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In this episode, co-hosts Lisa Welchman and Andy Vitale speak to user experience design expert Laura Klein. Laura is the author of Build Better Products and UX for Lean Startups. Laura spoke about how a lack of reflection and consideration during the product development life cycle contributes to some of our online low-quality experiences. She also reveals how her engineering background and love of logic impact how she approaches user experience design. Episode transcript   About Laura Klein Laura fell in love with technology when she saw her first user research session over 20 years ago. Since then, she's worked as an engineer, user experience designer, and product manager in Silicon Valley for companies of all sizes. She's written two books for product managers, designers, and entrepreneurs, Build Better Products (Rosenfeld Media '16) and UX for Lean Startups (O'Reilly Media '13), and she's a frequent speaker at tech conferences, including SXSW, Lean Startup Conference, and Mind the Product. She is currently Principal at Users Know, a UX design consultancy, and works as a coach and adviser to product teams and startups.   Resources Laura Klein's Website Build Better Products: A Modern Approach to Building Successful User-Centered Products by Laura Klein UX for Lean Startups by Laura Klein What is Wrong with UX Podcast   People and Topics Laura Talks About Kate Rudder How to Build a Task Flow How to Build a Task Flow Part 2: Combining Modules   Follow Laura Klein on Social Media Twitter

Today our guest is Amanda Richardson, CEO at CoderPad. Together, we have a discussion about the role kindness, candor, confidence, respect & trust play in the culture of a company. Listeners will walk away with simple, yet powerful advice on how to build a company with an undeniable culture that keeps it moving towards the objection even in the face of adversity. Amanda's bio: Amanda is CEO of CoderPad, the leading software platform for evaluating technical talent. With nearly 2,000 customers, Amanda has led the team to consistently expand features, add new customers and improve customer retention. Before joining CoderPad, Amanda was CEO at Rabbit, which allowed friends to watch their favorite shows together, backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners. Prior to Rabbit, Amanda was Chief Data & Strategy Officer at HotelTonight, the leading mobile app for last-minute hotel bookings acquired by Airbnb, where she led data analytics, corporate strategy and data engineering to create and execute data-driven growth strategies. She also spent three years as VP Product at HotelTonight. Amanda has held product leadership roles at Prezi and was SVP of Product and Marketing at Snagajob. She holds a BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Stanford University. She is an advisor to a number of startups and has been a featured speaker at Mind the Product Conference, Women in Product Conference and Lean Startup Conference. Click here to connect with Amanda! Thanks again for being part of the Sell Them With Kindness community! We would really appreciate your honest rating of our podcast. Click here to rate & review: http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1556313256 If you'd like to be interviewed on the pod or want your business featured in our "Kind Business" directory, please head over to www.sellthemwithkindness.com today!  

We recently hosted a conversation between Ralph Morales III, Head of Innovation Practice at SmartOrg, and David Binetti, Innovation Consultant, about solutions for some of the trickier innovation puzzles facing intrapreneurs. This conversation was recorded during the 2019 Lean Startup Conference in San Francisco and we’re excited to make it available to you as a podcast. In the conversation, they discuss: - Testing a range of assumptions and knowing when to move from one to the next. - The importance of taking a lot of smaller bets to help you find and be ready for the big opportunity. - Scoring each risk with ignorance and value ratings to show executives the uncertain value. And much, much more… Ralph Morales III is a unicorn intrapreneur. He began his career in finance and ended up in innovation, a rare trajectory. More specifically, he worked at HP during what he calls the “sunshine moment for new business innovation,” moving from his role as financial marketing analyst to eventually becoming the Director of Innovation, where he was scouting and incubating innovations in virtual reality, IOT solutions, and industrial 3-D printing. He’s currently Head of Innovation Practice at SmartOrg, which helps drive corporate growth by connecting innovation and finance through strategic portfolio management. “I'm proof that people can change,” Morales says of his career path. “Part of it is just being a curious learner. My dad was always fixing things. He used to say, ‘Solve the puzzle.’ People come with problems. People who solve puzzles add value.” Morales and Innovation Consultant, David Binetti, discussed solutions for some of the trickier innovation puzzles facing intrapreneurs at the 2019 Lean Startup Conference. Email us: education@leanstartup.co Follow Lean Startup Co. @leanstartup https://leanstartup.co/education

This conversation between Alton McDowell, Co-head of Technology and Disruptive Commerce at J.P. Morgan, and Eric Ries took place at the Lean Startup Conference in San Francisco. Eric and his team are known for creating a movement within the startup community and have helped companies make lasting impacts and experience sustainable growth. In this conversation, he talks with Alton about startup trends, lessons he’s learned along the way, and best practices entrepreneurs can follow. Email us: education@leanstartup.co Follow Lean Startup Co. @leanstartup https://leanstartup.co/education

