41554 blogs · [ { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d88d80e13", "title": "Reorder your Chain of Beliefs with a leaner Lean Canvas", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/reorder-your-chain-of-beliefs-with-a-leaner-lean-canvas/", "published_at": "2019-01-30T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d892f0fc5", "title": "Place yourself somewhere on the timeline below and ask yourself what made you switch to your next…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/place-yourself-somewhere-on-the-timeline-below-and-ask-yourself-what-made-you-switch-to-your-next/", "published_at": "2019-01-30T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d896ed969", "title": "Hi Michael —", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/hi-michael/", "published_at": "2019-01-30T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d8a69c73e", "title": "Hi Oscar —", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/hi-oscar/", "published_at": "2019-01-27T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d8ac7513f", "title": "Yes, I too focus on these two starting boxes when I’m reviewing a canvas.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/yes-i-too-focus-on-these-two-starting-boxes-when-i-m-reviewing-a-canvas/", "published_at": "2019-01-14T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d8b4f8eb8", "title": "You are correct :)", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/you-are-correct/", "published_at": "2019-01-11T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d8c3562d8", "title": "Problems and customers are two sides of the same coin.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/problems-and-customers-are-two-sides-of-the-same-coin/", "published_at": "2019-01-11T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d8c530455", "title": "I do remember publishing a fill order once where I labeled both problems and customer segment as…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/i-do-remember-publishing-a-fill-order-once-where-i-labeled-both-problems-and-customer-segment-as/", "published_at": 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"https://ashmaurya.com/blog/that-s-an-example-of-offer-testing-which-yes-is-valuable-provided-you-start-with-a-reasonably/", "published_at": "2018-09-17T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d8f4f0c0b", "title": "Do you mean budget?", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/do-you-mean-budget/", "published_at": "2018-09-14T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d8f94b198", "title": "The Idea Funnel", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/the-idea-funnel/", "published_at": "2018-09-13T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d9043b8c4", "title": "thx!", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/2018-07-14-thx/", "published_at": "2018-07-14T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d90fb047d", "title": "Drop me a note at ash@leanstack.com", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/drop-me-a-note-at-ash-leanstack-com/", "published_at": "2018-06-25T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d91dd68d6", "title": "In my newer problem interview script (will be released as part of this project), I advise against…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/in-my-newer-problem-interview-script-will-be-released-as-part-of-this-project-i-advise-against/", "published_at": "2018-06-11T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d927f3513", "title": "The Problem With Problems", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/the-problem-with-problems/", "published_at": "2018-06-07T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d93081521", "title": "My New Project — Unpacking the Innovator’s Gift", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/my-new-project-unpacking-the-innovator-s-gift/", "published_at": "2018-06-07T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d93f7719b", "title": "Iren Korkishko — there is no doubt that launching something faster with an emphasis on seeking…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/iren-korkishko-there-is-no-doubt-that-launching-something-faster-with-an-emphasis-on-seeking/", "published_at": "2018-05-24T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d9439a211", "title": "I group it as a part of the “why”.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/i-group-it-as-a-part-of-the-why/", "published_at": "2018-05-01T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d94b8569a", "title": "I balance writing with many other activities and aim to get an article out a month — end of April /…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/i-balance-writing-with-many-other-activities-and-aim-to-get-an-article-out-a-month-end-of-april/", "published_at": "2018-04-10T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d957645b8", "title": "That’s still a pitch — not discovery.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/that-s-still-a-pitch-not-discovery/", "published_at": "2018-04-01T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d959710c2", "title": "As I mentioned in the first response, if you are cold talking to strangers, that’s a big channel…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/as-i-mentioned-in-the-first-response-if-you-are-cold-talking-to-strangers-that-s-a-big-channel/", "published_at": "2018-04-01T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d961ab907", "title": "Using a no-code (or wizard or oz) mvp is certainly a great tactic for speeding up solution…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/using-a-no-code-or-wizard-or-oz-mvp-is-certainly-a-great-tactic-for-speeding-up-solution/", "published_at": "2018-03-31T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d969157f3", "title": "The course I list below address this.