This week the show is a bit different! I don't have a guest as such; the interview is concierged in a way to create a virtual interview. Why? Well, I wanted you to hear words of wisdom from the legend that is Eric Ries, the man behind the Lean Startup movement and without whom this show - and doubtless many hundreds of thousands of startups and unicorns - wouldn't exist. To try and lure Eric on such a new podcast just isn't realistic, so this is an experiment - if this show performs well it'll be great evidence to go to the great man himself and convince him to come on. That's the theory.  Follow Martin on Twitter @Martinslaney and on his website https://martinslaney.com Do check out the original episodes of videos and podcasts I dissected and used in the show:  The Startup Way with Eric Ries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRaA-9Rmam4 Eric Ries on The Lean Startup, the law of sustainable growth, lessons learned, and looking ahead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-N9admOU2E Eric Ries on The Startup Way - The Business File from LBC https://rss.hosting.thisisdax.com/609a8c2a-c8cd-48e5-a747-693f0f122970  Lean Startup - The Future of Lean Startup http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:63233200/sounds.rss  The Twenty Minute VC - http://thetwentyminutevc.libsyn.com/rss

This week's guest is Olivia O' Sullivan, the Head of Corporate Engagement at Acceleprise, a B2B-focused accelerator and fund. Olivia talks to Martin with her incredibly insightful perspective on what a successful MVP looks like, emphasises the importance of design, and reveals her views from an investment standpoint on B2B SaaS no-code startups.  Check out the Acceleprise website and their cool portfolio companies here Follow Martin on Twitter: @martinslaney Follow Martin on Medium: https://medium.com/@MartinSlaney Don't forget - you can send me audio messages and thoughts on the show using the link in Anchor - and I may feature you on the next show!

Martin interviews Baptiste Jamin, the founder and CEO of Crisp, the customer messaging app for startups and SMEs. They cover a bunch of topics, such as: the mistakes to avoid when releasing the first version of your product, the difference between a Minimum Viable Product and a Minimum Loveable Product, and how they made the most of their early adopters to be ready for an unexpected overnight success story, growing from strength to strength ever since. 

Links: Crisp website

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Hi! I'm Martin, a product guy and startupper who loves talking about making digital products - especially those critical early stages when you go from something to nothing. I'll be talking to all kinds of startup founders and product people to hear their experiences of building and shipping the first release. 

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