Crossing the Concierge Chasm | Khalid Smith & Nicole Tucker-Smith
Nicole and Khalid run Lessoncast, which builds software for educators. They’ve taken creative steps with their concierge MVP and will talk about concrete things small startups can do to learn from the...
24 Mar 201524min
Cultivating Lean Startup Teams When People Don't Know What It Is | Emily Holmes
Cultivating Lean Startup Teams When People Don't Know What It Is (or Are Hostile to It) Often, a Lean Startup implementation has to start as a stealth initiative. Emily has snuck in the techniques in...
24 Mar 201521min
The Big Ideas Behind Lean Product Development | Don Reinertsen
People with a deep understanding of profitable engineering workflows often cite Don among the writers who have influenced them most profoundly. He’ll share insights not only for engineers, but for civ...
24 Mar 201543min
Jump-Starting Product Strategy In A Startup | Des Traynor
Des will cover key areas for product strategy in a startup: defining your mission; defining your product, scoping your product, analyzing usage, and iterating. Useful for startups at almost any stage,...
24 Mar 201543min
Working Closely With Customers On The Other Side Of Earth | Beth Kolko
Beth has incredible experience working with customers in the developing world. She’ll offer very practical advice for connecting with customers who aren’t anywhere near you and/or with whom you have l...
24 Mar 201525min
How Validation and Vision Coexist | Andres Glusman
Few companies have been as bold as Meetup in integrating Lean Startup practices throughout their product development cycle. Andres has been a leader in that process, bringing customer contact and expe...
24 Mar 201519min
Alleviating Poverty One Iteration At A Time | Akash Trivedi
Akash will look at key challenges faced by non-profit organizations, including unclear or overabundant metrics, long feedback loops and limited resources. Then he’ll show how Kiva has tackled those pr...
24 Mar 201544min
Talk About Risk Without Causing Fear | Adam Josephs
Risk and uncertainty define startups–they’re the very qualities that make new initiatives different from established projects. But few of us have productive ways of discussing risk, and in fact, bring...
21 Jan 201523min
