[asreal]

In principle, I can appreciate the need to be 'lean' and nimble when starting out, however, these concepts are not new, and Eric Reis certainly did not spearhead this method.

Eric Reis has done a great job at making noise and he has demonstrated that he is a consummate salesman. While the concepts that he espouses aren't exactly innovative, there is no doubt, a deep appeal, particularly to those who are seduced by the 'gold rush fever' that is driving this current tech boom(bubble?).

Ultimately, it strikes me that this guy is a huckster who is fast becoming the spokesperson for a growing league of entrepreneur-wannabes in search for a piece of 'social' pie.

[Udo]

Exactly! "Ideas are overrated" is neither radical nor is it new. Somewhere we all read these points before, probably many times before, and in some instances we read and posted them on HN. Why this is suddenly celebrated like mana from heaven is beyond me.