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Excited to be Going Again: Lean Startup Machine Toronto!

October 2, 2012 | Andrea Mallozzi | Posted in Interactive Industry > News & Events

We’re glad to announce that we will be attending Lean Startup Machine Toronto for the third time!

Lean Startup Machine is a for-profit social enterprise with the mission of advancing the science of entrepreneurship to better utilize human potential. They aim to bolster jobs through innovation and prevent the world’s smartest people from wasting time building things nobody wants.

To date they have run 50 workshops in 35 cities globally. From San Francisco, to London and the Middle East.

During the last two workshops we attended we had a great time hearing the pitches and meeting new people!  This time, not only will Jacqueline Nuwame, Sr. Manager of Client Relations, be mentoring, but we also have two free passes to give away!  Follow us on twitter to find out how you can be a winner!

Also, Lean Startup Machine has offered a 15% discount for anyone from our community who wants to attend – email me (Andrea Mallozzi): amallozzi@cfccreates.com to get the discount code!

When: October 19-21, 2012
Where: [IN]cubes, 57 Spadina Ave, #209, Toronto, ON M5V 1K1
Tickets are selling fast for this one, so register online now to ensure you get yours: http://lsm-toronto-oct2012.eventbrite.com

 

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Eric Ries at MaRS Commons

June 20, 2012 | Andrea Mallozzi | Posted in CFC Media Lab > Events > Uncategorized

 

We posted the videos from Satish Kanwar’s interview with Eric Ries that we hosted in partnership with Lean Startup Machine at MaRS Commons.  If you weren’t able to be at the event this is a great opportunity to learn even more about lean methodologies.

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Amazing Offer: Lean Startup Machine Toronto

June 4, 2012 | Andrea Mallozzi | Posted in CFC Media Lab > Events

We’re glad to announce that we will be attending Lean Startup Machine Toronto again!

Lean Startup Machine is a for-profit social enterprise with the mission of advancing the science of entrepreneurship to better utilize human potential. They aim to bolster jobs through innovation and prevent the world’s smartest people from wasting time building things nobody wants.

To date they have run 23 workshops in 15 cities globally. From San Francisco, to London and the Middle East.

Last January we had such a great time hearing the pitches and meeting new people that we can’t wait to go back for some more!  This time around we have some great offers to share with our community!

  • On twitter we’re doing a little contest for a free passes, we’re giving away two of them!  Just send a tweet to #leanCFC and @cfcmedialab to tell us why you should attend the weekend long conference and you could win!  This contest closes at Tuesday June 5 at 5:00pm so get your tweets in soon!
  • Lean Startup Machine has also offered 20% savings for any members of our community, just email me, at amallozzi@cfccreates.com to get the discount code!
Details…

Where: The Burroughes,639 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2B7, Canada
When: Friday, June 8, 2012 at 6:00 PM – Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 8:00 PM
More Information: http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/toronto-june-8-10/

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What You Missed at Lean Startup Machine Toronto!

January 31, 2012 | Andrea Mallozzi | Posted in CFC Media Lab > Events > Interactive Industry

Lean Startup Machine is not a hack-a-thon or a pitching competition, it is a space where individuals come together to discuss ideas and validate them through real world interactions with potential customers.

Participants were asked to ideate, form groups, and then get customer validation for their products by talking to potential customers.  Validation often came in the form of money, letters of intent, or some other form of commitment to the startup idea.  Participants were encouraged by the organizer, Trevor Owens, to hit the street and talk to their customers and invalidate their assumptions!


The energy at the Burroughes in Toronto was intense, the teams worked quickly and feverishly to validate their startup ideas and pivot to create a minimum viable product to continue to test within their consumer bases all in four days!  The participants all felt that it was an incredibly intense and rewarding experience!

If you want to read the play-by-play be sure to go read out Twitter Feed from the weekend!

