Lean Startup Machine is a 3-day intensive workshop that teaches entrepreneurs and innovators how to build products customers ACTUALLY want. It is NOT a hackathon.
“Unlike at most startup bootcamps, we’d spent almost no time over the weekend on design, code, or technology. Instead we’d learned a process much more critical for new business ideas.” Karan Gill, LSM alumnus
Lean Startup Machine employs a scientific approach to its curriculum, focusing on a problem-centric methodology that forces participants to invalidate and validate their assumptions based on real customer testing.
“It forced me to confront customers, and that destroyed the fear I had of selling. [The workshop] made me really audacious and got me to move fast… Lose your fear of selling and learn how to change things rapidly.” Max Cameron, CEO and co-founder of Big Bang Technology and LSM alumnus.
Validation Board
By using our proprietary Validation Board software (validationboard.com), teams are able to track their progress through validated learning to focus on what really matters for their new business or product idea.
“The Lean Startup provides a scientific approach to creating and managing startups and get a desired product to customers’ hands faster. The Lean Startup method teaches you how to drive a startup – how to steer, when to turn, and when to persevere – and grow a business with maximum acceleration. It is a principled approach to new product development.” Eric Ries, Author ‘The Lean Startup’
The Workshop
Participants:
Entrepreneurs hatching an idea, looking for like-minded folks to help build it or kill it
Business students wanting to expand their learning outside of the typical classroom curriculum
Companies that want to bring their entire teams to work on a new or ongoing project
Intrapreneurs that want to practice Lean to put it to work for their employers
Community:
Lean Startup machine focuses on localizing its workshops based around the respective city’s startup environment. Our mentors consist of the BEST of the BEST in the community – from UX/UI pioneers, to the leading startup’s founders and CEOs, to pure Lean practitioners and enthusiasts. Our mentors work alongside all teams, guiding participants on Lean principles throughout the entire weekend, during the entire process. We also have the TOP entrepreneurs, founders, and community leaders speak at the event to showcase the importance of Lean practices, as well as how they use Lean in their everyday business ventures. On the final day, groups pitch their ideas to a panel of TOP investors and community influencers.
Lean Startup Machine Success Stories:
Branch (formerly Roundtable) – $2M USD in funding and partnership with Biz Stone and Evan Williams, co-founders of Twitter.
“…An offer to attend the Lean Startup Machine (where I met my co-founder) – changed everything. Within weeks, Hursh Agrawal, Cemre Güngör, and I were off on a mission to turn the Internet’s monologues into dialogues, building our initial prototype on top of the Twitter platform.”
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Testimonials:
“This weekend changed my life. In fact, one week later I quit my job to pursue brining Lean Startup to my local tech community. I am grateful to the organizers, mentors and sponsors who helped me realize what I want out of life.” Jason Little, Hire Shark
“The amount of quality learning around real live product challenges blew me away. When we got stuck the mentors provided invaluable guidance and helped us iterate and catch another cycle of outstanding productivity. The people on my team were amazing and far exceeded my expectation in skills and professionalism. I want to get another LSM under my belt to level up as soon as possible!” Zeb Dropkin, Founder, RentHackr
“Aspiring entrepreneurs should attend Lean Startup Machine.” Thomas Eisenmann, Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
“I consistently come back to mentor at Lean Startup Machine because I believe this is the future of creating businesses…and the more people that learn this, the better.” Hiten Shah, Co-founder and CEO of KISS Metrics
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