Mitch Kapoor interview at SLLconf 2011
by Udi h Bauman
1. Lean startup philosophy counter-balance the infinite capacity of human to self-dilusion
2. Needed to unlearn his experience after building Lotus
2.1. Which was the right product at the right place at the right time & grew much more than expected
3. Innovation succeeds at specific points of equilibirium changes - when things are a about to change, not after they've changed
3.1. It usually succeeds when it doesn't use conventional thinking/perception
4. Social term sheet
5. Change
5.1. Just like companies started to accounted for co2 footprint,
5.2. they will start be accounted not just for creating economic value, but also social value
6. Lean startup principles apply to non-profits just as well
7. From an invstor perspective:
7.1. A startup practicing lean principles has an unfair advantage against a completely equivalent startup who doesn't
8. There's advantage in working towards some goal, when knowing that there will be some discontinuity if the goal isn't achieved