The Lean Startup: Destroy your dream, accept
that you know nothing
HackPack.press
Contact: Justin Varilek; email: justin.varilek@hackpack.press; Skype: justin.varilek;
US: +17814601649; Russia: +79651054975
Who We Connect
Fixer
Videographer
Journalist
Editor
Photographer Expert
PR ProfessionalInformation Intelligence
Where Are We Today
3100 members 121 countries
How to Be Lean: Our Story
Nov. 2015
Feb. 2014 July 2014 Aug. 2014 Dec. 2014 July 2015
Jan. 2016
Feb. 2014: Be a Realistic, Hopeless
Romantic
Lessons:
Ø Be Apprehensive
Ø Check the market
Ø Talk to people who’ve
done it
July & Aug. 2014: Engage Potential
Clients Immediately
Lessons:
Ø Assume you know
nothing
Ø Get Visual
Ø Bring on future clients
early
Dec. & July 2015:
Programmers + Users = Love
Lessons:
Ø Get your programmers in
front of clients every chance
you get
Nov. 2015: Keep It Simple Stupid
Lessons
Ø  Reject your desire to
immediately make a
perfect solution
Ø  Check in with users
as often as possible
Ø  Check statistics
Questions?
Thank you! If you would like to organize a follow
up meeting, please contact Justin Varilek at
justin.varilek@hackpack.press

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Rockit Summit, Justin Varilek - The Lean Startup: Destroy your dream, accept that you know nothing

  • 1. The Lean Startup: Destroy your dream, accept that you know nothing HackPack.press Contact: Justin Varilek; email: [email protected]; Skype: justin.varilek; US: +17814601649; Russia: +79651054975
  • 2. Who We Connect Fixer Videographer Journalist Editor Photographer Expert PR ProfessionalInformation Intelligence
  • 3. Where Are We Today 3100 members 121 countries
  • 4. How to Be Lean: Our Story Nov. 2015 Feb. 2014 July 2014 Aug. 2014 Dec. 2014 July 2015 Jan. 2016
  • 5. Feb. 2014: Be a Realistic, Hopeless Romantic Lessons: Ø Be Apprehensive Ø Check the market Ø Talk to people who’ve done it
  • 6. July & Aug. 2014: Engage Potential Clients Immediately Lessons: Ø Assume you know nothing Ø Get Visual Ø Bring on future clients early
  • 7. Dec. & July 2015: Programmers + Users = Love Lessons: Ø Get your programmers in front of clients every chance you get
  • 8. Nov. 2015: Keep It Simple Stupid Lessons Ø  Reject your desire to immediately make a perfect solution Ø  Check in with users as often as possible Ø  Check statistics
  • 9. Questions? Thank you! If you would like to organize a follow up meeting, please contact Justin Varilek at [email protected]