting time or resources.
Discussed“that's actually a good way to just learn in the Eric Reese Lean Startup concept or before that Steve blank with his startup engine concept of um what's the minimum viable product”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing War and Peace
“which is I I just want to you know sear some salmon here and I'm reading war in peace it's why are there a thousand words in here on the history of salmon”