Lukáš Dušek Livres

Offers a systematic approach to product/market fit, discussing customer involvment, optimal time to obtain funding, and when to change the plan.

Most startups fail, but many of those failures are preventable. A new approach is transforming how companies are built and products launched. A startup is defined as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty, whether it's a solo entrepreneur in a garage or a team of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. The common goal is to navigate this uncertainty to find a sustainable business path. This approach promotes capital efficiency and better leverages human creativity. Drawing inspiration from lean manufacturing, it emphasizes "validated learning," rapid scientific experimentation, and counter-intuitive practices that shorten product development cycles, measure genuine progress without vanity metrics, and uncover real customer desires. It allows companies to pivot with agility, making incremental adjustments as needed. Instead of spending time on elaborate business plans, this method provides entrepreneurs—regardless of company size—a means to continuously test their vision and adapt before it's too late. The author offers a scientific framework for creating and managing successful startups in an era where innovation is crucial.

Per rispondere alle crescenti minacce alla sicurezza degli Stati Uniti, l'Agenzia per la Sicurezza Nazionale ha istituito una nuova organizzazione supersegreta, Third Echelon, specializzata nella raccolta di informazioni. I suoi agenti sul campo sono abilissimi, invisibili, micidiali. Operano in assoluta solitudine e hanno licenza di spiare, rubare, distruggere, assassinare. Ma se dovessero cadere in mani nemiche, nessuno muoverà un dito per salvarli. Sam Fisher è uno di loro, il migliore. In un crescendo di tensione e colpi di scena, Fisher deve scontrarsi con un'organizzazione terroristica ancor più pericolosa di Al Qaeda e con un micidiale cartello di trafficanti d'armi...