References
The Leancamp site is good starting point to learn about the various disciplines covered at Leancamp. It includes talks and discussions at Leancamp and elsewhere, and covers the basics to more advanced and integrated topics. The Leancamp site collects mostly video and slide decks. There is also in-depth, written material created by the thought-leaders behind these disciplines and our peers who share what they learn, which is referenced here.
Lean Startup
Eric Ries coined the term Lean Startup and has written extensively about it on his blog Lessons Learned. His book, The Lean Startup, is available for pre-order on Amazon. Eric has also made an online Lean Startup course freely available at Socrated.com
Ash Maurya, one of Eric’s first followers, has written about his lessons learned on his blog and in his book, Running Lean.
Salim Virani, one of the founders of Leancamp, blogs Lean Startup tips and gotchas here.
Business Model Innovation
Alexander Osterwalder created the Business Model Generation methods through his research and consulting work, and by leading a community of more than 400 contributors including designers, entrepreneurs, investors, managers and executives. His book is called Business Model Generation, and he blogs on Business Model Alchemist.
Customer Development
Steve Blank, created the Customer Development methodology and describes it in detail in his book Four Steps To The Epiphany. He blogs here.
Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits have written a more concise overview called The Entrepreneurs Guide To Customer Development.
Lean Thinking
Lean Thinking has been applied in a software context by a few forward thinkers in the UK, who share their thoughts and lessons learned on their blogs: Benjamin Mitchell blogs about Kanban and learning methods associated with Lean. Chris Matts blogs about Lean, Kanban and Agile business analysis.
Design & Visual Thinking
Dave Gray is founder of XPLANE, a visual communications and design company which works with a who’s who of notable corporations and startups. His book, Gamestorming, covers a number of visual and design process methods, including how to design your own methods. He blogs here and publishes one of the best visual thinking references on Flickr.
David Heinemier Hansson and Jason Fried co-founded 37 Signals, a very successful web applications service provider, which grew to millions of users based on revenue alone. They are leaders in both bootstrapping businesses and in minimalist service design. They have written extensively about this journey on their blog, Signal vs Noise. They have also written two books: Getting Real, which is focused on web-based businesses, and Rework, which tackles a broader range of business issues.
For the techies, I recommend Christian Heilmann, whose lightweight projects are a good example of design sensibility in code and function.
Startup Investment & Funding
The Venture Hacks blog is a good reference if you’re learning the ropes. Two local investors, Hussein Kanji and Colin Hayhurt, cover key UK and European issues. It’s also recommended that you get acquainted with Seedcamp and other incubation/acceleration programs in Europe.
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