Book · 240 pages

Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works

Ash Maurya · LeanFoundry Paid Intermediate

This is the practical, step-by-step manual for the Lean Startup ideas, built around the one-page Lean Canvas and a system for ranking your riskiest assumptions. It gives you a repeatable way to decide what to test next instead of guessing, which is exactly the 'what must I learn next' question at the heart of a good MVP. Use it when you want a process rather than inspiration.

  • Map your whole idea on one page, then attack the riskiest box first
  • Prioritise experiments by risk, not by what is easiest or most fun to build
  • Talk to customers on a schedule, treating each conversation as data

It answers 2 questions

  1. What actually counts as an MVP, and what's the smallest one I can get away with?
  2. My co-founder and I keep debating two ideas and cannot agree, how do we decide?

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