Lean Startups – Advice from Experts

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Hollywood, FL

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

EngagePEO HEAD OF FINANCE 2015 - Present (8 months) BlueStar CFO - LATIN AMERICA 2011 - 2015 (over 4 years) Yahoo! SR. FINANCE & OPERATIONS MANAGER - US AND LATAM MKTS 2007 - 2009 (about 2 years) BankAtlantic SR. FINANCIAL ANALYST 2001 - 2006 (about 5 years) Elevision CFO - PARTNER 1996 - 2000 (about 4 years)

Renata Amatore

Buenos Aires argentina

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

UX consultant with more than 12 years on the design field. Startup doer and Advisor, I am actually working at DataArt, Buenos Aires. I used to work at an incubator helping startups to boost revenues and improve their products.

Adam Oskwarek

London, United Kingdom

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Working with digital startups & forward-thinking companies in Product, Experience, Data, Growth strategies - planning and execution - using Lean, UX and Technical Marketing. Obsessed with acquisition intent and user behaviour. Finds actionable insight in analytics, experiments and quant/qual data sets. Funnel and journey mad. 45 startups so far, and climbing. Advisor/Consultant/Hands-on Execution & Delivery. From business model design to validation experiments, MVPs, prototypes to shipping experiments, road mapping, iterations (& beyond!), testing and scaling acquisition channels. Organising, prioritising, productising and executing in the chaos! Product leader and full-stack marketer. I've worked in a wide range of amazing teams at various stages and roles. Say "hi" 😀

Michael Acheatel

Greater San Diego Area

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

I have helped over 100 startups launch and/or raise raise capital in a wide range of industries with a focus on tech and consumer products. Specialties: - Capital Raising Strategy for Startups - Financial Projections and Forecasting - Business Plan and Professional Writing - Investor Deck Creation - Entrepreneurship and Startup Businesses - Business Strategy - Strong Attention to Detail - Highly Accountable

Peter Neyra

London UK

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

Venture Builder @ Studio Zao, helping organisations like Sony Music Entertainment, Lacoste and the NHS launch new ventures. Ex-Growth @ Techstars-funded SaaS startup Tallysticks. Graduate @ University College London, a QS Top 10 University.

Mustapha Yakubu

Madrid, Spain

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

Co-Founder Frimb & AIC. Youngest Regional Manager At A Rocket Internet Backed Ecommerce Company (Jumia)

DANILO ALBA

São Paulo, Brazil

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Commercial Director of NTP- Digital Strategies (notopo.com) Partner at musicariailimitada.com.br Founder of chileofftrack.com (i sold my share in 2009) Over 15 years of international business experience in several countries of Europe and Latin America. Specialties: - Statup Strategies (from the idea to the market) - Digital Marketing for Startups Certifications • Strategic Management of Digital Marketing Agencies (FGV - São Paulo, Brazil) • Master in Engineering and Contracting (Politecnico di Milano, Italy) • Honors MSc in Engineering (Politecnico di Bari, Italy

Valerio Gioia

Rome, Italy

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

Experienced Product Manager and serial entrepreneur, I've been working in the domain name industry for the last 10 years. I have founded my first company in 2005, with no external funding. In 2013 I have founded another company, receving seed investments from 2 funds and bringing a new kind of site creator to the market. In 2015 I have sold my domain registrar company and started a Product Management consulting career. I am currently starting up a new venture in the online advertising industry.

Payton Thomas

Provo, Utah

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

CBDO Fundwise Capital, 23 year old entrepreneur that has helped over 10,000 business launch and get funding over the last 3 years

Jose Betancur

Medellin, Colombia

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

My focus is on service/product design, entrepreneurship, innovation, Apple, LEGO, and photography. Founder KZ Labs / Chief Innovation Officer Intergrupo Founder Startups Academy former Mobile Strategy Manager at Intergrupo

JB Woodruff

Cincinnati, OH

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

My specialty is working with pre-seed, tech-based B2B companies who are interested in becoming investable.