We recently hosted a conversation between Ryan Caldbeck, Founder & CEO at CircleUp, and Chris Guest, Lean Startup Co. Advisor, about how to navigate through a major pivot. This episode is part one of the conversation with Ryan and part two is coming up next week. Even more exciting, Ryan is also speaking at the Lean Startup Conference this week in San Francisco. Tickets to the conference are still available at LeanStartup.co. Email us: education@leanstartup.co Follow Lean Startup Co. @leanstartup https://leanstartup.co/education

We recently hosted a webcast conversation between Mark Graban, Author, Professional Speaker, and Consultant, and Marilyn Gorman, Faculty Lead at Lean Startup Co., focused on the importance of metrics and how visualizing data can help foster better learning and more improvement for your organization. In Marilyn and Mark’s conversation, they discuss: - Why you shouldn’t react equally to every uptick or downturn in a business metric. - How to distinguish between signal and noise in metrics and respond accordingly, which includes not overreacting. - How to use “Process Behavior Charts” to make better management decisions. And much, much more... The Lean Startup Conference 2018 is sold out but you can still catch all the keynote talks with our free live stream (Nov 14-16). Sign up here: https://lsp.formstack.com/forms/livestream_registration_2018 For the past twenty years, Mark Graban, author of the book "Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More" and senior advisor to the software company KaiNexus, has been paying attention to how companies and startups use and react to metrics. “Everybody’s got goals and objectives and targets and the action or reaction — or maybe overreaction — that occurs every time there’s an up and down in metrics,” he says, “people feel like they’re taking action, but it might not always be the right action.” Mark believes that it’s important for companies of all sizes — from startups to big corporations — to take a step back and evaluate how they look at metrics. It can be easy for a company to look at the numbers and react to every uptick, downturn or minor change — something Mark likes to call the “noise” in a metric. But he thinks it’s important for companies and individuals to determine whether or not that noise is a meaningful signal or just a standard fluctuation around an average that doesn’t need to be addressed. But, Mark emphasizes, it doesn’t have to be complicated. A lot of companies use metrics to hyper-focus on growth, but what they should be using them for is better learning. Email us: education@leanstartup.co Follow Lean Startup Co. @leanstartup https://leanstartup.co/education

Publicity Stunts, Daily Habits, Outsourcing Options, and More Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got publicity stunts, daily habits, outsourcing options, and more. For all the links, check out the show notes at http://www.hacktheprocess.com/2018-11-06-process-hacker-news-publicity-stunts-daily-habits-outsourcing-options-and-more/ Enjoy! Events On November 14 Guy and Ilan Ferdman present their Abundance and Freedom Mindset Live Coaching Webinar, in which entrepreneurs and professionals can learn to improve their mindset and outlook in life and business. Media Build your video marketing strategy according to six social media statistics shared by Animoto, the video creator platform which Jason Hsiao co-founded. Writing Impact investors go for both social and financial returns, but what else is missing? The latest guest on Hack the Process, Ann Mei Chang, shares her insights on impact investing in a recent LinkedIn blog post. She’ll also be joining the speakers at the Lean Startup Conference from November 14 to 16 in Downtown Las Vegas. In a guest post for the National Coach Academy, Frank Strona shares his experiences about being a “Bear” and how his Bear Talk at TEDx Provincetown impacted his life and others. Love him or hate him, Kanye West has a way of getting our attention. In a new Entrepreneur article, Luis Congdon explains what entrepreneurs can learn from Kanye West’s publicity stunts. There are some potential disadvantages to sales-led development in B2B enterprise companies, and Rich Mironov has a new post in which he discusses these, and proposes some solutions. Want to double your energy and productivity? Check out these five simple tweaks to your daily habits from Julian Hayes II in Inc. Can’t decide whether to create your own blog posts or outsource them? Jon Dykstra has some experience with both options, and his latest article discusses the benefits of writing your own content versus outsourcing it. Recommended Resources Find peace while meditating at Spirit Rock’s Mindfulness Meditation on December 15. Spirit Rock is an organization founded by Jack Kornfield, a Buddhist practitioner who has inspired Loic Le Meur. Is Adam Grant Superman? He’s inspired folks like Kesha Moore and Jennifer Riel with his writing and speaking, and Emily Goulet has a new article in Philadelphia Magazine in which she tries to uncover who Adam Grant really is. Tune in to a conversation between bestselling authors Dr. Mark Hyman and Lewis Howes to hear how food can heal the body. Lewis Howes is a podcaster who influenced Malek Banoun and Paula Jenkins among others. Thanks for checking out this Process Hacker News update from Hack the Process. If you liked what you saw, please leave a comment to let us know what processes you’re hacking.

