You’re Invited! Lean Launchpad: Pioneer Valley Graduation & Demo Day

If you’ve been following this blog you know that the Lean Launchpad is the #1 entrepreneurship curriculum in the country.  It has proven it can dramatically increase startups’ odds of success by accelerating their ability to find a repeatable, scalable business model before they run out of ramen noodles (or spousal patience :)).  

WE INVITE YOU TO COME SEE FOR YOURSELF.

The latest cohort of Western Massachusetts teams to complete the Lean Launchpad curriculum is graduating on 4/28 @ 5pm and giving their final presentations.  No spin-ridden investor pitches will be shown this night.  Instead the audience will hear how the companies developed their ideas, field tested them with real customers, changed (often radically) their businesses, and did the whole process over and over again until they got it right or ran out of time.  You’ll see how they learn and how they adapt.  You’ll also see how the Lean Launchpad curriculum is so different.  

And after the presentations… then there will be wine :).

You must RSVP to attend as space (and wine!) is limited.  We would love to have you join us.

Now Enrolling: Lean Launchpad Pioneer Valley Spring 2014

Click is proud to announce open enrollment for the Spring 2014 Lean Launchpad:Pioneer Valley class.  This course is the first in Western Massachusetts based on Steve Blank's Lean Launchpad, the #1 entrepreneurship curriculum in the country.  The curriculum has proven it can dramatically increase startups' odds of success by accelerating their ability to find a repeatable, scalable business model before they run out of ramen noodles (or spousal patience :)).  Check out some of the results our first cohort of teams achieved.  

Our version of the course is optimized for entrepreneurs in the Pioneer Valley actively developing a startup.  View syllabus

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Invitation to Lean Launchpad Graduation Celebration

If you've been following this blog you know that the Lean Launchpad is the #1 entrepreneurship curriculum in the country.  It has proven it can dramatically increase startups' odds of success by accelerating their ability to find a repeatable, scalable business model before they run out of ramen noodles (or spousal patience :)).  

We invite you to come see for yourself.

The first cohort of Western Massachusetts teams to complete the Lean Launchpad curriculum is graduating on 12/3 @ 4pm and giving their final presentations.  No spin-ridden investor pitches will be shown this night.  Instead the audience will hear how the companies developed their ideas, field tested them with real customers, changed (often radically) their businesses, and did the whole process over and over again until they got it right or ran out of time.  You'll see how they learn and how they adapt.  You'll also see how the Lean Launchpad curriculum is so different.  

And after the presentation... then there will be wine :).

You must RSVP to attend as space (and wine!) is limited.  We would love to have you join us.

Click to RSVP via Eventbrite

Lean Launchpad Course Accelerating Click Startups!

Five weeks ago Click launched Lean Launchpad: Pioneer Valley, a course modelled after the amazing curriculum by Steve Blank and open-sourced via NCIIA.  Our lead instructor has taught entrepreneurship for ten years and has this to say...

"Startups made more progress in the first 3 weeks of the Lean Launchpad than they made in an entire year of my old curriculum.  I am... blown away."

At the core of the curriculum is the belief that "No facts exist inside your building."  This simple starting point forces our students to clearly lay out the fundamental assumptions underlying their ventures.  They then must design experiments that test these hypotheses.  Experiments cannot be done "in the lab" (aka founders arguing with each other).  Experiments are only valid if they are done out in the field by actually interviewing 5, 10, 20, or more potential customers, partners, vendors, competitors... every week!   

Initially we worried that talking to potential customers would lead to the Henry Ford quote: "If I asked my customers what they wanted, they would have said 'a faster horse.'"  But our students do not  ask what their customers want.  They learn all about the customer's pain .  And from that knowledge they get to design whatever creative solution they like - and they are getting creative!

Stay tuned for updates about our teams.

Lean Launchpad Course Full! Wait List Available

We are delighted to announce that Click has a full roster of awesome startups in our Lean Launchpad: Pioneer Valley course and we're ready for TAKEOFF! Stay tuned for news from them as they progress.  

We'll next offer the course in February.  If you are interested in being notified when the course becomes available, please contact us.

Image Credit:  Bartek Ambrozik