Post by Jesse Landry

Founders love motion. They love to build, launch, and tweak before the paint has even dried. But The Lean Startup by Eric Ries reminds us of a brutal truth, without definition, you’re not iterating, you’re wandering. “Define” isn’t a suggestion. It’s the guardrail that keeps you from mistaking chaos for creativity. Before the next sprint, the next feature, the next pitch, stop. Define the customer. Define the problem. Define the outcome that will tell you you’ve actually solved it. Everything else is noise, and noise burns through capital faster than bad code. The point of defining isn’t to slow you down, it’s to make sure every ounce of speed is pointed in the right direction. Too many founders confuse momentum with progress. Defining forces you to look the truth in the eye before you wrap it in a roadmap. It’s uncomfortable. It’s humbling. And it’s the one discipline that can save you from scaling a guess. Here's to Joshua Wyss (Inclined Technologies), Dina Radenkovic Turner (Gameto), Waleed Atallah (Mako), Jordy Leiser (Jump), John Maslin (Vulcan Elements), Ryan Soskin (GoodShip), Peter Arrowsmith (JMI Equity), Chris Sznewajs (Pacific Avenue Capital Partners), Minna Song (EliseAI), Steve Jarmel & John Findlay (Periscope Equity ) - keep pushing forward! Your Thursday VC Breakfast Rundown 👇 #Startups #StartupFunding #VentureCapital #EarlyStage #GrowthCapital #StrategicCapital #PrivateEquity #FamilyOffice #Technology #Innovation #TechEcosystem #StartupEcosystem #EricRies #TheLeanStartup