Episode 35: Scott Sambucci Today’s featured guest is…. me! – Scott Sambucci – your podcast host and Sales Geek extraordinaire.  I’ve spent more than two decades building and selling technology products, leading three Silicon Valley startups each to their first millions in revenue. Now with SalesQualia, I’m the Founder of SalesQualia where I work with enterprise/B2B startups on achieving scalable revenue growth. I’ve authored two books on Startup Selling, spoken at a TEDx and presented at The Lean Startup Conference (to name a few accolades I’m awfully proud of…) Outside of work, I tackle crazy long endurance events, including three Ironman triathlons, marathon swims across The Catalina Channel, Uberman and most recently, the Tahoe 200 – a 200-mile foot race circumnavigating Lake Tahoe. Call or email anytime at scott@salesqualia.com or (415) 596-0804. With SalesQualia, I help early stage B2B enterprise startups achieve scalable revenue growth. Find our website here: www.salesqualia.com Follow us on Facebook here where I host a weekly Facebook Live Sales Q&A: https://www.facebook.com/salesqualia Our clients span across several verticals and industries, including AI, FinTech, EdTech, RetailTech & HeathTech, to name a few including companies like Octane, Butter, Shift Messenger, Kanopi Studios, Better Manager & Data Dwell. Our clients include graduates of accelerator and incubator programs such as Y-Combinator, TINC and All-Turtles. Show Notes & Topics: Why me this in this episode? What is the ONE sales activity in your company that matters most? I've worked with hundreds of startups either in a 1:1 relationship, and via live webinars workshops. And almost in every single case, as I'm first starting conversations with startup teams, I hear are things like, "Hey, I need to work on my pricing, and I need to work on my slide deck, and I need to work on my demo, I need to close more deals, I need to do a better job prospecting, I'm trying to figure out cold emailing." Obviously there's a lot of places in your sales process, but… The reason, that I'm asking the question I’m asking in this episode is that in every case with clients and workshop attendees, there is ONE specific sales activity that matters most. The problem is that most startup teams fail to 1) Recognize that ONE activity, and 2) Focus on that activity as a key driver to growth. In this episode, I’ll dive deep into three startups where I’ve worked as examples – Altos Research, Aplia and Blend – to illustrate this point. By recording this episode, my hope for you is that you can begin to identify the ONE sales activity that matters most for YOUR startup, so that you can achieve sales velocity and scalable revenue growth. Links & Resources: Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes right here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sales-podcast/id1044359904?mt=2 Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottsambucci Request Your Sales Audit: www.salesqualia.com/salesaudit Altos Research: www.altosresearch.com Mike Simonson, Founder & CEO @ Altos Research: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonsen/ Aplia: www.aplia.com Paul Romer: http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/paul-romer Blend: www.blend.com

We all suffer from insecurities, at times. But when you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, a crisis of confidence may stop you from building a successful business. What if you had a coach with a great capacity for compassion who would provide encouragement when you needed it? A coach who would inspire you to “do it anyway” when you were feeling unsure? Who would hold you accountable?   Shawn Quintero teaches faith-based entrepreneurs how to create online wealth through blogging, social media, and digital marketing. Through his coaching practice, Shawn seeks to help Christian entrepreneurs create deep, meaningful impact on the world and live a lifestyle of complete freedom. He understands how to overcome self-doubt because he’s lived it. Enduring a childhood filled with abuse and bullying, he struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts. But he was inspired by a history teacher who saw his potential, and Shawn began to overcome his insecurities by growing an online network and surrounding himself with positive influences through the church.   Shawn was ready to start his coaching business, but he was self-aware enough to know that he lacked business skills. In order to gain access to the information he needed – without paying the $2,000 application fee – Shawn volunteered to help out with the Lean Startup Conference in San Francisco, and soon he was honing his business acumen and making connections with big names in entrepreneurship. Now Shawn himself is a sought-after speaker and author of the book Online Wealth for the Christian Entrepreneur. Prepare to be motivated as Shawn walks you through his approach to acquiring new clients by providing insane amounts of value up front. Listen and learn strategies to hold yourself accountable and inspire action!   Key Takeaways Shawn’s strategies for growing your client base Build your community and demonstrate value up front Hone your skills Create extraordinary content that displays your expertise   Shawn’s approach to securing testimonials Do your best work, even if it’s for free Ask clients to post their greatest insight and next steps   Why entrepreneurs often live an ‘unbalanced life’ Must be willing to sacrifice to reach goals You can’t build a thriving business in an hour per day   Shawn’s best advice for new online business owners Get offline and talk to real people Find out what your target audience is missing and how you can be the solution Surround yourself with people who will help keep you accountable   Resources Lean Startup Co. Digital Marketer Social Media Examiner Conference Udemy   Connect with Shawn Quintero Website

