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The Startup Owner's Manual

By Steve Blank and Bob Dorf

This episode reveals why a startup's success hinges not on a brilliant product idea, but on a rigorous, customer-centric process of continuous discovery and adaptation.

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“This episode reveals why a startup's success hinges not on a brilliant product idea, but on a rigorous, customer-centric process of continuous discovery and adaptation.”

— Steve Blank and Bob Dorf, The Startup Owner's Manual

What it is about

Startup strategy, customer development, lean methodology

Who it is for

If you've ever poured your energy into an idea only to find it didn't resonate, this will clarify how to build something people genuinely need and want, and this will help you see what to do next.

The author

Steve Blank and Bob Dorf, veterans of multiple Silicon Valley startups and educators, distilled decades of hard-won lessons into a rigorous, systematic method for building ventures that actually survive and scale.

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Steve Blank and Bob Dorf

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