Learn to start

[Okemini Otum]

Hello ,

A three-day workshop which teaches entrepreneurs and innovators how to build disruptive products is on its way to Lagos.

Register your email address here:  http://l3an.com/1a0meYA

Lean Startup is a method of developing businesses and products. The Lean Startup method teaches you how to drive a startup-how to steer, when to turn, and when to persevere-and grow a business with maximum acceleration.

How The Workshop Works

The workshop kicks off with a series of product pitches that help attendees organize into teams. Everyone works on a NEW idea. Each team then develops its problem hypothesis, solution hypothesis and a series of assumptions which are core to the success of the business.

Next, each team creates an MVP, or "Minimum Viable Product." The goal of the MVP test is to "Get Out Of the Building," speak with real customers and to collect cash or non-cash currency which serves as validation.

The process promotes a problem-centric approach to business ideation. By continuously validating and invalidating assumptions, teams are forced to pivot their solution (and even problem) toward a true customer pain; rather than creating a solution and after-the-fact seeking customers with a problem.

The event culminates with each team pitching its new solutions and its experience using the process. In this competition the winning team is not selected based on who has the best idea, but instead on which team honors the process and gains the most insights through its pivots.

If you are interested in attending this workshop, register your email address here:  http://l3an.com/1a0meYA

More info: http://theleanstartup.com/principles

The Book Lean Startup http://www.amazon.com/The-Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous/dp/0307887898

Okemini Otum | Web Developer | Blogger | Social Media Manger
Mobile: +234 (0) 8038349198

[Doctor Fox]

Somewhat I think we are still to early (unprepared) in this country to be thinking of adopting the lean startup model.
Most people have not even been exposured to any type of software building methodology to start with.
Why go head first for Lean? Have you considered the problems founders of small businesses are facing here?
My opinion is that we have different problems from the guys advocating for the lean methodology (this is based on my experience).

Although, I agree with most of the ideals of the Learn startup model, there is an important basis in team building, and other software development practices that we are totally bereft of here.

How about a workshop on rapid prototyping, extreme programming, Scrum, or Agile.

And yes, the lean startup encourages you to combine some of these methodologies when building your product / business. Question is, how do you combine all of these when you know nothing about them?

Like I mentioned, this is my opinion, and others may hold different opinions about this. I would say to the passive members here; Go ahead and signup for the workshop as it's an available starting point that you may not find easily, but remember there are other methodologies you need to learn - it's not the sorcerers' stone.

 

@doctorfox

B: doctorfox.wordpress.com

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BlackBerry Developer Group Nigeria" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to blackberrydevelopergr...@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to blackberrydevel...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/blackberrydevelopergroupnigeria/CAMKS9R8uwqkEnnfEVcb6dQcQcYEG%3D6oJvv6cAaD34aPwgqSC1w%40mail.gmail.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.