Everything's Leaner in Texas
About Lean Startup Machine
Lean Startup Machine is a three-day workshop where attendees use Customer Development and Lean Startup principles to validate an idea for a new product or service.
Bring your team, or come alone and new teams will form on Friday night.
Registration deadline 9/20
Speakers & Mentors
- Dr. Bob MetcalfeUTAustin Prof of Innovation
- Brant CooperMarket By Numbers
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D. Keith Casey, Jr.Twilio
Keith Casey has been a developer for over a decade and helps organize various tech communities. To pay the bills, he works as a Developer Evangelist for Twilio to get good tools to good developers so they can build great things. In his spare time, he is the web2project project lead, runs amok in Austin, and blogs on the mis-application of technology at CaseySoftware.com.
- Joshua BaerCapital Factory
- Emiliano VillarrealSpark 59
- Jon KolkoFounder, Austin Center for Design
- Steve SandersonFood on the Table
- Jason CohenWP Engine
- Tim GasperInfochimps
- Kevin KoymTech Ranch
- Noah KaganAppSumo
- Ryan PitylakUnique Influence
- Zaz FloreaniAustin Ventures
- Laura BeckStriped Shirt
- Josh KerrYouSendIt
- Irene MwathiStartup Katalyst
- Erica DouglassWhoosh Traffic
- Laura KilcreaseTriton Ventures
- Eli MercerGenesis Consulting
- Mark SmooklerSakeSocial
- Damon ClinkscalesVitalSource
The Organizers
- Brent WeberLean Entrepreneur
- Johnny H. VanUniversity of Texas
- Travis McCutcheonLean Startup Machine
- Drew NagdaLean Startup Machine
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Schedule
FRIDAY, September 21
5:45 PM - Doors open
6:45 PM - Pitches (50 seconds)
7:30 PM - Teams Solidify
8:00 PM- Kick-off w/ Travis McCutcheon
8:30 PM - Dr. Bob Metcalfe- Keynote Address
9:00 PM - Teams Working
11:00 PM - HubAustin Closes
SATURDAY, September 22
8:30 AM - Doors Open at HubAustin, Breakfast + Coffee
9:00 AM - How to Find a Business Idea, Erica Douglass (Whoosh Traffic)
9:30 AM - Customer Development & The Lean Entrepreneur, Brant Cooper
1:30PM - Lunch
2:00 PM - Giving Your Customers Orgasms, Noah Kagan (AppSumo)
2:30 PM - User Acquisition for Startups, Ryan Pitylak (Unique Influence)
6:00 PM - Dinner
6:30 PM - Identifying Your Key Metrics of Success, Jason Cohen (WP Engine)
7:00 PM - Q+A Panel with Mentors
7:30 PM - Teams Working
11:00 PM - HubAustin Closes
SUNDAY, September 23
9:00 AM - Doors Open, Breakfast + Coffee
9:15 AM - How to Present at LSM, Travis McCutcheon
1: 00 PM - Lunch
1:15 PM - Problems Worth Solving, Jon Kolko (Austin Center for Design)
1:45 PM - Designing for Attention
3:30 PM - Final Slides Due
4:00 PM - Final Presentations Begin
6:30 PM - Presentations Finish, Closing Remarks & Drinks
7:30 PM - Venue is cleaned & closed, post-drinks