For those unfamiliar with the concepts of a lean startup, it was originally proposed in 2008 by Eric Ries.

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This concept is very much part of the lean startup culture developed by Steve Blank and championed by Eric Ries.

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Steve Blank, Reid Hoffman, Eric Ries and many others have popularized the concept of the LEAN methodology for Start Ups.

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Eric Ries constructed the game plan in his book The Lean Startup.

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Eric Ries and Steve Blank have correctly argued that you should have an articulated test for progressing with a certain business model, e.g.

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Eric Ries is in San Francisco on Dec. 3rd and 4th for the first Lean Startup Conference , that has been fully booked.

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Eric Ries has the highest percentage of active and authentic followers at 83.5%, followed closely by Steve Blank and Seth Godin, who both averaged 83%.

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It was informed by TechCrunch and The Next Web, Quora and Twitter, Eric Ries and Geoff Moore, building on global insights localized for greatest relevance.

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There was a big research phase, talking to people I know or was introduced to, like Gary Vaynerchuk, Deanna Zandt, Eric Ries, Amber Rae at the Domino Project, and Tim Ferris.

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On this second point, he mentions several popular thinkers in the realm of entrepreneurship, such as Eric Ries, Steve Blank, Clayton Christensen, and Brad Feld, and recommends two novels that touch on entrepreneurship and business, American Pastoral and The White Tiger.

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