Validated Learning: The ‘Build, Measure, Learn’ loop
In the previous post, I introduced the lean startup methodology by Eric Ries. He defines two phases in a startup. There is a Customer Discovery
Innovation Practice
Innovation Practice is where the rubber meets the road. It is where ideas are generated, tested and taken to scale. The other elements of the ecosystem cannot thrive without a great innovation practice in place. So a clear understanding of innovation practice and how to execute it correctly is essential.
The blogs discuss topics like experimenting, lean startup and customer interviewing. To provide all the information needed to understand and execute innovation practice correctly.
Must Reads
An introduction to Lean Startup: How it all started
The Lean Startup, Running lean, The four steps to epiphany, we have all read the books. We use the Business Model Canvas and build MVP’s.
Recent Articles
Testing Business Ideas with GroundControl
At GroundControl we’re a big fan of David Bland’s Testing Business Ideas book because it closely matches how we look at the journey from a great idea to a validated business model and it gives a lot of examples of which experiments you can run to de-risk as much as possible. You could even say that GroundControl is Testing Business Ideas software.
Why The Mom Test is still one of the best startup books
Recently, we worked together with author Rob Fitzpatrick to translate The Mom Test into Dutch. It’s one of the first books that we recommend to
The Wizard of Oz Prototyping VS Concierge Testing
The best way to validate a value proposition is by testing if the solution delivers the value the customer is looking for. To test your
How to turn your risky assumptions into Experiments
Once you have filled in your NEXT Canvas, you are stuck with a pile of stickies filled with assumptions. Do they all need to be
Why we stopped building MVP’s
At NEXT we decided to drop the word MVP and use solution experiment, prototype, or first version instead.
How to apply Agile to validate business models: the Lean Sprint
Most startups are familiar with agile development sprints of 1 or 2 weeks. They try to plan work that ‘belongs’ together and release a new
Braintrust: a format for powerful peer-to-peer mentoring
For three years in a row, the most valued session during the Rockstart Accelerator programs has been the Braintrust. Esther introduced it as Lean Mentor
10 Lean Startup Experiment examples
An important part of Lean Startup is running experiments. Experiments turn assumptions into learnings. Learn and Confirm experiments There are two types of experiments: Learn
Doing customer interviews: how to get to the actual value
This is Part 4 of our Lean Startup series. One of the most important tools or experiments you can do throughout the search for your
Continuous experimenting in innovation
In the last post, I talked about the importance of validated learning. Trying to validate your way to a working business model. You don’t validate
Validated Learning: The ‘Build, Measure, Learn’ loop
In the previous post, I introduced the lean startup methodology by Eric Ries. He defines two phases in a startup. There is a Customer Discovery
An introduction to Lean Startup: How it all started
The Lean Startup, Running lean, The four steps to epiphany, we have all read the books. We use the Business Model Canvas and build MVP’s.
