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Books by Eric Ries

Eric Ries is an American entrepreneur and author who developed the lean startup methodology while working as a software engineer and startup co-founder in Silicon Valley. He studied at Yale and later co-founded IMVU, an avatar-based social network, where he began applying lean manufacturing principles to software development. The Lean Startup, published in 2011, grew out of his blog and a series of talks that attracted a large following among founders and product teams. He has since worked with companies and government agencies on innovation programs and founded the Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE).