The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses · chapter 7 · id the-lean-startup-c7-03-ges-adoption-of-lean-startup-p

“GE's adoption of lean startup principles through the FastWorks program demonstrates that innovation accounting works at enterprise scale.”

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Fortune -- Inside GE's Transformation (2018)FLAGGED: dead link (404)

GE FastWorks (2012-2015) was the highest-profile corporate lean startup adoption, with Ries personally consulting. GE claimed early wins but later abandoned the initiative as GE's broader strategy collapsed under Jeff Immelt.

HBR -- How GE Applies Lean Startup Practices (2014)source alive

GE claimed FastWorks cut product development timelines by 30-40%, but no independent audit confirmed these figures. The program was quietly wound down as GE entered financial crisis.

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