South Africa has a big problem on its hands. Even though they make up less than 1% of the world’s population, they have one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the world. It’s a…
We recently hosted the second episode of a six-part podcast series we’re doing with Silicon Valley Bank. In episode two, Lean Startup Co. Chief of Staff CJ Legare spoke with Claire Lee, Head of Early…
At this year’s Lean Startup Conference, we’ll be rolling up our sleeves and getting creative. For three days in October, we’ll be turning the Palace of Fine Arts into our sandbox—teaching and learning together about…
There are few industries as steeped in traditional, old-school practices as publishing. Many of the major publishing houses have been around for tens (if not hundreds) of years and still haven’t really changed their business…
About a year and a half ago, Sahil Lavingia moved from San Francisco to Provo, Utah—which he says is “the most unique thing” about him at the moment. He did so after his company Gumroad…
We recently hosted a webcast conversation between Julie, Justin and Hisham focused on building a product designed to bring biotechnology — an area of science typically only accessible to experts in the field — to…
Partner with The Lean Startup Co. As planning continues for this year’s flagship conference in San Francisco, we’re looking for diverse partners to bring their energy and expertise to the Palace of Fine Arts on…
We recently hosted a webcast conversation between Chris and Marilyn focused on how the desire to find better engineering toys for his son turned into an idea to create a toy to help promote STEAM…
“Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime.” As the world accelerates toward the iconic year of 2020, I’d like to hit pause…
We recently hosted a webcast conversation between Dante and Marilyn focused on how Lean Startup can be used to run political campaigns. Don’t have time for the full webcast now? Catch the webcast highlights and…
“One language is poverty,” Annah told us. “Two languages is wealth,” she said, breaking into a smile. For a young woman who has been on the job hunt for nearly a year, she understood that…