Re: lean ux @ the lean startup circle

[Isaac Souweine]

Brilliant idea Tommy. 

Hi Mike. I think we met once? In any case, we have Lean UX on our list of topics and would love help curating a session. Let me know if you're interested to help pull something together and we can discuss.

Copied in our organizer email list which has Bryan and Fergie on it. . .

Cheers,

Isaac

On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 4:55 PM, Tommy Sullivan <to...@neo.com> wrote:

Hi Isaac,

Neo was lightly involved with the Lean UX week that went on here in January.  Mike Chen from MiniTheory was hugely involved in that event.  It seems like he'd be a great guy to curating speakers / run a Lean UX session at the Lean Startup Circle... Maybe the May meetup?

I dont have Bryan or Fergie's email to cc them.. Could you pass the idea on to them.

Cheers,

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[Isaac Souweine]

Tommy to BCC

Our next event is on Wednesday - http://www.meetup.com/Singapore-Lean-Startup-Circle/events/109207692/

Do drop by if you have time.

We have not locked down the May event theme so if you're keen to help we'd love to collaborate around lean ux.

-I

On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Michael Chen <mi...@minitheory.com> wrote:

Thanks for the intro Tommy.

Hi Isaac, yes we've met before – we haven't had the chance to thank you for helping us promote Lean UX Week in Jan. 

I'd love to work out something we can do together. When's your next meetup for the Circle?

Cheers,

Mike

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[Isaac Souweine]

organizers to bcc

Hi Michael,

No worries. How about Thursday afternoon coffee?

Cheers,

Isaac

On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 7:31 PM, Michael Chen <mi...@minitheory.com> wrote:

Hi Isaac,

I will not be able to make it for Wednesday as I have a prior engagement. Would you like to meet up for coffee or Skype sometime?

Cheers,

Mike

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[Isaac Souweine]

Hi Michael,

Sure let's work on the June session together! Lineup sounds great to me.

Will be in touch shortly with a final date.

Cheers,

Isaac

On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Michael Chen <mi...@minitheory.com> wrote:

Hi Isaac,

Is it possible to do June instead? 

We can do an UX edition for June. I already have two speakers lined up who can step in – Tommy from Neo and Keith from IDEO. Our very own Jun Lin can be the third speaker.

We're not so good at MC-ing so we can leave that up to you :)

Cheers,

Mike

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On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 12:46 AM, Isaac Souweine <is...@pollenizer.com> wrote:

Hey Michael,

Apologies but 6 PM meetings are tough as I've got little ones.

But now I wonder if we're overcomplicating this with a meeting? The Lean Startup Circle concept as we're running it is pretty simple - 3 speakers, 10 min each + 10 min Q&A, and then some mingling. So far we've covered pivoting, customer development, hypothesis testing, and analytics (you can see the session profiles here). 

For the May edition (exact date = May 7) we'd love to do one on UX and would love any help sourcing speakers.

So maybe it just comes down to: a) is this something you'd like to speak at personally? and/or b) would you be interested to help us find a few speakers?

if you're curating speakers we're happy to hand over some of the emceeing as well if that's your thing :-) 

Cheers,

Isaac

On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Michael Chen <mi...@minitheory.com> wrote:

Hi Isaac, 

How does Wed at 6pm sound?

Cheers,

Mike

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On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 7:51 AM, Isaac Souweine <is...@pollenizer.com> wrote:

Hi Michael,

Sure no problem. 

Can you do earlier next week e.g. Tuesday or Wednesday? Might be traveling on Thursday.

Cheers,

Isaac

On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 5:46 PM, Michael Chen <mi...@minitheory.com> wrote:

Hi Isaac,

I just received news that my client needs me at their office tomorrow afternoon. Do you mind if we reschedule? 

Does same space-time next week work for you?

Cheers,

Mike

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On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Michael Chen <mi...@minitheory.com> wrote:

Sure sounds good. See you there.

Cheers,

Mike

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On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Isaac Souweine <is...@pollenizer.com> wrote:

Hi Michael,

Let's meet at Group Therapy in Duxton Hill.

http://gtcoffee.com/

Cheers,

Isaac

On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Michael Chen <mi...@minitheory.com> wrote:

That sounds good. My office is just around the corner:

42 Tras Street #03-02

Singapore 078981

Alternatively we could meet at one of the many kopi joints in the area. Just give me call closer to the time.

