> When someone comes around and says "Hey, maybe the way that the establishment thinks things should be done is actually completely wrong," some people are excited and intrigued by the possibilities, and some have an visceral, negative response.
He (staunch) is not 'scared of the new ideas' - quite the contrary, he says they're pretty standard for anyone with a clue.
Perhaps the point of this book, if you read all the way down, where he talks about why he went the traditional publishing route, is that it's to spread his message to people outside sites like this, to people who are not so attuned to the latest goings on in the world of startups.
Which, paradoxically, might mean that it's not a good buy for most of us in that perhaps he's just repeating stuff we've already read?
As far as I know, I've never met the guy. I did my time in the Bay Area in 99-00 (Linuxcare) and again in 02-03 (freelancing). I've never heard of 'there.com' either.
Ah, well, I had you confused with another Daved W then.
As to whether the book is a good buy for insiders, I say it is. My introduction to startups was when Eric hired me at IMVU, so I was 'brought up' the Lean way before it was cool (ha!)
Ever since IMVU I have seen company after company think they get it when they don't. They understand the ideas but don't practice them while thinking they do. It's easy to say you'll start measuring and experimenting once you're done with the Really Important Stuff.
I'm not saying those companies should buy Eric's book, although obviously they should. I'm
saying I'm buying it too so I can have something to point to when I have to drag someone kicking and screaming to the realizatiom that they're doing it wrong even though they preach Lean the whole time.
I'm sorry for saying 'Lean' so much. I know the word is overused. The practice itself is not overused.
He (staunch) is not 'scared of the new ideas' - quite the contrary, he says they're pretty standard for anyone with a clue.
Perhaps the point of this book, if you read all the way down, where he talks about why he went the traditional publishing route, is that it's to spread his message to people outside sites like this, to people who are not so attuned to the latest goings on in the world of startups.
Which, paradoxically, might mean that it's not a good buy for most of us in that perhaps he's just repeating stuff we've already read?