In today's epsiode from the Lean Startup Conference, Josh talked with Jonathan Bertfield. Jonathan has more than two decades of experience focusing on digital transformations in large enterprises and is an expert on implementing lean startup in these giant organizations. He discussed the importance of high level managers actually talking to real customers, the potential of the Objectives and Key Results tool for calculating incentives for internal innovators, and the thing that is more important than tools for a company to be successful at lean. Connect with him on twitter @Berters and at myspinnaker.co For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This episode was recorded live at the Lean Startup Conference 2016. Brian talked with Susana Jurado who is a head of the Product Portfolio in Telefonica's R&D department. Susana shared some insights she’s gained as an innovation leader in a very large corporation that not only implements lean startup in its daily innovation efforts but also used lean tactics when it transformed entirely into a digital telephone company that suddenly needed digital products. Susana also talked about their Open Future program that offers incredible opportunities to startups and entrepreneurs with great ideas in this industry. Connect with Susana on twitter @sjapru and learn more about Telefonica's innovation at www.tid.es For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Today's conversation with Tren Griffin was recorded live at the Lean Startup Conference where gave a talk about learning from failed startups and the world's most "unlean" startup that he was a part of. He also talked about applications of lean startup that corporations often overlook. Find Tren's blog at 25iq.com and follow him on twitter @trengriffin. He co-authored "Charlie Munger: The Complete Investor" which is available on Amazon. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

While at the Lean Startup Conference, Brian and Josh sat down for a conversation about a WIRED article in which Narry Singh from Accenture said, "Corporate innovation does not work." Find out why we think this is false and learn where our team will be appearing in the spring on this week's episode of Inside Outside Innovation. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Patrick Vlaskovits is a NYT bestselling author and entrepreneur. His writing has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal, and The Browser. Patrick routinely speaks at technology conferences nationally and internationally, including SXSW, GROW Conference, The Turing Festival and The Lean Startup Conference. He serves as a mentor for 500 Startups seed fund and startup accelerator and is founder and CEO of Superpowered. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/patrick-vlaskovits-entrepreneurship/ What You Will Learn in This Episode The advances in digital signal processing (DSP) over the last two decades. Why there is no "plan B" in entrepreneurship. How highly structured environments tend to minimize your strengths and maximize your weaknesses. How to overcome "learned blindness" and discover what you were meant to do. Why successful entrepreneurs tend to be a little weird and off kilter. The step you need to take today to get closer to your goal.   Resources Mentioned Superpowered Hustle: The Power to Charge Your Life with Money, Meaning and Momentum by Neil Patel, Patrick Vlaskovits and Jonas Koffler

http://leanblog.org/audio131 Back in December, I wrote about a method called "Motivational Interviewing" (MI), something I learned about from a social worker who was also at the Lean Startup Conference. It's funny how these worlds intersect sometimes.I saw parallels between people being addicted to food, drugs, or what have you (the reason the MI method was created) and people being addicted to old behaviors in the workplace (such as blaming others, not planning, or jumping in to be the hero). I recently ran across Ron Oslin, who is an internal Lean coach at CapitalOne. He has been using the MI method and has trademarked the phrase "addicted to the status quo." It's apt. I've chatted with Ron and will be doing a podcast with him soon. Here is a video webinar of Ron giving a great overview of Motivational Interviewing: --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lean-blog-audio/support

When I was at the recent Lean Startup Conference, somebody I know somewhat randomly introduced me to another attendee. As we chatted, I learned her background was social work and she was founder of a technology startup that solves a problem that was important to her and her work. I never met people like that when I worked in manufacturing... again, I've really grown to appreciate the perspectives and experiences of those who have different educational backgrounds than my own.We were talking about healthcare, continuous improvement, and such topics and she suggested that I look into a framework called "motivational interviewing" (MI) as something that might be helpful in my Lean coaching. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lean-blog-audio/support

http://leanblog.org/audio101 I'm going to be attending the Lean Startup Conference in San Francisco next month, as a "faculty member," a moderator for a session, TBD, and maybe serving as a mentor. The organizers asked me to write a post introducing myself to that audience.Eric Ries, author of the book The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses, makes it very clear that the Lean Startup methodology has its roots in the Toyota Production System and Lean manufacturing. Ries writes about factory settings and gives credit to giants like Taiichi Ohno (listen to our podcast talking about this). There are some in the Lean Startup circles who seem pretty unaware of the industrial roots of Lean. This often causes confusion. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lean-blog-audio/support

Ahead of his talk at The Lean Startup Conference, Tom Nguyen chats with us about the lessons he learned introducing Lean Startup to create one of Adobe’s most successful mobile apps, Adobe Voice. It was also named by Apple as one of the best apps of the year. We’ll chat with Tom about how empathetic design, radical simplicity, and iteration will help you build products that bring people joy. View the live webcast here: http://leanstartup.co/webcasts/

