The Startup Way: How Entrepreneurial Management Transforms Culture and Drives Growth
Author(s): Eric Ries (Author)
Publisher: Portfolio Penguin
Publication Date: 17 Oct. 2017
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 400 pages
ISBN-10: 0241197260
ISBN-13: 9780241197264
Book Description
Winner of the Business Book Awards ‘Thought Leader’ category
—– With his million-copy bestseller The Lean Startup, Eric Ries launched a global movement.
Concepts like minimal viable product, A/B testing and ‘pivoting’ changed the language of business. Now he turns his attention to companies of all sizes – and shows how the startup ethos can breathe new life into even the largest and most bureaucratic organisation.
In this groundbreaking new book, he draws on inside stories of transformations at multinationals like General Electric and Toyota, titans like Amazon and Facebook, and tech upstarts like Airbnb and Twilio. He lays out a new framework for entrepreneurial management: a comprehensive approach that kick starts innovation and delivers sustained growth, even in highly uncertain environments.
The Startup Way is an essential read for leaders, managers and entrepreneurs at any level. It’s a revolutionary approach to incubating great ideas, turning all teams into startups, and inspiring everyone to think like an entrepreneur.
Editorial Reviews
Review
A fascinating, supremely useful read…Eric Ries has built a compelling case for entrepreneurial management to enable continuous transformation at scale ― General Stanley McChrystal, Former General of the US Army and author of TEAM OF TEAMS
In the pivot-or-perish networked world of 21st century business,
this is mission critical reading ― Reid Hoffman, cofounder of LinkedInThe Startup Way is an indispensable resource for companies, big and small, looking for faster, more sustainable ways to grow ― Beth Comstock, Vice Chair, GE
A wonderful decoder ring for those seeking to
create, nurture and sustain entrepreneurial thinking in companies at any size and scale. Rich with case studies showcasing real world applications and lessons learned ― Brad D. Smith, Chairman and CEO, Intuit
Eric Ries just might be the new Peter Drucker. This
masterpiece unpacks what it takes to achieve innovation at scale in modern organizations. Ries provides leaders the right mindset and methods for building big organizations where people work much as entrepreneurs do in the best little startups. ― Robert I. Sutton, Professor of Management Science and Engineering and Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford, author of THE ASSHOLE SURVIVAL GUIDE
From the Inside Flap
The Startup Way reveals how organisations of all sizes can harness startup techniques to drive growth.
In The Lean Startup, Eric Ries, Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard, created a global movement. Concepts like constant iteration, minimal viable products (MVPs), and pivoting have changed the language of business. Now he turns his attention to companies and organizations of all sizes.
Ries has been working with giant firms like General Electric and Toyota to help them become more nimble, in order to spur growth and produce products and services that customers want. In The Startup Way, he shares his insights, stories and best practices, delivering a critical toolkit to solve all business challenges.
Today every company needs to get faster and smarter. Read The Startup Way and discover how to embrace change, survive and thrive.
From the Back Cover
In The Lean Startup, Eric Ries, Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard, created a global movement. Concepts like constant iteration, minimal viable products (MVPs), and pivoting have changed the language of business. Now he turns his attention to companies and organizations of all sizes.
Ries has been working with giant firms like General Electric and Toyota to help them become more nimble, in order to spur growth and produce products and services that customers want. In The Startup Way, he shares his insights, stories and best practices, delivering a critical toolkit to solve all business challenges.
Today every company needs to get faster and smarter. Read The Startup Way and discover how to embrace change, survive and thrive.
About the Author
Eric Ries is an entrepreneur and the author of the international bestseller The Lean Startup, which has sold over one million copies and has been translated into over thirty languages. He has founded a number of startups including IMVU, where he served as CTO, and he has advised on business and product strategy for startups, venture capital firms, and large companies, including General Electric, where he partnered to create the FastWorks program. Eric has served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Harvard Business School, IDEO, and Pivotal and he is the founder and CEO of the Long-Term Stock Exchange.
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