About Lean Startup Machine

Start the new year and next semester off right. Take your business ideas lean in 2013!

Lean Startup Machine is a competitive three-day workshop where you will learn how to apply Lean Startup methodologies in the real world. Bring your team, come alone to pitch an idea, or work on someone else's.

Registration deadline 1/31/2013

Speakers & Mentors

  • Ted Mann
    Ted Mann
    Snipsnap
    Founder and CEO of SnipSnap, the first mobile app to let you scan, save, and redeem printed coupons on your phone. Ted is a master of customer validation using low-fi MVP techniques.
  • Dan Shipper
    Dan Shipper
    Airtime for Email, Firefly
    Dan is a UPenn junior who in his spare time founded Airtime for Email & just launched Firefly (usefirefly.com). And he is also a prolific blogger: danshipper.com regularly featured on Hacker News.
  • Jake Stein
    Jake Stein
    RJMetrics
    COO & Co-Founder at RJMetrics.
  • Aaron Mclean
    Aaron Mclean
    Eight-Eleven
    Creative Director/COO & Co-founder at Eight Eleven Inc.
  • Gloria Bell
    Gloria Bell
    O3World
    Adjunct Professor - Social Media Strategy / Entertainment & Arts Management Program-Drexel.
  • Ash Maurya
    Ash Maurya
    Spark59
    Founder/CEO at Spark59. Author and Founder at Running Lean. Mentor at Mozilla Corporation
  • Mark Loschiavo
    Mark Loschiavo
    Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship - Drexel University
    Executive Director - Laurence A. Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship & Sr. Executive-in-Residence and Clinical Professor LeBow College of Business - Drexel University
  • Robert J. Moore
    Robert J. Moore
    RJMetrics
    CEO & Co-Founder at RJMetrics
  • Michael Raber
    Michael Raber
    Artisan - (Formerly AppRenaissance)
    Senior Product Director and Developer at Artisan. Formerly Founder and CEO of UXFlip. Michael has several patents to his name.
  • Yuriy Porytko
    Yuriy Porytko
    Leto Investments, LLC. Philadelphia Startup Digest
    Managing General Partner at Leto Investments, LLC. Curator at Philadelphia Startup Digest
  • Chris Cera
    Chris Cera
    ArcWeb
    CTO & Founder at Arcweb. Chris was also one of the Co-Founders at Philly Startup Leaders.
  • Brad Denenberg
    Brad Denenberg
    Seed Philly
    Brad is the founder and Director at Seed Philly.
  • Apu Gupta
    Apu Gupta
    Curalate
    CEO & Co-founder at Curalate
  • John McAdams
    John McAdams
    Pioneer Business Ventures
    Managing Partner at Pioneer Business Ventures
  • Steven Phelan
    Steven Phelan
    Rowan University
    Executive Director, Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Rowan University
  • Yasmine Mustafa
    Yasmine Mustafa
    NetLine Corp. (prev. 123Linkit)
    Co-founder at 123Linkit, acquired by NetLine Corp.
  • Aksel Gungor
    Aksel Gungor
    acclaim - www.getacclaim.com
    Cofounder GetAcclaim. @getacclaim

The Organizers

  • Kert Heinecke
    Kert Heinecke
    Lean Startup Machine
  • Gloria Bell
    Gloria Bell
    O3World
  • Philly Tech Meetup Team
    Philly Tech Meetup Team
    Philly Tech Meetup
  • Dias Gotama
    Dias Gotama
    Co-founder of Nvigor. Student at iSchool - Drexel University
    Co-founder and COO of nvigor, student run startup that focuses on connecting students with the rapidly growing Philly Startup community.
  • Abhiroop Das
    Abhiroop Das
    Co-founder of Nvigor. Student at iSchool - Drexel University
    Co-founder and COO of nvigor, student run startup that focuses on connecting students with the rapidly growing Philly Startup community.

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