Published on Oct 12, 2015 The Lean Startup methodology has disrupted businesses everywhere. As a result of a more innovative, entrepreneurial-based economy, business leaders have been forced to take a fresh look at growth opportunities and the type of organization they need to build in order to stay competitive. Born out of the startup culture, Lean Startup provides the pathway to business transformation. So, how can businesses of all sizes apply Lean Startup principles to modernize and foster continuous innovation? In this special event, Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup and the Kickstarter-backed Leader’s Guide, sits down with entrepreneur Leslie Bradshaw, Managing Partner of MadebyMany, to discuss next generation leaders, what it really takes to innovate, and how to create a culture that will sustain. The Lean Startup Conference was proud to partner with General Assembly for this broadcast. You can check out GA here: GA Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/gnrlassembly GA Twitter- https://twitter.com/GA GA LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/company/gene... GA Online- https://generalassemb.ly/

Turbocharge Your Path Towards Product/Market Fit When: Thursday, September 10th 11 am PT / 2 pm ET Featuring: Amy Jo Kim It’s easier than ever to create a new, innovative product, game, app or service. But most innovative projects never take off and reach their intended audience. What differentiates the ones that DO? What do teams who create genre-defining hits do differently? In this webcast, Amy Jo Kim, social game designer, entrepreneur, and startup coach gives us a peek into what she’ll be talking about at The Lean Startup Conference. Based on her successful coaching program, she’ll discuss design hacks that can help you find and delight your aspirational audience. In this webcast you’ll learn: How to inject early product design with game design smarts What differentiates genre-defining products Design hacks that will delight your prospects

Founder of Share More Stories, James Warren (@warrenjwric), is interviewed by Heather McGough (@UrbanitySF) of Lean Startup Company. In this podcast, James discusses having the courage to leave his corporate job to embark on a startup. He shares lessons around creating a prototype, testing and validating ideas, and discusses his early adopters. James Warren can be reached on Twitter @warrenjwric Heather McGough can be reached on Twitter @UrbanitySF Follow Lean Startup Co. @leanstartup James will also be speaking at the Lean Startup Conference in San Francisco, November 16-19th. www.leanstartup.co

Nothing strikes fear in the heart of an entrepreneur like the simple question, “What’s the ROI?” You have to answer or you won’t get funded. Answering using traditional approaches forces you to fabricate revenue assumptions that have no basis in reality — and you’ll be held accountable. It’s a no-win scenario that kills innovation. Lean Startup mentor and speaker David Binetti will focus on this specific issue at the Lean Startup Conference in November. In this webcast we preview his talk with a one-on-one discussion and learn how to get Product and Finance teams speaking the same language while achieving their individual objectives.

Anthony Frasier is best known for being one of the savvy founders of The Phat Startup, an integrated media company that produces resources for aspiring entrepreneurs. By leveraging Lean Startup methodology and drawing on the connections between entrepreneurship and hip hop, you can credit Frasier and his team for successfully selling out events to speaker series that highlight some of the best minds in business. Listen to his interview with our Host, Anthony Ray on #TheHBCUNationRadioShow His work has been featured on hit media outlets and documentaries such as Black Enterprise, Black Entertainment Television (BET), Black In America (CNN), CNN Money, and NBC's The Grio. He has been invited to speak for leading brands in the tech space, which include Penny Arcade Expo, Lean Startup Conference, SXSW, and the Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation. Most recently endorsed and named an innovator by AT&T.

http://leanblog.org/audio63 I've been intrigued by the "Lean Startup" movement since I first saw Eric Ries speak at MIT back in late 2009. I've read his book The Lean Startup, have attended a bunch of the conferences (speaking at two of them - see video of one). I've interviewed Eric on my podcast series (listen here and here).There's a lot to learn and apply in life and at KaiNexus. I'm by no means an expert in Lean Startup approaches... but at the core, Lean is Lean. Eric gives credit to Taiichi Ohno in his book (and listen to us discuss that here). I'm excited to have been named a "faculty member" to help plan thisyear's Lean Startup Conference, to be held in San Francisco this November. My role is to help identify and recruit speakers to talk about "traditional Lean" -- the universal Lean philosophies and management practices that apply in factories, healthcare, startups, etc. Sort of like what John Shook talked about last year. So, I hope to see you there! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lean-blog-audio/support

Opening Remarks: The Lean Startup Conference 2013 | Sarah Milstein & Eric Ries by Lean Startup

The Lean Startup Conference 2013 | Various Speakers by Lean Startup

A perennial favorite speaker at The Lean Startup Conference, Laura will make sure you know when and how to use not just landing pages, but also concierge tactics, Wizard of Oz setups and content strategies like blogs and email newsletters. You will leave her session smarter.