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/the-course-i-list-below-address-this/", "published_at": "2018-03-30T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d96fac4bd", "title": "First, if you can’t talk to customers, that’s a serious channel risk and probably the first domino…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/first-if-you-can-t-talk-to-customers-that-s-a-serious-channel-risk-and-probably-the-first-domino/", "published_at": "2018-03-30T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d972bfcc5", "title": "thx :)", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/2018-03-29-thx/", "published_at": "2018-03-29T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d97fc03a0", "title": "Don’t Start With an MVP", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/don-t-start-with-an-mvp/", "published_at": "2018-03-29T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d9836d42a", "title": "Can you give an example of a no-code MVP so we are clear on definitions?", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/can-you-give-an-example-of-a-no-code-mvp-so-we-are-clear-on-definitions/", "published_at": "2018-03-29T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d99046515", "title": "Why have 2 canvases (BMC and VPC) when just a Lean Canvas will do?", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/why-have-2-canvases-bmc-and-vpc-when-just-a-lean-canvas-will-do/", "published_at": "2018-03-28T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d99dfac39", "title": "First, viability (versus feasibility) tends to be what’s riskiest or hardest for most products.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/first-viability-versus-feasibility-tends-to-be-what-s-riskiest-or-hardest-for-most-products/", "published_at": "2018-02-20T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d9a55523c", "title": "Larry was going to be Mary but I didn’t have corresponding illustrations to match the character.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/larry-was-going-to-be-mary-but-i-didn-t-have-corresponding-illustrations-to-match-the-character/", "published_at": "2018-02-14T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d9b0582f7", "title": "Yes — substitute names that work. The archetype has a thousand names and faces :)", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/yes-substitute-names-that-work-the-archetype-has-a-thousand-names-and-faces/", "published_at": "2018-02-13T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d9bc39b25", "title": "We all need a ballpark destination (vision) to aim towards, and a high level rollout plan…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/we-all-need-a-ballpark-destination-vision-to-aim-towards-and-a-high-level-rollout-plan/", "published_at": "2018-02-13T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d9cc0a819", "title": "The Artist and The Innovator", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/the-artist-and-the-innovator/", "published_at": "2018-02-13T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d9d6f9f2e", "title": "Yes…as long as your business has customers, customers are people and the same dynamics and modeling…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/yes-as-long-as-your-business-has-customers-customers-are-people-and-the-same-dynamics-and-modeling/", "published_at": "2018-01-24T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d9df70caf", "title": "Someone (in Vancouver) just shared their experience getting a bank loan from a millennial lender…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/someone-in-vancouver-just-shared-their-experience-getting-a-bank-loan-from-a-millennial-lender/", "published_at": "2018-01-24T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d9e473262", "title": "you mean the “illusion of predictability”.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/you-mean-the-illusion-of-predictability/", "published_at": "2018-01-18T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d9ec21b4d", "title": "A Lean Canvas is NOT Enough to Replace a Business Plan", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/a-lean-canvas-is-not-enough-to-replace-a-business-plan/", "published_at": "2018-01-18T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d9f7ff317", "title": "I share a lot of mindset shift in videos you’ll find at https://leanstack.com.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/i-share-a-lot-of-mindset-shift-in-videos-you-ll-find-at-https-leanstack-com/", "published_at": "2017-12-18T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770d9fcc7016", "title": "I am familiar with Tony’s work and have seen many other talks.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/i-am-familiar-with-tony-s-work-and-have-seen-many-other-talks/", "published_at": "2017-12-15T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da02a9962", "title": "Continuous Innovation", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/continuous-innovation/", "published_at": "2017-12-15T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da0fd7261", "title": "The Beautiful Game of Entrepreneurship", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/the-beautiful-game-of-entrepreneurship/", "published_at": "2017-11-22T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da1803047", "title": "Thx :)", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/thx/", "published_at": "2017-11-02T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da1a1bace", "title": "Hi Andy — yes if you follow the post links back, you’ll see roots of this thinking in a workshop I…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/hi-andy-yes-if-you-follow-the-post-links-back-you-ll-see-roots-of-this-thinking-in-a-workshop-i/", "published_at": "2017-10-24T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da1f17a88", "title": "The Customer Forces Canvas [Updated]", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/the-customer-forces-canvas-updated/", "published_at": "2017-10-20T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da229429b", "title": "It’s a worthwhile exercise to guess at the customer forces before talking to an actual prospect in…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/it-s-a-worthwhile-exercise-to-guess-at-the-customer-forces-before-talking-to-an-actual-prospect-in/", "published_at": "2017-10-20T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da3237d13", "title": "If you’re making a change that delivers a “better” value proposition, the outcome is customer…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/if-you-re-making-a-change-that-delivers-a-better-value-proposition-the-outcome-is-customer/", "published_at": "2017-10-20T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da3cb6ae5", "title": "First, I only talk to people who have attempted the “job” I’m exploring.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/first-i-only-talk-to-people-who-have-attempted-the-job-i-m-exploring/", "published_at": "2017-10-20T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da4159697", "title": "A sample script will be forthcoming probably in a future post.