| Website | theleanstartup.com |
| Blog | startuplessonslea... |
| @ericries | |
| Birthplace | San Diego |
| Yale University, B.A. |
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
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| Votizen | 9/10 | Unattributed | $1.5M | 13 |
The Web 2.0 Show: Episode 72 - The Lean Startup / Eric Ries
Added: 3/18/10