Closing Remarks: The Lean Startup Conference | Sarah Milstein & Eric Ries by Lean Startup

Opening Remarks: The Lean Startup Conference | Sarah Milstein & Eric Ries by Lean Startup

While at the Lean Startup Conference, I was able to speak with Hugh Molotsi, VP at Intuit Labs. In this Lean Leadership Interview, we discuss the role of Lean Startup and Design Thinking at Intuit. Part of that discussion also centers around giving everyone a voice in the organization. But, giving everyone a voice is […] The post Giving Everyone a Voice Through Intuit Brainstorm: Design Thinking and Lean Startup in an Employees Suggestion Program appeared first on OpEx Learning Resources.

While at the Lean Startup Conference, I was able to speak with Hugh Molotsi, VP at Intuit Labs. In this Lean Leadership Interview, we discuss the role of Lean Startup and Design Thinking at Intuit. Part of that discussion also centers around giving everyone a voice in the organization. But, giving everyone a voice is […] The post Giving Everyone a Voice Through Intuit Brainstorm: Design Thinking and Lean Startup in an Employees Suggestion Program appeared first on Shmula.

What is Kiva?Kiva is a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Leveraging the internet and a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, Kiva lets individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world. On day 2 of the Lean Startup Conference, I didn't speak with attendees […] The post How Kiva.org Uses Lean Startup to Alleviate Poverty appeared first on OpEx Learning Resources.

What is Kiva?Kiva is a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Leveraging the internet and a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, Kiva lets individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world. On day 2 of the Lean Startup Conference, I didn’t speak with attendees […] The post How Kiva.org Uses Lean Startup to Alleviate Poverty appeared first on Shmula.

I was very fortunate to have attended the Lean Startup Conference a few weeks ago. While there, I thought it would be great to hear from the attendees themselves. I wanted to see what their thoughts were on the conference and what their feedback was. So, I took some to speak with several attendees over […] The post Day 1: Voices of Lean Startup Conference 2014 appeared first on OpEx Learning Resources.

I was very fortunate to have attended the Lean Startup Conference a few weeks ago. While there, I thought it would be great to hear from the attendees themselves. I wanted to see what their thoughts were on the conference and what their feedback was. So, I took some to speak with several attendees over […] The post Day 1: Voices of Lean Startup Conference 2014 appeared first on Shmula.

Moe and Jana Eggers meet up at the Lean Startup Conference 2014 to talk about Nara, the personalization engine saving the world from an overwhelming ocean of data. 

The Tech Life with host Rich Conte brings you an insider's view of life in today's fastest growing technology markets.  We will be bringing you guests spanning a wide range of industry roles and locations and they’ll be sharing the perspective and experiences that matter to you. Whether you're interested in starting a career in technology or already in the industry and considering a change, you won’t want to miss it. In this episode, Rich talks to Scott Butler, Founder of Changefora10.org and VP of Operations of Verge Solutions.  Scott discusses the foundations of Change for a 10 and how the Lean Startup Conference and Startup Weekend facilitated its launch.  Scott also shares some insight into his role at Verge Solutions and his experiences living and working in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.  SHOW NOTES: Subscribe/Rate/Review B&E Network on iTunes Visit Verge Solutions website Visit Changefora10 website | Twitter Contact People Matter on Twitter | Official Website Follow Rich Conte on Twitter Follow Beats & Eats Podcast Network on Twitter | Facebook    

Where Cloud Infrastructure Meets Lean Startup, sponsored by Rackspace Join Eric Ries and Wayne Walls for a conversation about using cloud infrastructure to support Lean Startup practices. This discussion will help developers and executives learn how to turn cloud technologies into tangible returns with rapid experiments and other proven Lean Startup methods. This podcast is produced by The Lean Startup Conference and sponsored by Rackspace.

Applying Lean Startup to Enterprise Product Development Practices, sponsored by Modus Create Join Eric Ries and Pat Sheridan for a conversation about how Lean Startup methodologies combine with Agile principles to get innovation off the whiteboard and into your product portfolio. This podcast addresses management issues, identities best practices for team structure and collaboration, and goes through real-world lessons. This podcast is produced by The Lean Startup Conference and sponsored by Modus Create.

Moe catches up with Eric Ries at the Lean Startup Conference, 2013.

