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Websitetheleanstartup.com
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Twitter@ericries
BirthplaceSan Diego

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Yale University, B.A.

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imvu

Eric Ries

Eric Ries is the author of the forthcoming book, The Lean Startup. Previously, he co-founded and served as Chief Technology Officer of IMVU. He is the co-author of several books including The Black Art of Java Game Programming (Waite Group Press, 1996).

While an undergraduate at Yale Unviersity, he co-founded Catalyst Recruiting. Although Catalyst folded with the dot-com crash, Ries continued his entrepreneurial career as a Senior Software Engineer at There.com, leading efforts in agile software development and user-generated content.

In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech. He serves on the advisory board of a number of technology startups and venture capital firms. In 2008 he served as a venture advisor at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

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Company Date Round Size Participants
Votizen 9/10Unattributed$1.5M13

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The Web 2.0 Show: Episode 72 - The Lean Startup / Eric Ries

Added: 3/18/10

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  1. Votizen Raises $1.5 Million To Make Sure Government Representatives Hear Your Voice (techcrunch.com) [edit]
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