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 9/18

Speakers & Mentors

  • Patrick Vlaskovits (Virtual)
    Patrick Vlaskovits (Virtual)
    Superpowered
    Author of The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development
  • Steve Barsh
    Steve Barsh
    Packlate.com
    CEO at Packlate.com, Managing Partner at DreamIt Ventures
  • Apu Gupta
    Apu Gupta
    Curalate
    CEO/Co-founder of Curalate.
  • Jake Stein
    Jake Stein
    RJMetrics
    Co-founder at RJMetrics
  • Heather Gilchrist
    Heather Gilchrist
    Socratic Labs (NYC)
    Founding Partner at Socratic Labs. Former Director of Academics at Grockit.
  • Kerry Rupp
    Kerry Rupp
    Dreamit Ventures
    Managing Partner at DreamIt Ventures
  • Mike Krupit
    Mike Krupit
  • Yasmine Mustafa
    Yasmine Mustafa
    NetLine Corp. (prev. 123Linkit)
    Co-founder at 123Linkit, acquired by NetLine Corp.
  • Brian Sowards
    Brian Sowards
    USEED
    Co-founder at USEED. Lean Startup Machine NYC Winner
  • Chuck Sacco
    Chuck Sacco
    Movitas (PhindMe)
    Co-founder at PhindMe, acquired by Movitas
  • Elliot Menschik
    Elliot Menschik
    Venturef0rth
    Founder at Venturef0rth
  • Alex Hillman
    Alex Hillman
    Indy Hall
    Co-founder at Indy Hall
  • Bob Solomon
    Bob Solomon
    Wisdom Business Advisors
    CEO at Wisdom Business Advisors
  • Gail Cooperman
    Gail Cooperman
    Gail Cooperman Marketing and Communications Strategies
    Marketing Strategist & Communications Facilitator
  • Steven Phelan
    Steven Phelan
    Rowan University
    Executive Director, Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Rowan University
  • David Friedman
    David Friedman
    Inhabi
    Co-founder at Inhabi. Previously at Venmo.

The Organizers

  • Aksel Gungor
    Aksel Gungor
    Lean Startup Machine
  • Rohan Mehta
    Rohan Mehta
    Philly Tech Meetup
  • Bob Moul
    Bob Moul
    PSL
  • Elliot Menschik
    Elliot Menschik
    Venturef0rth
  • Gloria Bell
    Gloria Bell
    Red Stapler

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