Lean Startups To Keep on Your Radar:

Several interesting startup ideas were presented at Lean Startup Machine Toronto to a panel of very interesting judges some being: Max Cameron of Big Bang Technology, and Satish Kanwar of Jet Cooper.  The presented ideas ranged from conference matchmaking databases to solutions to a tattoo artist’s paperwork management.  The winning idea of the event was HireShark a service that sorts resumes and helps you find the right talent for your business.

The CFC Media Lab was well represented at the event, Deebo, a gamified approach to managing ones diabetes was presented by alumnus Conor Holler, and fellow alumnae Simone Maurice joined his team to help him out for the weekend.  Deebo received the award of most niche startup idea.  Way to go guys!

 

Lean Links to Check Out

http://leanstartupmachine.com/
http://www.torontostandard.com/business/dont-talk-with-your-mouth-full-ten-lessons-from-lean-startup-machine-toronto/
http://www.torontostandard.com/business/lean-with-it/
http://bigbangtechnology.com/post/advice_for_lean_startup_machine_toronto_attendees

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Who Wants to Attend Lean Startup Machine Toronto?

January 14, 2012 | Andrea Mallozzi | Posted in Calls for Submission

The <stabletalk> perks keep on coming!  We’re asking you to send a pitch of a project you would like to present at Lean Startup Machine Toronto and we will send you and your team to the amazing weekend long event!

What is Lean Startup Machine?

Lean Startup Machine is a metrics-driven startup competition where teams learn to identify the key risks in their business model through hands-on mentorship and our framework of tools. Over the course of the weekend you will do the following:

  • Ideate a startup or work on the one you have now
  • Practice Customer Discovery
  • Research your Target Market
  • Practice Customer Development
  • Test your Assumptions in Iterations
  • Understand your Business Model
  • Iterate and Pivot (when necessary)
  • Build something you can Launch
  • Present your Validated Learnings
     

How to win free passes:

Send me (amallozzi@cfccreates.com) a one-pager of the idea you would like to pitch at Lean Start-Up Machine Toronto by Friday January 20, 2012 and the best pitch will be awarded free passes for their team to attend!

Be sure to include the following in your submission:

  • An outline of your idea (include the platform for your project and the audience you wish to target)
  • Your team (include brief bios of your team members and their role)
  • Any mock-up images you may have (not required but always nice!)
Details:

Date: January 26, 2012- January 29, 2012
Location: The Burroughes Building, 639 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario
Register: http://lsm-toronto.eventbrite.com/
More Information: http://theleanstartupmachine.com/events/toronto-january-26/

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Eric Ries at MaRS Commons

June 20, 2012 – 12:18 pm

  We posted the videos from Satish Kanwar’s interview with Eric Ries that we hosted in partnership with Lean Startup Machine at MaRS Commons.  If you weren’t able to be at the event this is a great opportunity to learn even more about lean methodologies.

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Amazing Offer: Lean Startup Machine Toronto

June 4, 2012 – 8:15 pm

We’re glad to announce that we will be attending Lean Startup Machine Toronto again! Lean Startup Machine is a for-profit social enterprise with the mission of advancing the science of entrepreneurship to better utilize human potential. They aim to bolster jobs through innovation and prevent the world’s smartest people from wasting time building things nobody [...]

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What You Missed at Lean Startup Machine Toronto!

January 31, 2012 – 3:59 pm

Lean Startup Machine is not a hack-a-thon or a pitching competition, it is a space where individuals come together to discuss ideas and validate them through real world interactions with potential customers. Participants were asked to ideate, form groups, and then get customer validation for their products by talking to potential customers.  Validation often came [...]

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Who Wants to Attend Lean Startup Machine Toronto?

January 14, 2012 – 3:35 pm

The <stabletalk> perks keep on coming!  We’re asking you to send a pitch of a project you would like to present at Lean Startup Machine Toronto and we will send you and your team to the amazing weekend long event! What is Lean Startup Machine? Lean Startup Machine is a metrics-driven startup competition where teams [...]

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