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Why Ukrainian Startups Threw Away Lean Scaling — And Never Looked Back

Ukrainian founders rejected Lean Scaling not because of war, but because the framework benefits U.S. corporates and consultants — not citizens or soldiers. They replaced corporate scaling rituals with Survival Scaling: fast, independent, frontline-driven innovation that serves Ukraine, not Silicon Valley.

Why Ukrainian Startups Threw Away The Lean Startup — And Never Looked Back

Tony de Bree20 hours ago

Ukrainian startup founders abandoned The Lean Startup for one clear reason: it benefits the U.S. ecosystem, not Ukrainians. Lean Startup, Lean Scaling and MVP thinking serve Silicon Valley investors and consultants—not citizens or soldiers who need real solutions now. Ukrainian innovators chose survival, independence, and sovereignty over U.S. startup ideology by Tony de Bree.

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