Three important concepts for startups

Eric Ries and Steve Blank are two successful serial entrepreneurs and fantastic thought leaders. If you are at all interested in improving you start-ups chances for success check these out:

1. Retooling Early Stage Development - Steve Blank (Stanford audio podcast)
2. Evangelizing for the Lean Startup - Eric Ries (itunes podcast - search itunes Stanford Technology Ventures Program)
3. Minimum Viable Product - Eric Ries (blog post here)
   

I recommend consuming these multiple times and then searching their blogs as well. A ton of great content here. Enjoy.