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Trim the Fat From Your Startup

The lean movement is often associated with big business, but its principles can work for small companies, too.
Adding value: John Shook of the Lean Enterprise Institute.

The lean movement, the concept that businesses should eliminate waste in order to use less capital and fewer resources, is often associated with major multinational . But John Shook, chairman and CEO of the Cambridge, Mass.-based , says the principles work for companies of all sizes, in all industries. Here he explains

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