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/a-sample-script-will-be-forthcoming-probably-in-a-future-post/", "published_at": "2017-10-20T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da4b24a8e", "title": "Have you tried?", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/have-you-tried/", "published_at": "2017-08-18T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da4df9542", "title": "Definitely… Observations/usability testing are all valuable techniques for researching/uncovering…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/definitely-observations-usability-testing-are-all-valuable-techniques-for-researching-uncovering/", "published_at": "2017-08-18T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da4ed7ce3", "title": "Yes — also check out “When Coffee and Kale Compete” by Alan Klement.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/yes-also-check-out-when-coffee-and-kale-compete-by-alan-klement/", "published_at": "2017-08-17T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da525ef14", "title": "There are a number of challenges with ranking problems when uncertainty is high.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/there-are-a-number-of-challenges-with-ranking-problems-when-uncertainty-is-high/", "published_at": "2017-08-17T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da55501a3", "title": "Find Better Problems Worth Solving with the Customer Forces Canvas", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/find-better-problems-worth-solving-with-the-customer-forces-canvas/", "published_at": "2017-08-17T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da6129f14", "title": "You are right and such is the complexity with marketplace models because monetizable value for the…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/you-are-right-and-such-is-the-complexity-with-marketplace-models-because-monetizable-value-for-the/", "published_at": "2017-07-05T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da706f2d2", "title": "Traction is the One Metric to Rule Them All", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/traction-is-the-one-metric-to-rule-them-all/", "published_at": "2017-06-30T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da710d178", "title": "What is a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/what-is-a-minimum-viable-product-mvp/", "published_at": "2017-06-12T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da74701b1", "title": "The good news is that both awareness of the innovation “problem” and sense of urgency have been…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/the-good-news-is-that-both-awareness-of-the-innovation-problem-and-sense-of-urgency-have-been/", "published_at": "2017-05-10T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da7a78d14", "title": "Estimating for break-even was the original suggestion I made in my first book Running Lean, but I…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/estimating-for-break-even-was-the-original-suggestion-i-made-in-my-first-book-running-lean-but-i/", "published_at": "2017-03-13T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da815b5fc", "title": "That is correct…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/that-is-correct/", "published_at": "2017-03-10T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da8559641", "title": "You can certainly think of it that way.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/you-can-certainly-think-of-it-that-way/", "published_at": "2017-03-09T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da93d8307", "title": "Yes — not just that, but strategy is a highly overloaded term and I did a post not too long ago…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/yes-not-just-that-but-strategy-is-a-highly-overloaded-term-and-i-did-a-post-not-too-long-ago/", "published_at": "2017-03-09T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770da9ce377d", "title": "Great to hear Morten.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/great-to-hear-morten/", "published_at": "2017-03-09T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770daa298ef6", "title": "A 3x3x3 Perspective for getting your Vision, Strategy, and Product aligned", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/a-3x3x3-perspective-for-getting-your-vision-strategy-and-product-aligned/", "published_at": "2017-03-08T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770daaaae8b9", "title": "VRMotion — An Invention to Innovation Case-study", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/vrmotion-an-invention-to-innovation-case-study/", "published_at": "2016-11-03T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770dab7ef83c", "title": "Hi Brett —", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/hi-brett/", "published_at": "2016-10-19T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770dac1d7876", "title": "Yes, often a lot harder to write a shorter version than a longer one :)", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/yes-often-a-lot-harder-to-write-a-shorter-version-than-a-longer-one/", "published_at": "2016-10-12T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770dac68fd73", "title": "The GOLEAN Framework for Growth", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/the-golean-framework-for-growth/", "published_at": "2016-10-12T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770dacff3cd6", "title": "fixed :)", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/fixed/", "published_at": "2016-10-12T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770dadcff541", "title": "It is better to be prescriptive and wrong, than vague and right", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/it-is-better-to-be-prescriptive-and-wrong-than-vague-and-right/", "published_at": "2016-10-07T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770dae7208bf", "title": "I wouldn’t use being “vague” but being “open” as the right adjective here.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/i-wouldn-t-use-being-vague-but-being-open-as-the-right-adjective-here/", "published_at": "2016-10-07T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770dae967e06", "title": "First, “I don’t know” is far from being vague.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/first-i-don-t-know-is-far-from-being-vague/", "published_at": "2016-10-07T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770daf48bd4b", "title": "Adviser Whiplash", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/adviser-whiplash/", "published_at": "2016-10-07T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770daf80849f", "title": "Thanks Rob.