Luke Stiles

Los Angeles, CA

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

Seasoned product-oriented technologist with experience in products, services, media, branding and marketing. Specialist in large-scale, multi-platform products.

Martin Welker

Karlsruhe, Germany

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Founder and CEO of Axonic, a German-based Software Vendor. Axonic is completely bootstrapped and runs 5 software products, ranging from 100k - 2m users.

Padraig OBrien

Dublin

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

Senior software development manager with 15 years experience that specialises in data, web development, organisation structure and what not to do when starting your own business

Abhijeet Vibhandik

India

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

Mentor of Change: Atal Innovation Mission (An Initiative from Indian Govt for Revolutionising Education Industry.) Founder and CEO at Stalwart Research: Helped more than 4 Multi-National Companies to optimize business processes with the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and E-Commerce. Founder and CEO at Stalwart's Space Pvt Ltd.: Responsible for Establishing Stalwart's Space Business Incubation Center, Managing and Successfully converting it into a self-sustainable Business Incubation Center. Helped in the establishment of innovation Labs at Educational Institutions, Maker Spaces, Collaborative Spaces, Open-Lab establishment. Ideated, Prototyped, Built, Executed, and Scaled a total of 6 Start-ups at the Incubation Center. (Tech & Non-Tech).

Irashmi Bhattarai

Dallas, TX

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Certified Salesforce Administrator. If you need help customizing Salesforce to your business needs from setting up user permission groups to creating automated workflows to creating custom reports and designing dashboards, let me know. I'm a Project Manager by trait and I love helping startups make the most of this robust tool to help grow the business.

Roger Andrus

Park City, UT

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

For over three decades we've mentored thousands of the entrepreneurially-minded to secure the CAPITAL, CONTENT, and CONNECTIONS to accelerate focus and growth.

Lane Packwood

$100.0/min N/A 5 $1.67/min

I am a Brand Strategist and Marketing/PR Professional with over 20 years experience in nearly every aspect of organizational communications including strategy development and planning, brand identity, client development, change leadership, project management, internal and external marketing. I use everything I've learned and experienced to help clients articulate their brand identity, develop it artfully, and then deploy it effectively within the means at their disposal. The process I've developed is challenging and thought-provoking, but also universally effective.

Ande Lyons

Boston, MA

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

An enthusiastic and experienced entrepreneur with an MBA and four businesses to her credit, Ande is the founder of Startup Life with Ande Lyons, where she mentors startup founders while providing free tools and resources to DIY entrepreneurs launching, branding and building their businesses. You can find her sharing the best advice for startups on her podcast, Startup Life Show with Ande Lyons, and her YouTube channel, Andelicious Advice. Ande is the co-host of a monthly pitch event in Boston for Founders Live. She loves sharing her startup wisdom as a volunteer mentor at local non-profit accelerator programs EforAll and MassChallenge. Psst: Do you need a pitch deck reviewed? I’ve raised millions from VC and thousands from Angels… and I’m a co-host of a monthly pitch event in Boston. I can make sure your deck is ready for a successful outcome for investors and a pitch event.

Daniel Li

London, United Kingdom

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Founder and CEO of Brew, a digital agency in Hong Kong. Proponent of open-source software.

Dave Valliere

Toronto ON CA

$175.0/min N/A 0 $2.92/min

A leading thinker and educator of what actually works in creating successful entrepreneurial businesses. 15 years in start-up ecosystem, 10 years in financial industry, 15 years in high-tech. Frequently sought as a speaker on entrepreneurial startups.

Conroy Whitney

Juneau, AK

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

My 15+ software engineering career has involved working with dozens of startups. But my personal and professional mission -- the thing that gets me out of bed in the morning -- is helping early-stage, bootstrapped, solopreneurs like yourself to get your idea(s) out of your head and into the real world.