Cheers,

Mike

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On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Isaac Souweine <is...@pollenizer.com> wrote:

How about 3:30 in Chinatown area? I'll be around there for meetings.

Cheers,

Isaac

On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Michael Chen <mi...@minitheory.com> wrote:

Sounds good. Is your office at blk 71? What would be a good time for you?

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On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 12:46 AM, Isaac Souweine <is...@pollenizer.com> wrote:

Hey Michael,

Apologies but 6 PM meetings are tough as I've got little ones.

But now I wonder if we're overcomplicating this with a meeting? The Lean Startup Circle concept as we're running it is pretty simple - 3 speakers, 10 min each + 10 min Q&A, and then some mingling. So far we've covered pivoting, customer development, hypothesis testing, and analytics (you can see the session profiles here). 

For the May edition (exact date = May 7) we'd love to do one on UX and would love any help sourcing speakers.

So maybe it just comes down to: a) is this something you'd like to speak at personally? and/or b) would you be interested to help us find a few speakers?

if you're curating speakers we're happy to hand over some of the emceeing as well if that's your thing :-) 

Cheers,

Isaac

On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Michael Chen <mi...@minitheory.com> wrote:

Hi Isaac, 

How does Wed at 6pm sound?

Cheers,

Mike

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On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 7:51 AM, Isaac Souweine <is...@pollenizer.com> wrote:

Hi Michael,

Sure no problem. 

Can you do earlier next week e.g. Tuesday or Wednesday? Might be traveling on Thursday.

Cheers,

Isaac

On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 5:46 PM, Michael Chen <mi...@minitheory.com> wrote:

Hi Isaac,

I just received news that my client needs me at their office tomorrow afternoon. Do you mind if we reschedule? 

Does same space-time next week work for you?

Cheers,

Mike

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On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Michael Chen <mi...@minitheory.com> wrote:

Sure sounds good. See you there.

Cheers,

Mike

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On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Isaac Souweine <is...@pollenizer.com> wrote:

Hi Michael,

Let's meet at Group Therapy in Duxton Hill.

http://gtcoffee.com/

Cheers,

Isaac

On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Michael Chen <mi...@minitheory.com> wrote:

That sounds good. My office is just around the corner:

42 Tras Street #03-02

Singapore 078981

Alternatively we could meet at one of the many kopi joints in the area. Just give me call closer to the time.

Cheers,

Mike

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Director

Minitheory Design

+65 9090 4913

On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Isaac Souweine <is...@pollenizer.com> wrote:

How about 3:30 in Chinatown area? I'll be around there for meetings.

Cheers,

Isaac

On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Michael Chen <mi...@minitheory.com> wrote:

Sounds good. Is your office at blk 71? What would be a good time for you?

[Bryan Long]

Just a reminder that LSM is from 7-9 June so this means that our June SLSC is going to be very close to it. Not sure if it’s going to impact anything. But I guess it’s ok since the topic is not so much Lean Startup but Lean UX.

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[Isaac Souweine]

Thanks for the reminder on that Bryan. I don't see it as much of an issue.

This means we don't have a topic for the May 7 event. 

Can I suggest "minimum viable products"? Seems like something we could get three speakers for. . .

Cheers,

Isaac

[Fergie Miller]

Just to confirm that Im going to cancel The Hub as a venue going forward. Also I am away travelling on May 7th. Will email a few friends re MVP.

Thanks,

Fergie

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[Bryan Long]

Hi everyone,

Have we decided on a topic? We are only a couple of weeks away. I’m sorry for being out of action. My exams are next week! I’ll be able to do more after that.

 

I don’t think we have covered B2B Cust Dev yet right? If we take this as a topic, I think we can get a few to share?

 

Dhruv from IEatAds.com comes to my mind.

Fergie can share about his experience.

And I happen to chance upon this guy’s blog: http://idostartup.com/speaking/ and he’s doing energy monitoring solutions for businesses http://www.intraix.com/

 

What do you all think?

 

- Bryan

[Isaac Souweine]

I had thought we had decided on "minimum viable products" as the topic. I sent a few feelers out but have not confirmed anyone yet.

But if you think you can fill a panel for b2b cust dev, I'm fine to switch.

-I  

 

[Bryan Long]

If you’ve already begun work on MVP, then let’s stick to it. I’m just recommending another option. We can keep it in our pocket for the July event.

[Isaac Souweine]

That's fine too but like I said I have not closed anyone yet. So if we're gonna do MVP, I might need some help finding the speakers.

