Lean in Memes – 10 Lean Startup Ideas Explained in Memes
![1. Slowpoke](https://web.archive.org/web/20120512045334/http://leostartsup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1.-Slowpoke.jpg)
Have you yet heard your startup should be Lean? I bet you did.
So with internet memes finally going completely viral and mainstream, thanks to 9gag, Reddit and co, we thought of doing a set of memes just for the Lean Startup.
Here are just a few of the most important concepts of lean startups, explained with the latest internet memes!
Enjoy:
1.) “How minimal should your MVP be?” “Probably much more minimal than you think”
![2. Why](https://web.archive.org/web/20130703075330/http://leostartsup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2.-Why.jpg)
Related post: Idea to paying customers in 7 weeks: how we did it.
2.) You will never have complete information – act anyway
![5. Yo Dawg](https://web.archive.org/web/20130703075331/http://leostartsup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/5.-Yo-Dawg.jpg)
Related post: Acting with incomplete information in a startup
3.) Good guy Greg startup founder: “Validate your assumptions”
![4. Good guy](https://web.archive.org/web/20130703075332/http://leostartsup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/4.-Good-guy.jpg)
4.) Use 5 Why’s to get to the root cause of a problem
![9. Most Interesting Man](https://web.archive.org/web/20160204182709/http://leostartsup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/9.-Most-Interesting-Man.jpg)
Related post: 5 Whys
5.) Don’t get stuck in “No one cares” land with your idea
![3. Y U No](http://content/images/resources/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/3.-Y-U-No.jpg)
Related post: Lean Failure and the Risk of No-Man’s Land, Pivot, don’t jump to a new vision;
6.) Hmm…
![8. Philosoraptor](https://web.archive.org/web/20130703075325/http://leostartsup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/8.-Philosoraptor.jpg)
Related post: Get the hell outside the building
7.) Scumbag startup founder
![13. Scumbag Steve](https://web.archive.org/web/20130703075325/http://leostartsup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/13.-Scumbag-Steve.jpg)
8.) Time to rethink A/B Testing?
![10. Asian Dad](https://web.archive.org/web/20130703075328/http://leostartsup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/10.-Asian-Dad.jpg)
9.) Don’t bullshit yourself
![7. Futurama Fry](https://web.archive.org/web/20130703075325/http://leostartsup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/7.-Futurama-Fry.jpg)
10.) Maybe Eric Ries screwed us all over
![12. Conspiracy Keanu](https://web.archive.org/web/20130703075326/http://leostartsup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/12.-Conspiracy-Keanu.jpg)
Pro Tip: Personally email your first 1000 signups
![11. All The](https://web.archive.org/web/20130703075326/http://leostartsup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/11.-All-The.jpg)
Related post: It’s the CEO’s job to email the first 1000 signups
Did you catch them all?
![17. Success Kid](https://web.archive.org/web/20130703075326/http://leostartsup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/17.-Success-Kid.jpg)
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