Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Re:Is the Lean Startup Dead? by vkou on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @01:36PM (#17920210)

> Furthermore, huge funding means investors are looking for a huge returns. A $1b sale is now failure?? My gut says this "go big or go bankrupt" pressure encourages tunnel vision among leadership rather than innovation.

If you don't take the money, they will go to your competitor, and give it to them instead.

If you're in a space where you can be killed by your competitor selling $1 for 90 cents, that will kill you just as dead.

It doesn't matter if Uber's popularity is a 'real' moat or not, as long as its a moat big enough to drown you.

Sure, a few years later, said competitor will make an announcement on their website about the conclusion of their 'magical journey', but that's not going to matter to you, is it?

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Re:Is the Lean Startup Dead? by salt-licker on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @01:50PM (#17920353)

Good point, I forgot to mention that "race to IPO and cash out" is a viable business strategy, though a sad product strategy. See A123 Systems, Desktop Metal's founder's previous company that went bankrupt. Also the Energous story: https://liesandstartuppr.blogspot.com/2016/04/those-other-gu...

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Re:Is the Lean Startup Dead? by WalterSear on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @02:50PM (#17920855)

>If you don't take the money, they will go to your competitor, and give it to them instead.

Your competitor is getting funded whether you take the money or not. A failure to have planned for this is a de facto plan to drink the cool-aid.

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