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Nice post and I think that the applications of "lean" go even further than simply other industries. I am playing with the application of Lean concepts to the development and roll out of corporate learning inside companies. The traditional approach is extremely similar to old waterfall development and training has historically often fallen short on finding PM fit. i think that while the concept of being customer focused have been around forever, this specific application (Lean) meets the speed and engagement requirements of the world today. in case your interested here is the post on Lean Learning... http://learninghack.wordpress.com/2010/08/25/here-comes-lean-learning-pt-1/
Two Venture Capital Industries - But One Lean Start-Up
Fred Wilson posted a blog last week regarding the "Two Venture Capital Industries" -- observing that the Internet/software industry, where he invests, has undergone great change due to the lower-cost model (commonly known as the "lean start-up" movement) but the more capital-intensive industries...
The assumption of 0% returns to eternity assumes steady state. A shake out of the VC world would not be a bad thing as it will drive innovation in the VC industry. Having been in VC late 90's to bust and in P.E. and seed stage since, I think that the VC model has done little to adapt to the new economics of investing. Combined with the fact that many are reaching the end of their 3 year investment period they are actively trying to put money to work in the old way. i think there will be another VC bubble pop but as I wrote in my blog a few weeks ago that might not be a bad thing http://bit.ly/d6FBVk
From here to enternity
Earlier this week at the AlwaysOn Venture Summit East, Harvard Business School Professor Bill Sahlman declared that the "Median rate of return on VC will be 0% for the rest of eternity". For those of us who have been in the industry for a while, this is not a new statement from Professor Sahlman...
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