This podcast is produced by The Lean Startup Conference, December 9 - 11, 2013 in San Francisco. Visit leanstartup.co for more information. Speakers: Eric Ries, Brant Cooper, and Patrick Vlaskovits Lean Startup techniques aren’t just for young companies. In fact, they’ve been profitably applied in established companies like Intuit, GE, and Toyota. But there are particular challenges in bringing Lean Startup to enterprise corporations, and they aren’t always obvious. In this webcast, Eric Ries, Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits – all of whom have worked closely with Fortune 500 companies – will discuss some of the most common mistakes and paths to success that established firms can take in implementing Lean Startup methods. Their conversation will be followed by live Q&A with the webcast attendees, so come with your questions in mind.

This podcast is produced by The Lean Startup Conference, December 9 - 11 in San Francisco. Visit leanstartup.co for more information. Speakers: Eric Ries and Kent Beck (@KentBeck) Few people have as much insight as Kent Beck–a creator of Agile software development–into how product teams work, and how they can work better. In this webcast conversation, Kent and Eric Ries will talk about change: how to make your work more valuable as a product team leader or team member, and what succeeds and fails in getting people to adopt new ideas. This session is most directly relevant for engineering teams but will also have useful ideas for any product group. Kent and Eric’s conversation will be followed by live Q&A with the webcast attendees, so come with your questions in mind. This webcast is produced by The Lean Startup Conference, December 9 - 11 in San Francisco.

This podcast is produced by The Lean Startup Conference, December 9 - 11, 2013 in San Francisco. Visit leanstartup.co for more information. Speakers: Eric Ries and John Shook Although people sometimes think the “lean” part of Lean Startup refers to bootstrapping a company, it actually refers to the lean production systems pioneered decades ago by Toyota. John Shook, CEO of the Lean Enterprise Institute–the MIT spinoff that resulted from the research that coined the term “lean”–will join Eric for a conversation on the origins of the idea, how it relates to Lean Startup practices today and how understanding the connection can make your company’s approach much more profitable. More than just a theoretical discussion, this webcast will include deep insights for advanced entrepreneurs. John and Eric’s conversation will be followed by live Q&A with the webcast attendees, so come with your questions in mind.

This podcast is produced by The Lean Startup Conference, December 9 - 11, 2013 in San Francisco. Visit leanstartup.co for more information. Speakers: Diane Tavenner (@summitps), Steven Hodas (@stevenhodas) and Sarah Milstein (@SarahM) Slow product cycles, massive bureaucracy, customers with conflicting interests–those are just a few of the challenges facing leaders in the education sector. And none of those conditions would seem to support Lean Startup principles. But sectors with the most entrenched systems often need innovation the most, and we’re impressed with the work Steven Hodas and Diane Tavenner have done to apply Lean Startup methods in New York and California schools, respectively. Join us for a webcast conversation about what’s worked and what hasn’t. Their conversation will be followed by live Q&A with the webcast attendees, so come with your questions in mind.

This podcast is produced by The Lean Startup Conference, December 9 - 11, 2013 in San Francisco. Visit leanstartup.co for more information. Speakers: Eric Ries and Dan Milstein Brought to you by The Lean Startup Conference, this live webcast goes back to our roots with deep information for developers. Featuring a conversation about Lean Startup engineering with Eric Ries and Dan Milstein, one of our most popular speakers last year, the session also includes ample time for live Q&A with attendees.

This podcast is produced by The Lean Startup Conference, December 9 - 11, 2013 in San Francisco. Visit leanstartup.co for more information. Speakers: Alistair Croll, Ben Yoskovitz A key concept in Lean Startup is the Build-Measure-Learn loop. But what if you don’t know what to measure? All companies face challenges in determining useful metrics, but non-tech companies often have fewer benchmarks than their tech counterparts. In this free webcast, analytics experts Alistair Croll and Ben Yoskovitz will discuss practical approaches to the this problem. Their conversation will be followed by live Q&A with the webcast attendees, so come with your questions in mind. This webcast is produced by The Lean Startup Conference, December 9 - 11 in San Francisco. Visit http://leanstartup.co/ for more information.

This podcast is produced by The Lean Startup Conference, December 9 - 11, 2013 in San Francisco. Visit leanstartup.co for more information. Speakers: Kevin Dewalt, Justin Wilcox, and Takashi Tsutsumi Entrepreneurs outside Silicon Valley – including those in other countries – face unique challenges in successfully applying Lean Startup techniques to their businesses. To help you address those challenges, international Lean Startup experts Kevin Dewalt, Takashi Tsutsumi and Justin Wilcox will come together for a candid conversation. Their discussion will be followed by live Q&A with the webcast attendees, so come with your questions in mind.

This podcast is produced by The Lean Startup Conference, December 9 - 11, 2013 in San Francisco. Visit leanstartup.co for more information. Speakers: Christie George, Akash Trivedi Lean Startup ideas are being applied more and more often in non-profits, B-corps and other mission-driven organizations. As the ideas have spread in this world, they’ve come to be known as Lean Impact, and best practices are emerging. In this webcast, Christie George of New Media Ventures and Akash Trivedi of Kiva.org will discuss key Lean Impact approaches. Their conversation will be followed by live Q&A with the webcast attendees, so come with your questions in mind.

