Customer Development, Education, speaking, startup

Helping startups in Cameroon

Excited to be invited to explain the Customer Development part of the Lean Startup methodologies to startups in Cameroon, courtesy of FI Cameroon.

Education, Lean Launchpad, Lean Startup, startup

Back helping startups in Aachen, DE again!

I’m honored and excited to be invited back to support the incubated startups at digitalHUB Aachen for the FIFTH year in a row!

I shared a summary of the Lean Launchpad structure we are using to support the early-stage startups last year.

Education, Lean Startup, speaking, startup

Helping startups in Sri Lanka

Humbled and excited to be invited to explain the Lean Startup methodology to startups in the CurveUP program in Sri Lanka.

corporate entrepreneurship, speaking, startup

Keynote: Do Startups & Corporations mix @ Zentis

Keynote @ Zentis “Startup-Market”, 30. August 2022

Excited and honored to have been invited to Zentis‘ “Startup-Market” event to keynote on the topic of startups and corporations – do they mix? Spoiler: It depends…

That guy…

As it wasn’t a public event, I can’t share the slides – but if you’re a corporate tasked with cooperating with startups, I can give you these helpful actionable excerpts:

Where is Corporate Startup Engagement positioned compared to R&D and M&A

The types of Corporate Startup Engagement and how they align with Corporate Objectives

Types of Engagement ranked Low to High Involvement

Types of Engagement ranked Low to High Costs

Types of Engagement ranked Low to High Risk

Types of Engagement ranked Short to Long Term Strategy

The typical evolution of the Startup Engagement phases

Are you working in a company looking to engage with startups and could use some help? Let’s talk!

entrepreneurship, innovation, speaking, startup

Helping French Startups expand into Germany (again)

Honored and excited to have been invited back for the third year in a row to help Business France Düsseldorf with their “Impact Germany” program for French startups expanding into the German market!