I just ordered Lean Startup yesterday, and someone lent me their Four Steps last week. I was wondering if any of you guys have read them both and think that if I read Lean Startup, then reading Four Steps would be redundant?
Thanks!
I've found that Eric builds upon Steve's philosophy while combining it with the ideas found in "Business Model Generation" by Osterwalder.
In my opinion, the two books go hand in hand more than repeat one another.
Specifically, in "Lean Startup", Ries talks about Customer Development for a bit; whereas "Four Steps..." is mainly about customer development.
In short: both books are valuable
Would I be correct in assuming I shall read Eric's first, and then use Steve's book for elaboration or reference on an as-needed basis?
Eric's is a bit easier to digest though.