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/thanks-rob/", "published_at": "2016-10-03T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db0428d85", "title": "Yes, getting a customer to fire their existing alternatives is tough which is why most new products…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/yes-getting-a-customer-to-fire-their-existing-alternatives-is-tough-which-is-why-most-new-products/", "published_at": "2016-10-02T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db0bedc17", "title": "Yes — giving yourself permission to stage rollout is the hardest mind shift for corporates and many…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/yes-giving-yourself-permission-to-stage-rollout-is-the-hardest-mind-shift-for-corporates-and-many/", "published_at": "2016-09-30T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db146df9d", "title": "But, Will it Scale?", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/but-will-it-scale/", "published_at": "2016-09-29T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db2391505", "title": "Expose Your Constraints Before Chasing Additional Resources", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/expose-your-constraints-before-chasing-additional-resources/", "published_at": "2016-08-25T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db28730dd", "title": "Love the Problem, Not Your Solution", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/love-the-problem-not-your-solution/", "published_at": "2016-08-11T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db2930bb8", "title": "Innovation Management", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/innovation-management/", "published_at": "2016-08-04T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db31c32b5", "title": "The Art of the Scientist", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/the-art-of-the-scientist/", "published_at": "2016-06-09T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db3c04803", "title": "How to Get Stakeholder Buy-in for Your Big Idea", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/how-to-get-stakeholder-buy-in-for-your-big-idea/", "published_at": "2016-06-01T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db4927bbb", "title": "It’s Time to Fire the Business Plan for Good", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/it-s-time-to-fire-the-business-plan-for-good/", "published_at": "2016-03-25T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db55a68ee", "title": "There were lots of signals for me:", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/there-were-lots-of-signals-for-me/", "published_at": "2016-03-17T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db60da7ec", "title": "It’s funny how after years of reading a book, there are certain scenes that never leave you.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/it-s-funny-how-after-years-of-reading-a-book-there-are-certain-scenes-that-never-leave-you/", "published_at": "2016-03-17T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db6305d4d", "title": "The Entrepreneur with a Thousand Faces", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/the-entrepreneur-with-a-thousand-faces/", "published_at": "2016-03-16T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db684a1d4", "title": "An Author’s Journey to 100,000 Copies", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/an-author-s-journey-to-100-000-copies/", "published_at": "2016-03-02T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db750ac08", "title": "Agreed.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/agreed/", "published_at": "2016-02-25T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db7e9b706", "title": "Yousef —", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/yousef/", "published_at": "2016-02-24T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db7f93bff", "title": "If you like TOC, you’ll like my customer factory metaphor which adapts TOC for business models.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/if-you-like-toc-you-ll-like-my-customer-factory-metaphor-which-adapts-toc-for-business-models/", "published_at": "2016-02-24T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db89104be", "title": "My 3 Biggest Lessons on Entrepreneurship (so far)", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/my-3-biggest-lessons-on-entrepreneurship-so-far/", "published_at": "2016-02-23T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db9147a75", "title": "The New Book Unveiled: Scaling Lean", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/the-new-book-unveiled-scaling-lean/", "published_at": "2016-02-11T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db923e748", "title": "I’m writing a follow-on post soon on this.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/i-m-writing-a-follow-on-post-soon-on-this/", "published_at": "2016-02-04T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770db92ddd48", "title": "The Different Worldviews of a Startup", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/2016-02-02-the-different-worldviews-of-a-startup/", "published_at": "2016-02-02T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770dba29df22", "title": "Please do and drop me a link and I’ll reference below the post. Thx!", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/please-do-and-drop-me-a-link-and-i-ll-reference-below-the-post-thx/", "published_at": "2016-02-02T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770dbaf5eb33", "title": "Which number?", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/which-number/", "published_at": "2016-01-13T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770dbaf60ad3", "title": "Hi Jim — I’m a software guy myself and you starts with putting yourself in your customer’s shoes…", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/hi-jim-i-m-a-software-guy-myself-and-you-starts-with-putting-yourself-in-your-customer-s-shoes/", "published_at": "2016-01-05T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-93f4-7023-8283-770dbb958e81", "title": "Everyone’s entitled an opinion — even human beings.", "url": "https://ashmaurya.com/blog/everyone-s-entitled-an-opinion-even-human-beings/", "published_at": "2016-01-05T00:00:00+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2019

