The Fit between Design Thinking, Agile and the Lean Startup

Jim Kalbach is a Principal UX Designer with Citrix Online and an active speaker, writer, and instructor on business design, user experience, and information architecture. He has helped starting local UX groups as well as organize conferences in Germany and Europe. Jim is the author of the book Designing Web Navigation an O’Reilly Publication. I Read More …

From Startup Entrepreneur to Storyteller

Making the transition from startup entrepreneur and storyteller, today John Gray is a full time freelance writer. He enjoys sharing stories about startups, entrepreneurs, and emerging technology. It’s all about exploring the intersection of our human experience with technology. He’s a regular contributor to BetaKit and can be found on twitter at grayspective.   Download Read More …

Customer Acquisition Time for a Startup

I read a book over 25 years ago I believe that was called Take a Chance to Be First: The Secrets of Entrepreneurial Success by Warren Avis. To this day one thought that has always stayed with me about entrepreneurship and starting a business; So do some careful figuring and planning, come up with the Read More …

Kanban, Kotter & Lean Startup

I just purchased The Lean Change Method by @thomasjeffrey #leanchange is the suggested tweet for this book. Help Jeff Anderson spread the word about this book on Twitter! Managing Agile Organizational Transformation: Learn how to manage agile adoption initiatives using the Lean Change method. The Lean Change method extends the Kotter change management lifecycle with Read More …

Startup tries to ensure Traceability on all Fruit

This year-old startup, ApRecs, is trying to qualify for the Chase Mission Main Street Grant. They are on a quest to bring technology to the Agriculture Industry, and specifically to Tree Fruit Growers. They would like to accelerate product development that will put what is developed in Washington State as the standard for the global Read More …

Story of a Startup using KickStarter

I stepped in and hosted a podcast for LetusDropShip, a new drop shipping company that offers a unique way of handling drop shipping. They seek out niche manufacturers and offer them the support of their worldwide distribution system of warehouses and online/offline retailers. LetusDropShip concentrates on building brands and niches. One of these manufacturers, Trego Read More …