This podcast is produced by The Lean Startup Conference, December 9 - 11 in San Francisco. Visit leanstartup.co for more information. The 2013 Lean Startup Conference helps entrepreneurs learn from each other. Brimming with founder stories you’ve never heard, fresh case studies and in-depth expert advice you can use the day you get home, the conference delivers advanced lessons in entrepreneurship. This year’s event has key sessions for corporate entrepreneurs, non-profit leaders, educators, government staff and growing startups—and it includes a slew of ways to meet other attendees relevant to you. The speakers in this podcast are Eric Ries of The Lean Startup and Elena Sereiviene of Esplori.

This podcast is produced by The Lean Startup Conference, December 9 - 11 in San Francisco. Visit http://leanstartup.co for more information. The 2013 Lean Startup Conference helps entrepreneurs learn from each other. Brimming with founder stories you’ve never heard, fresh case studies and in-depth expert advice you can use the day you get home, the conference delivers advanced lessons in entrepreneurship. This year’s event has key sessions for corporate entrepreneurs, non-profit leaders, educators, government staff and growing startups—and it includes a slew of ways to meet other attendees relevant to you. The speakers in this podcast are Eric Ries of The Lean Startup and Scott Butler of Blackbaud.

My guest for episode #183 is Scott Sambucci, who I met at the 2012 Lean Startup Conference. Scott is author of an excellent book, Startup Selling: How to sell if you really, really have to and don't know how. Scott is also founder of SalesQualia, a firm that helps people improve sales performance. His latest project is the Sales Model Canvas, an online tool. Scott and I talk about getting better at sales (something I've honestly struggled with, as an engineer, during my time with KaiNexus). Scott talks about how "sales is a process," what some of the biggest mistakes people can make with sales, what some common "vanity metrics" are (to be avoided), and how to look out for "vampires and gatekeepers" as you sell. For a link to this episode, refer people to www.leanblog.org/183.  Please leave a comment and join the discussion about the podcast episode. For earlier episodes of the Lean Blog Podcast, visit the main Podcast page at www.leanpodcast.org, which includes information on how to subscribe via RSS or via Apple iTunes. You can also listen to streaming episodes of the podcast via Stitcher: http://landing.stitcher.com/?vurl=leanblog If you have feedback on the podcast, or any questions for me or my guests, you can email me at leanpodcast@gmail.com or you can call and leave a voicemail by calling the "Lean Line" at (817) 776-LEAN (817-776-5326) or contact me via Skype id "mgraban". Please give your location and your first name. Any comments (email or voicemail) might be used in follow ups to the podcast.

John and Damon continue their conversation about Dell World, the Lean Startup Conference, and other DevOps related happenings. Recorded Dec 2012.

Recorded back at the end of 2012, John and Damon catch-up and discuss the Lean Startup Conference and other DevOps related happenings.

My guests for episode #162 are Patrick Vlaskovits (@pv) and Brant Cooper (@brantcooper), previously guests on episode #99. I recently ran into them at the Lean Startup Conference and today we are speaking about their newest book (coming in February) The Lean Entrepreneur: How to Create Products, Innovate with New Ventures, and Disrupt Markets. You can learn more and pre-order via their website: www.LeanEntrepreneur.co In this episode, we talk about: - What is Lean Entrepreneurship? - How does Lean create disruptive innovations? - Why is it better to fail fast and learn your idea isn't viable sooner rather than later? - Why is "follow your passion" really bad advice? - What's a value stream in the context of a startup? - Why would data "inform decisions" rather than make them? Their books: - The Lean Entrepreneur: How to Create Products, Innovate with New Ventures, and Disrupt Market - The Entrepreneur2019s Guide to Customer Development: A cheat sheet to The Four Steps to the Epiphany To point others to this, use the simple URL: www.leanblog.org/162. You can find links to posts related to this podcast there, as well. Please leave a comment and join the discussion about the podcast episode. For earlier episodes of the Lean Blog Podcast, visit the main Podcast page at www.leanpodcast.org, which includes information on how to subscribe via RSS or via Apple iTunes. You can also listen to streaming episodes of the podcast via Stitcher: http://landing.stitcher.com/?vurl=leanblog If you have feedback on the podcast, or any questions for me or my guests, you can email me at leanpodcast@gmail.com or you can call and leave a voicemail by calling the "Lean Line" at (817) 776-LEAN (817-776-5326) or contact me via Skype id "mgraban". Please give your location and your first name. Any comments (email or voicemail) might be used in follow ups to the podcast.