Reorder your Chain of Beliefs with a leaner Lean Canvas original ↗

30 Jan 2019

Place yourself somewhere on the timeline below and ask yourself what made you switch to your next…original ↗

30 Jan 2019

Hi Michael —original ↗

30 Jan 2019

Hi Oscar —original ↗

27 Jan 2019

Yes, I too focus on these two starting boxes when I’m reviewing a canvas.original ↗

14 Jan 2019

You are correct :)original ↗

11 Jan 2019

Problems and customers are two sides of the same coin.original ↗

11 Jan 2019

I do remember publishing a fill order once where I labeled both problems and customer segment as…original ↗

11 Jan 2019

What is the Right Fill Order for a Lean Canvas?original ↗

10 Jan 2019

2018

Give Yourself Permission to Scale original ↗

15 Nov 2018

Why and How to Model a Non-profit on the Lean Canvas original ↗

30 Oct 2018

That’s an example of offer testing which, yes is valuable — provided you start with a reasonably…original ↗

17 Sept 2018

Do you mean budget?original ↗

14 Sept 2018

The Idea Funnel original ↗

13 Sept 2018

thx!original ↗

14 Jul 2018

Drop me a note at ash@leanstack.com original ↗

25 Jun 2018

In my newer problem interview script (will be released as part of this project), I advise against…original ↗

11 Jun 2018

The Problem With Problems original ↗

7 Jun 2018

My New Project — Unpacking the Innovator’s Gift original ↗

7 Jun 2018

Iren Korkishko — there is no doubt that launching something faster with an emphasis on seeking…original ↗

24 May 2018

I group it as a part of the “why”.original ↗

1 May 2018

I balance writing with many other activities and aim to get an article out a month — end of April /…original ↗

10 Apr 2018

That’s still a pitch — not discovery.original ↗

1 Apr 2018

As I mentioned in the first response, if you are cold talking to strangers, that’s a big channel…original ↗

1 Apr 2018

Using a no-code (or wizard or oz) mvp is certainly a great tactic for speeding up solution…original ↗

31 Mar 2018

The course I list below address this.original ↗

30 Mar 2018

First, if you can’t talk to customers, that’s a serious channel risk and probably the first domino…original ↗

30 Mar 2018

thx :)original ↗

29 Mar 2018

Don’t Start With an MVP original ↗

29 Mar 2018

Can you give an example of a no-code MVP so we are clear on definitions?original ↗

29 Mar 2018

Why have 2 canvases (BMC and VPC) when just a Lean Canvas will do?original ↗

28 Mar 2018

First, viability (versus feasibility) tends to be what’s riskiest or hardest for most products.original ↗

20 Feb 2018

Larry was going to be Mary but I didn’t have corresponding illustrations to match the character.original ↗

14 Feb 2018

Yes — substitute names that work. The archetype has a thousand names and faces :)original ↗

13 Feb 2018

We all need a ballpark destination (vision) to aim towards, and a high level rollout plan…original ↗

13 Feb 2018

The Artist and The Innovator original ↗

13 Feb 2018

Yes…as long as your business has customers, customers are people and the same dynamics and modeling…original ↗

24 Jan 2018

Someone (in Vancouver) just shared their experience getting a bank loan from a millennial lender…original ↗

24 Jan 2018

you mean the “illusion of predictability”.original ↗

18 Jan 2018

A Lean Canvas is NOT Enough to Replace a Business Plan original ↗

18 Jan 2018

2017

I share a lot of mindset shift in videos you’ll find at https://leanstack.com.original ↗

18 Dec 2017

I am familiar with Tony’s work and have seen many other talks.original ↗

15 Dec 2017

Continuous Innovation original ↗

15 Dec 2017

The Beautiful Game of Entrepreneurship original ↗

22 Nov 2017

Thx :)original ↗

2 Nov 2017

Hi Andy — yes if you follow the post links back, you’ll see roots of this thinking in a workshop I…original ↗

