Dropbox and Lean: Lessons Learned

There is a lot of value in these lessons learned from Dropbox. Written at a time - 2010 - when the company was really taking off in terms of usage success and image, they represent a very nice demonstration of Lean principles in a startup.
The entire process is perfectly summarized on slide 10: "Learn early, learn often".
Learn early, learn often
Best practices aren't always best
Know your market type & how your product fits into your user's life