The rating – what does it mean?At getAbstract, we summarize books. that help people understand the world and make it better. Whatever we select for our library has to excel in one or the other of these two core criteria:Enlightening – You’ll learn things that will inform and improve your decisions.Helpful – You’ll take-away practical advice that will help you get better at what you do.We rate each piece of content on a scale of 1–10 with regard to these two core criteria.
Our rating helps you sort the titles on your reading list from adequate (5) to brilliant (10). Books we rate below 5 won’t be summarized. Here's what the ratings mean:5 –Solid.
A helpful and/or enlightening book, inspite of its obvious shortcomings. For instance, it may be offer decent advice in some areas but be repetitive or unremarkable in others.6 – Notable. A helpful and/or enlightening book that stands out by at least one aspect, e.g. Is particularly well structured.7 – Good.
A helpful and/or enlightening book that combines two or more noteworthy strengths, e.g. Contains uncommonly novel ideas and presents them in an engaging manner.8 – Very good. A helpful and/or enlightening book that has a substantial number of outstanding qualities without excelling across the board, e.g. Presents the latest findings in a topical field and is written by a renowned expert but lacks a bit in style.9 – Superb.
A helpful and/or enlightening book that is extremely well rounded, has many strengths and no shortcomings worth mentioning.10 – Brilliant. A helpful and/or enlightening book that, in addition to meeting the highest standards in all pertinent aspects, stands out even among the best. Often an instant classic and must-read for everyone.While the rating tells you how good a book is according to our two core criteria, it says nothing about its particular defining features. Ash Maurya, an experienced and successful Lean entrepreneur and authority, wastes no time on theory or fluff. He plunges in with almost 200 pages of detailed instruction about how to use the “Lean Methodology” – a proven product development process – to guide your lean start-up. Though it assumes at least a passing familiarity with the Lean Movement, and focuses mostly on “solution”-type start-ups, getAbstract believes anyone interested in building a new business – especially part-time at first and with little money – will find this manual valuable. Calculate RiskFocus on the risks when you plan your new business.
We live in an age of unparalleled opportunity for innovation. We’re building more products than ever before, but most of them fail—not because we can’t complete what we set out to build, but because we waste time, money, and effort building the wrong product.What we need is a systematic process for quickly vetting product ideas and raising our odds of success. That’s the promise of Running Lean.In this inspiring book, Ash Maurya takes you through an exacting strategy for achieving a 'product/market fit' for your fledgling venture, based on his own experience in building a wide array of products from high-tech to no-tech. Table of Contents.