Knowing When To Say, “Next!”
Ralph Morales III is an intrapreneur. He began his career in finance and ended up in innovation, a rare trajectory. More specifically, he worked at HP during what he calls the “sunshine moment for new…
Category: Startups
Analysis Paralysis And Other Innovation Blockers
Fernish’s founders Lucas Dickey and Michael Barlow have prime backgrounds in product management, engineering, design, sales, and finance. Their collective resumes include time in the trenches at Amazon and J.P. Morgan. When it came to…
Building A Startup For Long-Term Success
Learn the key to a successful digital transformation, Eric’s most common advice for founders, and tips for jump-starting innovation in legacy environments in this lively podcast featuring Eric Ries and Alton McDowell, Co-head of Technology…
Advice from an Entrepreneur, Intrapreneur, Investor and Advisor
We recently hosted a conversation between Fiifi Founder & CEO, Theron McCollough, and Lean Startup Co. Advisor, Chris Guest, focused on Theron’s experiences working in the world of startups and his recent return to the…
An Honest Account Of An Entrepreneur’s Pivot
We recently hosted a conversation between Ryan Caldbeck, Founder & CEO at CircleUp, and Chris Guest, Lean Startup Co. Advisor, focused on what it’s like as a CEO to take your company through a major…
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…