Eric Ries

by Eric Ries

2009123 points19 comments Startups details

Here's a common question I get from startups, especially in the early stages: when should we launch? My answer is almost always the same: do...

2009105 points9 comments Startups details

I recently passed my ten-year anniversary of becoming an entrepreneur. I almost didn't realize it, but there's no escaping the math. In the ...

When I first learned to program on the web, Perl + CGI was the dominant platform. But by the time I was building my first websites for com...

If you want to build an online service, and you don't test it with a fake AdWords campaign ahead of time, you're crazy. That's the conclusio...

Financial debt plays an important and positive role in our economy under normal conditions. Yet, especially in times like these, it’s easy t...

If you've ever wondered why agile or lean development techniques work, The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean ...

200859 points8 comments Startups details

What does your Chief Technology Officer do all day? Often times, it seems like people are thinking it's synonymous with "that guy who gets p...

Of all the tactics I have advocated as part of the lean startup , none has provoked as many extreme reactions as continuous deployment , a p...