The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses · chapter 12 · id the-lean-startup-c12-06-startups-need-three-structural
“Startups need three structural attributes to thrive within a large organization: scarce but secure resources, independent development authority, and a personal stake in the outcome.”
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Christensen (1997), The Innovator's DilemmaFLAGGED: dead link (404)
Christensen prescribed autonomous spin-out units with separate P&L, independent authority, and dedicated resources 14 years before Ries. The three attributes are a simplified restatement of Christensen's disruption playbook.
O'Reilly & Tushman (2004), Ambidextrous Organization, Academy of Management ReviewDOI registry: valid
The ambidextrous organization framework provides a more nuanced model for managing innovation within incumbents, with stronger empirical support across dozens of case studies.
Nagji & Tuff (2012), Managing Your Innovation Portfolio, HBRsource alive
The 70-20-10 innovation portfolio model provides more actionable guidance than Ries' three attributes, with clearer resource allocation frameworks.
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