Ten Reasons to Not be a Lean Startup Presentation for Momentum Michigan

1. The top Ten Reasons to
not be a Lean Startup
Momentum Michigan
May 19, 2011
Patrick Vlaskovits Brant Cooper
@pv @brantcooper
vlaskovits.com marketbynumbers.com

2. 10. You’re the
World’s Best
SALESMAN

3. Don’t worry…

4. 9. Any PR is Good PR

5. 8.
Build
it.
And they will come.

6. Well, I’m
200 lbs
and I’m
lean too…
I’m lean, ergo
my vision &
scalability are
limited.
7. Lean Startup forces entrepreneurs to think small

7. 6. Lean Startup
is Too
Rigid
&
Formulaic

8. 5. Not Formulaic Enough!

9. 4. Your
Business
Model is
Too
Complicated

10. 3. Your Baby
might be
UGLY

11. 2. You’re Just Like Mike, uhm, Steve

12. 1.
Because
These
People
are
Telling
You too

13. The 3 Lean Startup Meta-Rules:
1) Question and Test Your Assumptions
2) “Get Out of the Building”
3) Do it again based on what you
learned. (Iterate)
BUZZWORD ALERT!

14. Thank you.
Any questions?
Patrick Vlaskovits Brant Cooper
@pv @brantcooper
vlaskovits.com marketbynumbers.com
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