Ehab Bandar

Oakland, CA

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

Designer. Builder. Curious. Problem Solver. Coffee Geek. I help clients make their UX and product designs great. I work with executives, product managers, lead design teams, coordinate user research, and create designs with impact. As the bridge between engineering and business, I play a leading role in shaping and delivering ux and product strategy for mobile and web applications. My specialty is fintech, complex enterprise applications (think payroll and CRM), and mobility tools for internal team members.

JJ Tian

New York

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

Jingjing is a Sundance Writer's Lab semifinalist and a Sundance Sloan Foundation semifinalist. She has held fellowships at the New York Public Library and the Middlebury Script Lab, and won best female director at an AT&T event. With degrees in Biomedical Engineering, English, and an MFA in Creative Writing, she has worked on life support systems on the ISS (International Space Station), shipped over 60 jet engines per year, managed $1M, and shipped websites for billion dollar companies. As the founder of HeyU, she launched an iOS app in 6 weeks and has pitched to Craig Newmark, Joanne Wilson, BBG, and more. She holds a seat on the Brooklyn Democratic Committee of the 43rd Election District of the 50th Assembly District.

Roman Golovakha

Ukraine

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

IT expert with 15+ years of experience in development. Startup Owner. UX/UI design. Software Developer. IT mentor at 10K.Academy. Philosophy, Psychology enthusiast.

Parthasarathi A R

Manchester, United Kingdom

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Parallel entrepreneur with multiple simultaneous ventures. Experienced in innovation accounting, product ideation & strategy, metric s for business and growth strategies.

FRANCISCO LUIS MARINO HERNANDEZ OJEDA

Hermosillo, Sonora, México

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

I improve leadership practices to achieve better marketing, sales and customer service standards, as well to increase the standardized processes with two principal objectives. The first one is to have a better organizational development. The second, is boosting the company profitability with strategic planning. My motto is: People first, mission always. My work is based on Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen and Genchi Genbutsu which are the structured methodologies for eliminating errors, waste and creating a standardized continuous improvement. My mission is my clients mission, to prevent future problems and eliminate current ones by creating integrated solutions they can count on to seamlessly serve their customers and earn more money. My vision is an educated, trained, prepared and empowered Mexico to have profitable, responsible and professional companies with first-world practices.

Richmond Ogigai

Lagos

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

Former CEO/Co-founder (Enov8 Solutions). Founder WallX Africa. I am a passionate tech-preneur looking out for ways to solve real problems through technology and with high socioeconomic impact. I have over 10years Experience in business strategy, software product management, team management, leadership styles, risk management and product marketing. Worked for firms like Dimension Data, Microsoft, Tetrapak, Rand Merchant Bank, etc...

C.F. White

Windsor, Ontario

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

Experienced brand strategist, copywriter, editor and content provider. Have produced 100s of successful projects. 15 years marketing and SEO experience.

Zeyar Oo (MBA)

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Entrepreneurial since age 13. Founded a digital services company ate age 22 and worked for small, mid-sized and international brands. I have been to dozens of startup conferences, workshops, fucked-up nights and have a large network of entrepreneurs like yourself.

Anton Koval

Poland

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Founder @ Braincode a marketplace agency. Experience in building/ planning online marketplaces and kicking off growth.

Scott Mousseau

Canada

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

Canadian Entrepreneur. Founder of VMSCPA and a start-up brewery. Passionate about business and helping other entrepreneurs and businesses grow!

Jorge Diaz

Montréal, Québec

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

Passionate car lover, winter driver & Software Engineer. For the last 10 years, he has built Online Solutions used by more than 5,000 companies across the globe. He founded LeaseCosts in 2016 with the purpose of simplifying and helping Canadians to better understand the complex market of car leasing in Canada. LeaseCosts has grown to become one of the major online marketplaces in Canada for car leasing with a monthly recurring average of 100k visitors.

