The Lean Enterprise

PRAISE FOR THE LEAN ENTERPRISE The Lean Enterprise presents a framework for companies to create an environment that empowers the greatest entrepreneurial talent to thrive inside the organization, retaining the greatest innovative minds and reaping the benefits of their greatest inventions. -Brad Smith, Intuit President & CEO Corporations who miss this book have their days numbered. -Dave McClure, Founding Partner at 500 Startups; Investor in Twilio, SendGrid, MakerBot, and Mint.com The age of the traditional enterprise is over. Tiny, highly innovative, and daring startups rule the headlines and the financial bottom lines of the business world. With markets emerging seemingly from nowhere and no room whatsoever for second place, speed is the only advantage in this new landscape. Adopting a lean approach more often associated with small startups may be the saving grace for the enterprise, but corporate leaders will have to quickly and energetically embrace this new paradigm to re-level the playing field. The Lean Enterprise: How Corporations Can Innovate Like Startups takes an in-depth look at the methodologies, tools, development strategies, and incentive structures that are helping to guide some of the world's largest organizations to reclaim their innovation prowess. Take an expert tour through the details of leading a lean enterprise-complete with case studies and interviews of successful innovators-to propel your organization to new frontiers in innovation.