The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses · chapter 4 · id the-lean-startup-c4-03-every-startup-is-a-grand-exper

“Every startup is a grand experiment that answers the question: 'Should this product be built?' This framing positions entrepreneurship as a fundamentally scientific endeavor.”

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Felin, T. (2019), Academy of Management ReviewFLAGGED: DOI not in registry

The lean startup conflates experimentation with strategy. Real competitive advantage comes from unique insight, not customer feedback loops. Customers cannot tell you what does not exist yet.

Sarasvathy, S. (2001), Effectuation Theory, Academy of Management ReviewFLAGGED: DOI not in registry

Expert entrepreneurs use means-driven, effectual logic rather than goal-driven, causal logic. They shape opportunities rather than discovering them through hypothesis testing.

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