-I

[Bryan Long]

In the worst case, if we can’t get the speakers, maybe the three speakers can come from our own team? Esp considering the time left.

 

We can cover the three types of MVPs in LSM and our own experiences with them

 

1)      Exploration MVP – I can share how I did my interviews for TaskIsland

2)      Pitch MVP – Gabriel/ Fergie?

3)      Concierge MVP – Ian can share how Pixaroll has done this?

 

Just a suggestion.

[Isaac Souweine]

I think it's great to have our organizers speak. 

My only issue is that I think we should be talking about actual product MVPs i.e. something that actually generates value for the customer. This notion of pitch mvp or exploration mvp is suspect to me. 

I like how Ash Maurya describes it here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHJn_SubN4E

In fact we could show this video at the start?

-I  

[Fergie Miller]

I would have loved to talk about Enterprise & MVP but will be away.

Dhruv and Nigel at Eat Ads would be good as they've gone through several iterations on their journey. I'll mention it to a few others at The Hub too and revert

[Ian Tay]

Hi Guys,
Sharon from spaces.sg is willing to speak on the MVP topic.
Bryan you want to liase with her on the angle? Her email as below:
Sha...@spaces.sg
So we are confirming the first Tuesday of May which is the 7th at blue jaz?

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[Isaac Souweine]

Yes we are confirmed for May 7 at Blu Jaz.

I'll hit up Sharon now.

Ian - do you want to speak as well about Pixaroll MVP?

-I

[Ian Tay]

Hi guys, just spoke with my founders and I got the go ahead.
So I'll be speaking on how PixaRoll used various tactics and the MAP to validate our biz.

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[Isaac Souweine]

Awesome! That's two. Just need one more. I haven't heard back on my feelers so if anyone's got a candidate now's the time.

-I 

[Isaac Souweine]

Got our 3rd speaker sorted

Ian - please send your talk info and I will upload to meetup along with the other two which are coming my way.

-I

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Hi Issac,
My talk will be as such:
"Built to sell: MVP- Who do you listen to build for?
Ian Is going to share on how PixaRoll sorts through all the feedback
they were getting and focus on building their product to generate
revenue."

[Isaac Souweine]

Hey Michael,

Reaching out to confirm that we are still on for a Lean UX version of lean startup circle. Target date is Tuesday, 6/11. Thanks for your help confirming that it's still a go with the speakers using that date. Once speakers are locked we can liaise directly with them on talk summaries and logistics. 

Cheers,
Isaac

[Isaac Souweine]

Sounds good Michael. Will wait to hear.

-I

On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 2:02 PM, Michael Chen <mi...@minitheory.com> wrote:

Alright, let me confirm with my speakers. Let me update you again in a few days.

Cheers,

Mike

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[Isaac Souweine]

Hi Michael,

How's it look for our speakers?

Cheers,

Isaac

[Isaac Souweine]

Thanks Michael. That's already a huge help. We can work on the third one. Who are the first two so I know what's covered?

Cheers,

Isaac 

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Hi Isaac, I have two speakers confirmed so far. Looking for the third. Do you have anyone in mind?

Cheers,
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[Isaac Souweine]

Thanks for the update Michael. Keep us posted on Raven. And we will send out some feelers also.

Cheers,

Isaac

On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Michael Chen <mi...@minitheory.com> wrote:

We have Keith from IDEO, who will talk about design thinking and prototyping.

The other speaker is Jun, my partner at Minitheory. He'll share some practical tips on how the audience can get started on on Lean UX.

I will ping Raven Chai about the third talk. He could give a brief overview of Lean UX.

Cheers,

Mike

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[Isaac Souweine]

Awesome. All set then.

Content guidelines:

• roughly 10 minute talk and then be prepared for 10 min. Q&A
• Ideally speakers are specifically engaging with lean startup concepts
• Can focus on practical tips or theory as you see fit
• Slides recommended but exact approach up to the speaker
• Need to keep the level fairly introductory as we have quite a few newbs in the crowd

Hope that helps? We would need speaker bios and abstracts by start of next week so we can promote. Can borrow the format from past events. http://www.meetup.com/Singapore-Lean-Startup-Circle/events/116067732/

Cheers,

Isaac

On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 9:02 PM, Michael Chen <mi...@minitheory.com> wrote:

Hi Isaac,

Raven said yes. I'll work with then regarding the content. Do you have any requirements?

Cheers,
Mike

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