Janet Brunckhorst, a principal project manager at Carbon Five, and Courtney Hemphill, a partner and software developer also at Carbon Five discussed how to use a Lean approach to improve team performance. Both Courtney and…
At Lean Startup Week, in November, 2017, Dr. Tendayi Viki spoke about how intrapreneurs can increase their chances of succeeding by aligning their work to the corporate strategy. Many big companies bring in Lean Startup…
During a recent Lean Startup Conference, Kara DeFrias moderated a panel with Marina Martin, Vivian Graubard, Eduardo Ortiz, and Tiffani Ashley Bell on what the private sector can learn from government. Most entrepreneurs may never…
When you want to drive change, getting buy-in from senior leaders is a must. But figuring out where to start can be tricky when they don’t yet “get it,” and when their focus is on…
At the Lean Startup Conference this past November, Lean Startup Co. Founder, Eric Ries, Jeff Jordan, a general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, and JP Mangalindan, senior correspondent for Yahoo Finance, sat…
“Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something.” -Morihei Ueshiba “Never be afraid to fail. Failure is only a stepping stone to improvement.” – Tony Jaa “The greatest teacher, failure is.” -Master…
1) The Acqui-hire The big company acquires a startup for their DNA. They hope the DNA will spread in their organization giving them an edge over the competition. How it fails: The special DNA that…
Leaders are almost always looking for new ways to incorporate more innovation into their organizations. As we all know, employees (well, humans) generally behave in alignment with how they are measured and incentivized. If a…
Originally published on December 10, 2017 at HuffPo.com. Lean Startup methodology and the climate walk into a bar. . . it sounds like the setup for a niche joke only meteorologists and product managers will…
At Lean Startup Conference this past November, Anil Dash, CEO of Fog Creek Software, discussed the importance of building products and companies that are humane and ethical. Anil began by reminding the audience that “most…