I really should update my blog more often — but, until I do…. 1) If you’re in the Los Angeles area, come by the next LeanLA meetup and see Jason Calacanis interview Eric Ries. All attendees also get a copy of the The Lean Startup. You should RSVP ASAP. 2) I wrote an article that [...]
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I see dead startups
by Patrick on 11. May, 2011 in Black Swans, Customer Development, Epistemology, Lean Startups
My buddy, Dave Binetti of Votizen came down this last Monday to present on False Prophets at LeanLA.com’s last meetup (a meetup I co-organize). In his talk, about the subject of False Negatives and False Positives came up. In the context of startups, a False Negative means that while your startup is not getting any [...]
The “Shu, Ha, Ri” of Lean Startups
by Patrick on 26. Feb, 2011 in Customer Development, Epistemology, Lean Startups, Presentations
I wanted to clarify Slide 18 “There are no rules” from Top 10 Reasons to NOT be a Lean Startup – which apparently has caused some confusion. I also referenced “there are no rules” in an earlier post, which Andrew Skotzko picked up and riffed upon. What I am attempting to get across to people [...]
Evidence Snobbery and Data
by Patrick on 04. Feb, 2011 in Customer Development, Data, Epistemology
After reading the The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development, David Beyer of Y-Combinator backed Chart.io has done a quick interview with me wherein we get a bit into the epistemology of startups. I think the interview raises a few interesting points that I will explore further in a forthcoming blog post. David: So, just to [...]

