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Hi, I’m Tristan Kromer

I help product teams go fast.

As an innovation coach, I work with teams to run at least one experiment/research per week to improve their product and business model.

For early stage startups, I volunteer my at time and hold regular office hours.

For larger companies and governments, my team at Kromatic and I coach teams on an ongoing basis and help design Innovation Ecosystems.

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Lean Tools: How TenTune Harnessed the Power of the Pencil

A case study on how two entrepreneurs went from idea to MVP without writing a single line of code. Continue reading...

What Metrics Should Innovation Programs Measure?

If you want your innovation program to be successful, you have to articulate clear objectives in advance, and then align them with your metrics. Continue reading...

Managing Innovation Portfolios – Principles Before Tools

Don’t get buried in the tools and platforms -- know how your resources, time frames, risks, and options work together to create a viable innovation portfolio map. Continue reading...

Our New Lean Experiment Template (and Why You Shouldn’t Use It)

Every company is different and requires a unique business model. Our Lean Experiment template can give you something solid to build yours on. Continue reading...

Learning as We Go with the Power of Retrospectives

How to use retrospectives so your entire team can get the most out of your experiments. Continue reading...

Fear and the Sandbox, Part 1

Fear of failure is perfectly natural, but if we let it define our business decisions, we can't truly call ourselves innovators. What we need is a safe place to fail. Continue reading...

The Majesty of Elmo

The Kromatic team has found a delightful and innovative way to make meetings more efficient. Continue reading...

How Asking Works: A Crash Course in Customer Discovery Questions

Interviewing strangers is a science as much as an art. Learning how questions actually work can give you fresh insight into the customer discovery process. Continue reading...

What a Journalist Can Teach Lean Startups about Customer Interviews

Customer discovery tips from a writer who’s interviewed everyone from astronauts to zookeepers. Continue reading...

Customer Discovery Part 2: How a Focus On Storytelling Can Solve OUR Pain Points

Interviewers have pain points too. Here’s how a focus on the elements of storytelling can make your discovery process rewarding and pain-free. Continue reading...

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I help product teams go fast. My team at Kromatic and I coach teams on an ongoing basis and help design Innovation Ecosystems.

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