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Would this book be helpful for those who live in the UK? Or is it very US specific?

I think you should let people dream. Very few people start billion dollar start-ups - but there are skills and insight being provided here that is highly transferable.

Start-ups are frequently on the cutting edge of business practices - the ideas that are generated here often have impact for people working in big business as well.

Whilst I somehwhat agree with your sentiment, I actually think the content of the course (thus far) is acutally pretty consistent with what you've said above.

The main takeaway from the last lecture was identify a good problem and a good idea that resonates with you personally - or as you phrased it "solve real problems".

The key difference between a start-up and a normal small business is that a start-up's main aim is to grow very quickly to benefit from the economies of the business model. Unfortunately in that environment raising venture capital and working 80 hour weeks is a bit of a fact of life - I hope some people take away from this course that there are other options to this. Specifically a slower self-financing growth phase, bank loans or family/friends etc.

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The margin is in the notebooks not the scanning service.

Definitely agree with this - but this service combined with handwriting recognition to make notebooks searchable (a la Evernote) would be perfect!

When I first read Maciej's tweets and blogs early on I thought he was a cynical arsehole.

As time went on I realised the tech industry could use a few more cynical arseholes.

Couldn't help but notice that book has a terrible review from the author John Seddon - although he has always been a vocal critic of management thinking such as lean.

If you ever find yourself the smartest guy in the room, then you're in the wrong room.