The Startup Way
by Eric Ries
Ries applies lean startup methods to large organizations: GE's FastWorks, internal startups, metered funding and entrepreneurship as a corporate function. Less fresh than The Lean Startup and more corporate.
Read it if…
you lead innovation inside a large company and want a method.
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Skip it if…
you are a startup founder; the original is your book.
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Three things you will actually use
- Internal startups need protected teams.
- Metered funding disciplines innovation.
- Measure validated learning, not activity.
Do this first
Fund one internal team like a startup: small budget, clear hypothesis, metered follow-on.
Our verdict
Lean startup, corporate edition.
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