A short podcast by Norbert Korny on the paradox of AI and why if helps us become both more productive and more burned out.
Norbert Korny: AI Makes Us More Productive and More Burned Out Read More »
Evan Steeg gave a fantastic talk at Lean Culture on “Taking AI from Lab to Market: 35 years of closing the Gap.”
Evan Steeg on Taking AI from Lab to Market Read More »
Irina Calciu offers lessons learned from building AI systems, products, and startups in this talk at Lean Culture.
Irina Calciu: Lessons from Building AI Systems, Products, Startups Read More »
Chip Cassin posted a set of software rules on Reddit that I thought were outstanding. I have reproduced them here with additional comments.
Chip Cassin Software Rules Read More »
Bill Grosso discusses the role of startups after AI becomes pervasive in the business ecosystem and the emerging opportunities that will create.
Bill Grosso on Startups after AI Read More »
One mistake entrepreneurs frequently make is believing that a great product will sell itself. Many technical founders assume that if they build something innovative, customers will naturally discover it, recognize its value, and buy it.
One Mistake Entrepreneurs Make: A Great Product Will Sell Itself Read More »
Most founders assume stalled deals, price pushback, and discount pressure are pricing problems. They are not. They are decision issues. Mark Stiving explains why.
Why Pricing Problems Are Really Buyer Decision Problems Read More »
Suchita Kaundin shares the realities of shutting down an early-stage AI company: unclear documentation, unpaid pilots, and weak product-market fit.
Discovery and Customer Validation Lessons Read More »
Amadeus Ciok, Founder of Learn Vibrant Math Tutoring, shares the real-world lessons building a scalable education business.
Lessons Building a Scalable Education Business Read More »
Martin Hernandez Navarro offers a practical perspective on Big Data, Data Science, and AI in this briefing for Lean Culture.
Martin Hernandez Navarro on Data Science, Big Data, and AI Read More »
A mastermind or peer-to-peer advisory group offers founders practical feedback, helping them to develop empathy and follow through on plans and commitments.
Masterminds help founders with empathy, feedback, follow through Read More »
The value pyramid model offers a pricing paradigm, a way to reduce customer risk, validate demand, and grow revenue in step with customer urgency.
The Value Pyramid as a Way to Structure and Define Your Offerings Read More »
The following is a guest post by Elise Zhu on the important topic of how founders can identify and manage stress, especially facing important decisions under conditions of high uncertainty. Deciding Under Fire: What Stress Does to a Founder’s Brain (and How to Design Around It)
Elise Zhu on How Founders can Design Around Stress Read More »
One of our key activities for 2026, located somewhere between a New Year’s Resolution and a strategy, is an effort to identify our building blocks.
Identify Your Building Blocks for 2026 Read More »
Topic: Startup toolkits. In this newsletter, we look at toolkits that include checklists and question lists for account reviews and post-mortems.
Newsletter December 2025: Startup Toolkits Read More »
Data scientists and change agents often find themselves producing valuable insights that don’t make it to the decision table. Not because their data or evidence is wrong, but because the message doesn’t land, failing to influence executive decisions. The video explores how teams doing research and analysis can communicate their findings more effectively to executive
How to Influence Executive Decisions with Data Read More »
Some things a startup can do to create marketing that builds genuine connections instead of noise. It is the kind of communication that earns trust, attention, and loyalty.
Marketing That Builds Connections Instead of Noise Read More »
Daniel Milligan was interviewed as part of our Founder Story series for the Lean Culture meetup. He is the founder of a fast-growing software company focused on construction management.
From Frustration to Innovation: Daniel Milligan’s Story Read More »
Innovation always feels like a gamble—especially when you’re bootstrapping. The difference between a good bet and a bad one can mean the life or death of your business. Yet too many founders rely on gut instinct. This video shows how AI can help small business owners make smarter, leaner decisions without losing flexibility. Tristan Kromer
Using AI to Make Smarter Bets: Forecasting & Decision-Making Read More »
We developed a set of business viability worksheets that help startup entrepreneurs think clearly and make informed decisions.
