Erik will talk about the problem of getting attached the idea behind a proposed product before validating what, if anything, about the product will bring you closer to realizing your vision. In addition to talking about an example from The Lean Startup by Eric Ries, Erik will illustrate the problem through the lenses of Raphael's "The School of Athens" and Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau character.

2. “If only it were so
easy to have a
good idea stolen.”
eric ries, the lean startup

4. Poets love their
own poems.
LOL

5. “Every man loves his own handiwork better
than he would be loved by it if it came alive;
and this happens perhaps most of all with poets;
for they have an excessive love for their own poems,
doting on them as if they were their children.”
aristotle, nicomachean ethics, book ix

8. “Now it’s time to invite one of your friends!”
“Before I know if it’s cool?”
eric ries, the lean startup

10. @erikmattheis
erikmattheis.com
Slide artwork by Annette Marie Price Design & Illustration