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Next, agree upon metrics of success. Eric Ries is great at this, so read his books The Lean Startup and The Startup Way to learn his in-depth methods for what he calls “Innovation Accounting.” But in short, the small team needs a set of metrics to define what a successful experimental outcome looks like. Note, these aren’t long-term business metrics; these are short-term experimental outcomes. Eric calls it validating your blind-faith assumptions.
Ask Your Developer
Jeff Lawson
Here’s what you need to look for in a North Star Metric: As close as possible to the core value experience ... Aggregate number, not a rate or ratio—We’re looking for a number that will sum up the value across the entire market and potentially grow up-and-to-right over time... Simple and memorable—No North Star Metric is perfect. Some messages sent via WhatsApp may be spam, some items purchased on eBay may not be fully satisfactory to the buyer. That’s fine as long as the number is still generally indicative of total value.
Evidence-Guided
Itamar Gilad
That drove Gustafson to flywheel step 2: Build collaborative improvement teams. Each teacher would join a team led by an experienced Ware teacher who exemplified the culture. The mechanism generated cohesion and momentum as teams met in collaborative improvement meetings at least once per week, teachers coming together to share ideas, get feedback, discuss individual student progress, and improve the Ware teaching recipes.
Turning the Flywheel
Jim Collins
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