Lean Startup takes our biggest business risk and reduces it. If our biggest risk is that our demo day fundraising pitch will fail, we can test that. Continue reading...

Don't outsource your decision making. Even if it's someone you respect and they've tried a similar business model before, do the customer development yourself. Continue reading...

This time around, we're going to focus on the learning and we're keeping the headcount to 18 companies. Continue reading...

It's been a few weeks since the Lean Deck Clinic so we wanted to publish some of the lessons learned from the clinic. These are notes from the participants. Continue reading...

One of the great things about Startup Weekend is the amount you can learn in a short time. It's really a lean startup practicum. Continue reading...

Getting lean is becoming essential to all aspects of running a business and pitching is no exception. Here's a quick update on the Lean Deck Clinic. Continue reading...

I recently sat down with Chris Redlitz from Transmedia Capital to talk about his new startup incubator KickLabs and founding teams... Continue reading...

Have you ever needed feedback on your investor pitch? Are you in the San Francisco Bay Area? If you answered yes then you should attend the Lean Deck Clinic Continue reading...

For better or worse, we're bootstrapping for now. A couple of things have led us to this decision and an understanding of when we're going to have to change our minds. Continue reading...