Falling in Love with the Problem, Part 2
It’s human nature to fall in love with the first idea we come up with to solve a problem, but that very tendency can prevent us from generating truly delightful solutions. When faced with a…
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Your Dream Job Awaits, Innovators (But Not For Long!)
Are you eager to take on that truly transformational role, the one you’ve been working toward your entire career? Feeling restless that you’re not doing enough to impact organizations around the world? Do you crave…
Conference Speaker Ruchika Tulshyan on Finding Advantage in Diversity
Last year we shared a bit about our work to make the Lean Startup Conference intentionally welcoming and inclusive, including and especially to those who are typically underrepresented and under-served in this sector. This year…
Conference Speaker Steven Boone of Atrium on Growth, Reinvention, and Being Part of a Tribe
Steven Boone is VP of Revenue at Atrium, a full-service corporate law firm that uses modern technology to provide startups with a fast, transparent, and price-predictable legal experience. In that role, he runs Sales, Marketing…
How Parenthood Sparked a Business
We recently hosted a conversation between Blueland co-founder and CEO Sarah Paiji Yoo and our newest moderator Chris Guest. They discuss how becoming a mom led Sarah to create a company that is reimagining how…
Reduce Uncertainty and Increase Winning
We had a conversation with Chris Cochella, serial entrepreneur and founder of Brackitz, an award-winning children’s STEM education building system. He shared with us three mental models intended to reduce uncertainty in highly uncertain environments. Lean Startup methods are intended to reduce uncertainty…
Udi Milo of Lyft: “Start with who and why, and then do a test”
Udi Milo is the Head of Product for Lyft’s Driver and Passenger Growth Team. As part of his role, Udi oversees all driver and rider incentives and bonus programs, and sets long term marketplace strategy…
A Unique Solution to a Productivity Problem
Pushkar Kale began having to be away from work for hours at a time during parent interviews for his child’s school admission. He was discussing this challenge with his (now) business partner, who owns his…
Helping Business Owners Find Loans: The Startup Story Of Lendio
Brock Blake stumbled into the world of entrepreneurship when he was still attending college at BYU. He was studying finance and won an entrepreneurship competition that awarded him $50,000 to start a business. The only…
Why Ann Miura-Ko is “the Most Powerful Woman in Startups”
Ann Miura-Ko is a founding partner at Floodgate, a seed-stage VC firm. She’s also a founding member of All Raise, a non-profit committed to improving diversity in both funders and founders. Among her early investments…
Conference Speaker Andy Rachleff on his 35 years in Silicon Valley, Wealthfront, and the power of telling stories
Andy Rachleff co-founded the venture capital firm Benchmark Capital in 1995. In 2005, he retired to focus on giving back, beginning by teaching technology entrepreneurship courses at Stanford, becoming a trustee at the University of…