Lean Launchpad study group?

In February, Startup Tasmania is planning a weekly study group for those participating in The Lean Launchpad – an online course run through Stanford, presented by the legendary Steve Blank.

http://www.launchpad-class.org/

It’s an opportunity to make some new friends whilst honing your mad startup skillz.

This is among the first online classes launched by Stanford – by all reports they’ve put a lot of effort into making high quality learning experiences.

From the course website…

“In this class you’ll learn how to turn a great idea into a great company.

“We now know that startups are not smaller versions of large companies. Large companies execute known business models. They use big company tools – business plans, income statements, revenue models, etc. to help organized their execution. In contrast startups search for a business model. And all the big company tools are irrelevant in the early days of a startup. This class is not about how to write a business plan. It’s not an exercise on how smart you are in a classroom, or how well you use the research library. The end result is not a PowerPoint slide deck for a VC presentation. Instead you will be getting your hands dirty as you encounter the chaos and uncertainty of how a startup actually works.

“You’ll learn how to use a business model canvas to brainstorm each part of a company and customer development to get out of the classroom to see whether anyone other than you would want/use your product. Finally, you’ll see how agile development can help you rapidly iterate your product to build something customers will use and buy. Each week will be a new adventure as you test each part of your business model.

RSVP on Meetup and we’ll keep you up to date