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Impact
Every product creates value, and every decision has a trade-off. Good founders stay honest about both.
Positive
- +Popularised evidence-led iteration for new products.
Trade-offs
- ±Startup language can be misapplied to safety-critical or public-interest work.
What to remember
If you had to explain this story to a friend, what would you want them to remember?
- Name the assumption you are testing.
- Measure behaviour that answers the question.
- Use evidence to choose the next change.
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Sources & further reading
- Wharton Knowledge, Eric Ries on The Lean Startup - https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/eric-ries-on-the-lean-startup/
- Lean Enterprise Institute, Lean Startup - https://www.lean.org/lexicon-terms/lean-startup/