Lean Enterprise

Buzzwords?• Lean Startup

• Fail Fast

• Minimum Viable Product

• Pivot

Life’s too short to build something nobody wants.– Ash Maurya, Running Lean

The Important Questions• What urgent problem am I trying to solve?

• Why is my solution better than existing alternatives?

• Who is the customer that will value this solution?

• How do I reach this customer?

• How can I build and scale a successful business?

Hypothesis-driven• Identify assumptions.

• Prioritize risks.

• Formulate testable hypotheses for biggest risks.

• Test the hypotheses in the real world.

• Evolve the product and plans.

Data

Build – Measure – Learn

Product

Ideas & Hypotheses

Build

Measure

Learn

GE DuratHon Battery

Lean Context• High risk and uncertainty.• Need for flexibility to adapt to an evolving understanding of customer

needs and a rapidly-changing market.• Nurturing innovation.

Questions?

Thoughts?

Where would this benefit your business the most?