{"id":12716,"date":"2013-04-23T09:30:03","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T07:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/?p=12716"},"modified":"2013-04-23T09:30:03","modified_gmt":"2013-04-23T07:30:03","slug":"inspiring-the-next-generation-of-lean-entrepreneurs-lean-startup-machine-paris-kicks-off-on-may-31st-june-2nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/2013\/04\/inspiring-the-next-generation-of-lean-entrepreneurs-lean-startup-machine-paris-kicks-off-on-may-31st-june-2nd\/","title":{"rendered":"Lean Startup Machine Paris kicks-off on May 31st – June 2nd"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lean-Startup-Machine-logo\"With 110 workshops, in 40 cities, and 8250 participating entrepreneurs,\u00a0Lean Startup Machine<\/a><\/strong> has been nothing short of a revolution in entrepreneurial training and education. Lean Startup Machine will again come to Paris this year on May 31st – June 2nd<\/strong><\/a>, with a list of formidable mentors, VCs, and judges, as well as, their trademark, powerful experiential learning program for entrepreneurs. Though ideated in the States, the Paris edition will very much be ‘made in Paris’ with an actively involved, largely Paris based organizing team.<\/p>\n

Heavily inspired by Eric Riles’ hit book ‘The Lean Startup’, Lean Startup Machine aims to not only give entrepreneurs the tools they need to validate their ideas, build disruptive products and quickly bring them to market, but also to help change the way they think about and approach entrepreneurship in general. \u00a0The idea generation and validation process that entrepreneurs go through during the three-day workshop\u00a0promotes a problem-centric approach to business ideation. The ultimate goal is for the participants to focus first on the ‘customer pain’, pivot their idea as required and come out of the 3 days with a ‘Minimum Viable Product’ (aka MVP).<\/p>\n

I had the chance recently to catch-up with Lean Startup Machine Founder Trevor Owens and\u00a0Founding Organizer for the Paris edition Matt Higgins about the potential they see in both France and Europe as well as the value they strive to bring entrepreneurs through their workshops:<\/p>\n

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What are your ambitions for expanding\u00a0Lean\u00a0Startup\u00a0Machine globally? \u00a0For Europe?<\/h4>\n

Trevor Owens<\/i>:<\/strong> \u00a0In 2008, Eric Ries’ “The\u00a0Lean\u00a0Startup” resonated with a new generation of tech entrepreneurs in the valley. Now, the\u00a0Lean\u00a0Startup movement has an enormous global following. We train entrepreneurs on how to actually implement the\u00a0lean\u00a0methodologies in an intense, boot-camp like environment. \u00a0These\u00a0individuals might not have had the right tools or environment to learn these methodologies into their process and we hope to solve that problem around the world.\u00a0\u00a0We are on track to bring our training to over 40 cities around the world in 2013.\u00a0In Europe we have events coming up in\u00a0Amsterdam, London, Budapest, of course Paris, and\u00a0we are excited to bring our training to\u00a0TechPeaks<\/a>, an accelerator in Povo, Italy.\u00a0While the\u00a0Lean\u00a0Startup movement is typically associated with tech startups, we believe that understanding this methodology is critical to anyone building products or\u00a0launching a new venture.\u00a0In an age where time and resources are limited, it is essential for individuals to use these methods to validate their ideas and build the right products.<\/p>\n

Tell me your thoughts about the potential of the French market.<\/h4>\n

Matt Higgins:<\/strong> \u00a0<\/i>There have already been many great successes in the Paris startup scene, and there is\u00a0so much<\/b>\u00a0potential for future growth moving forward. France has many great schools, engineers and innovative ideas, with more and more people willing to start a business. But the startup culture is still in the early stages of development. In addition, failure is seen as taboo in French culture \u2013 the fear of failing seems to be anchored deeply in the psyche. This fear also results in most French startups leaning away from the relentless self-promoting that is seen in Silicon Valley and other budding startup cities around the world. Changing this culture, teamed with increased development in the business ecosystem, will lead to great things. That\u2019s where\u00a0Lean\u00a0Startup Machine comes in. We want to help foster and build on the startup scene in Paris by showing entrepreneurs how to innovate through\u00a0lean\u00a0methodology. We help spread the benefits of \u201csmart failure,\u201d \u201cvalidating learning\u201d and \u201ceducated guesses\u201d for startups and business development. We look forward to building a community of\u00a0lean\u00a0entrepreneurs starting 31st May.<\/p>\n

What is the big benefit for entrepreneurs and startups\u00a0that participate in your events? \u00a0What do you want them to take away from the experience?<\/h4>\n
Trevor Owens:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0<\/i>We\u00a0train entrepreneurs and innovators around the world in the\u00a0Lean\u00a0Startup methodologies so that they can build the right products and save time and resources. We encourage individuals to go out to the real world and talk to their customers right away to test their business ideas.\u00a0Our workshops are process and results oriented. Our vision is that individuals who attend our workshops then spread a culture of experimentation and validated learning to their companies.\u00a0We also invite local experts who are the forefront of innovation to help train our attendees. This mentorship and experiential learning is extremely valuable to those who participate in our workshop.<\/div>\n
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How you can participate in Lean Startup Machine Paris, May 31st – June 2nd<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Because the team want to make sure the participating entrepreneurs and startups have a hands-on, one-on-one learning experience, there are only 60 slots available on a first-come-first-served basis. Ticket prices are really reasonable for such a high-quality 3-day workshop, starting at 109\u20ac for the\u00a0super early-bird rate <\/strong>(only 5 still available and only through April 26th) and 165\u20ac for the early-bird rate <\/strong>(available through May 1st).\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0In addition, as we’re a partner again this year, Rude Baguette readers also get a 25\u20ac discount with code RudeBaguette25<\/strong>. \u00a0So, if you want to participate\u00a0register here<\/a><\/strong> quickly as space is limited!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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