• Do More Faster, Part 1 – Idea and Vision

    How can you accelerate your startup or new product?  Ship it, share it and get feedback.  “Many entrepreneurs are hesitant to share too much about what they’re doing and, even when they do, they hold back some of their thoughts even when talking to people who could be incredibly helpful to them.”  So say Nate…


  • Applying Lean Startup in an Enterprise with Steve Sanderson

    I had the pleasure of hearing Steve Sanderson speak at the Austin Lean Startup Circle last night.  Although I’m a big fan of the Lean Startup, with a working wife and two little kids it’s rare that I prioritize a Meetup over some family time before the kids go to bed.  But I really wanted…


  • Kauffman Foundation joins the Lean Startup Movement

    The venerable Kauffman Foundation has jumped on the Lean Startup bandwagon.  They just launched the Kauffman Founders School, “an online educational resource dedicated to entrepreneurship.” The school is organized as a series of topics, each presented by an expert in a handful of short videos.  First topic is Startups, presented by Steve Blank.  If you’ve already…


  • Brant Cooper in the founders’ studio

    Two days ago I attended my first London Meetup.  It was with Lean Startup London, and the topic was In The Founders’ Studio With Brant Cooper, Entrepreneurs Guide to Customer Development. The affable host was Salim (‘Sal’) Virani (@SaintSal) who organized it as a open chat with Brant Cooper.  I had never heard of Brant…