24 Oct 2017

The Customer Forces Canvas [Updated]original ↗

20 Oct 2017

It’s a worthwhile exercise to guess at the customer forces before talking to an actual prospect in…original ↗

20 Oct 2017

If you’re making a change that delivers a “better” value proposition, the outcome is customer…original ↗

20 Oct 2017

First, I only talk to people who have attempted the “job” I’m exploring.original ↗

20 Oct 2017

A sample script will be forthcoming probably in a future post.original ↗

20 Oct 2017

Have you tried?original ↗

18 Aug 2017

Definitely… Observations/usability testing are all valuable techniques for researching/uncovering…original ↗

18 Aug 2017

Yes — also check out “When Coffee and Kale Compete” by Alan Klement.original ↗

17 Aug 2017

There are a number of challenges with ranking problems when uncertainty is high.original ↗

17 Aug 2017

Find Better Problems Worth Solving with the Customer Forces Canvas original ↗

17 Aug 2017

You are right and such is the complexity with marketplace models because monetizable value for the…original ↗

5 Jul 2017

Traction is the One Metric to Rule Them All original ↗

30 Jun 2017

What is a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)original ↗

12 Jun 2017

The good news is that both awareness of the innovation “problem” and sense of urgency have been…original ↗

10 May 2017

Estimating for break-even was the original suggestion I made in my first book Running Lean, but I…original ↗

13 Mar 2017

That is correct…original ↗

10 Mar 2017

You can certainly think of it that way.original ↗

9 Mar 2017

Yes — not just that, but strategy is a highly overloaded term and I did a post not too long ago…original ↗

9 Mar 2017

Great to hear Morten.original ↗

9 Mar 2017

A 3x3x3 Perspective for getting your Vision, Strategy, and Product aligned original ↗

8 Mar 2017

2016

VRMotion — An Invention to Innovation Case-study original ↗

3 Nov 2016

Hi Brett —original ↗

19 Oct 2016

Yes, often a lot harder to write a shorter version than a longer one :)original ↗

12 Oct 2016

The GOLEAN Framework for Growth original ↗

12 Oct 2016

fixed :)original ↗

12 Oct 2016

It is better to be prescriptive and wrong, than vague and right original ↗

7 Oct 2016

I wouldn’t use being “vague” but being “open” as the right adjective here.original ↗

7 Oct 2016

First, “I don’t know” is far from being vague.original ↗

7 Oct 2016

Adviser Whiplash original ↗

7 Oct 2016

Thanks Rob.original ↗

3 Oct 2016

Yes, getting a customer to fire their existing alternatives is tough which is why most new products…original ↗

2 Oct 2016

Yes — giving yourself permission to stage rollout is the hardest mind shift for corporates and many…original ↗

30 Sept 2016

But, Will it Scale?original ↗

29 Sept 2016

Expose Your Constraints Before Chasing Additional Resources original ↗

25 Aug 2016

Love the Problem, Not Your Solution original ↗

11 Aug 2016

Innovation Management original ↗

4 Aug 2016

The Art of the Scientist original ↗

9 Jun 2016

How to Get Stakeholder Buy-in for Your Big Idea original ↗

1 Jun 2016

It’s Time to Fire the Business Plan for Good original ↗

25 Mar 2016

There were lots of signals for me:original ↗

17 Mar 2016

It’s funny how after years of reading a book, there are certain scenes that never leave you.original ↗

17 Mar 2016

The Entrepreneur with a Thousand Faces original ↗

16 Mar 2016

An Author’s Journey to 100,000 Copies original ↗

2 Mar 2016

Agreed.original ↗

25 Feb 2016

Yousef —original ↗

24 Feb 2016

If you like TOC, you’ll like my customer factory metaphor which adapts TOC for business models.original ↗

24 Feb 2016

My 3 Biggest Lessons on Entrepreneurship (so far)original ↗

23 Feb 2016

The New Book Unveiled: Scaling Lean original ↗

11 Feb 2016

I’m writing a follow-on post soon on this.original ↗

4 Feb 2016

The Different Worldviews of a Startup original ↗

2 Feb 2016

Please do and drop me a link and I’ll reference below the post. Thx!original ↗

2 Feb 2016

Which number?original ↗

13 Jan 2016

Hi Jim — I’m a software guy myself and you starts with putting yourself in your customer’s shoes…original ↗

5 Jan 2016

Everyone’s entitled an opinion — even human beings.original ↗

5 Jan 2016