Government as a Startup with ‘The Lean Startup’ Author Eric Ries

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“The Lean Startup” author Eric Ries discusses the public servant as entrepreneur, government as a startup and how government can “fail forward.” Ries shares how federal institutions and leaders, from the Food and Drug Administration and U.S. military to U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park and White House Director of Digital Strategy Macon Phillips are championing and implementing the principles of a lean startup.