At Imvu, We Opened Up Our Board

Except In Very Narrow Cases, Where There's Breakthrough Science That Needs Patent Production, Worrying About Competitors Is A Waste Of Time. If You Can't Out Iterate Someone Who Is Trying To Copy You, You're Toast Anyway.

The Lean Startup Method Is Not About Cost, It Is About Speed.

At Imvu, We Opened Up Our Board Meetings To The Whole Company.

Using The Lean Startup Approach, Companies Can Create Order Not Chaos By Providing Tools To Test A Vision Continuously.

The Goal Of A Startup Is To Figure Out The Right Thing To Build-the Thing Customers Want And Will Pay For-as Quickly As Possible. In Other Words, The Lean Startup Is A New Way Of Looking At The Development Of Innovative New Products That Emphasizes Fast Iteration And Customer Insight, A Huge Vision, And Great Ambition, All At The Same Time.