Maurizio Conventi

Nettuno, Roma, Italia

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Software engineer and founder of olab-studio.com, technical and strategy advisor for startups

James LaLonde

Beijing, China

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

James started his career as an early employee of Microsoft Japan and led the subsidiary’s rise to the first billion-dollar revenue subsidiary of a software company in history. After his nearly 15 year corporate career which culminated in a role as

Shaun Nilsson

New York, New York

$600.0/min N/A 0 $10/min

SaaS Entrepreneur and B2B Growth Hacker. Co-Founder of CityBlast, WePostSocial, more. Lead Strategic Advisor at Shaun Nilsson & Co Advisors. Passionate consultant for B2B tech startups looking to grow and deploy correctly formulated sales strategy.

James Rector

Denver & Remote

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Not sure why your project isn't growing? For my own startups and those that I coach, I use the Continuous Innovation framework to analyze business models and provide clarity for "right action, right time". The C.I. framework is the next evolution of the Lean Startup movement. For my sessions, I ask that you bring a 1-page Lean Canvas to the meeting, for us to review together. I can provide clarity on the real bottleneck on your business mode and structure for running sprints to break those bottlenecks. In the end, I want to make you a entrepreneurial machine who can model, prioritize, and test ideas efficiently. As a very valuable freebie, I offer you access to material that has changed the lives of many entrepreneurs, the playbooks from Lean Stack (the basis for Continuous Innovation). Sign up within my account (don't worry, it's all free) and go through the Foundations and Ideation playbooks: https://leanstack.com/jgr-org/founder-coaching-with-james-rector-2020

Alin Pausan

Cluj-Napoca

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

ABOUT ME: I help startup founders create faster, smarter, and high-quality MVPs, mobile apps and websites. I am well-acquainted with the product and management area, based on my previous experience with Cleverwash, Around25, Cluj Startups, 10 years in Social Entrepreneurship and on my participation to professional trainings like Managers Academy or Advanced Google Analytics. MY MISSION: Helping tech enthusiasts to achieve their goals and offering 101% support and impactful solutions. HOW WE WORK: - We work with you on building or reviewing the entire technical documentation and designs of your project. - We make sure that we provide the best solutions that fit your needs. - We put an important accent on provider-client collaboration. In the beginning, you'll have the chance to work on a low-risk contract, we don't require 700 hours projects in order to go forward with our discussion. In this way, you can make sure by yourself that what we promise we deliver.

Lance Kanamori

Portland, OR

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Subject matter expert in Kaizen, TPS, Inventory Management, Six Sigma, and Operations. I have successfully designed, managed, and deployed projects and trainings regarding corporate and operational Lean processes.

Radu Vladislav

Bucharest

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Founder & CEO of Stuffz, Central Europe's first peer-to-peer rental marketplace. Strategic, goal-driven approach.

Garfield Moore

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Independent software consultant, trainer and coach. Advised startups and blue chip clients; BoilerJuice.com, thetrainline.com, Reed Elsevier, T-Mobile and many more.

David Goldstein

Las Vegas, Nevada

$300.0/min N/A 0 $5/min

I’ve experienced the entire life-cycle of a business from startup through acquisition several times. That experience has given me some unique perspective that you might find helpful. Often, I can help entrepreneurs identify and focus on what is most important. I'm always up for chatting about business ideas, challenges and victories! Feel free to reach out. I look forward to connecting with you. Check my LinkedIn profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goldsteindavid/

Ally Paz

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Founder & Investor @ SparkIt and Sampi Ventures. Startup up investor, advisor @Blockmatics and board member @WSBA. Nerd, writer, producer, creator of craft cocktails.

Remus Gogu

Bucharest

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Innovation Coach - I teach Jobs to be done, Design Thinking and Lean Startup. Product Designer - with 14 years of hands on experience in user research and developing successful new producs and services. Problem solver by nature.

Michael Arguello

Quantico, Va

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Founder of "Hometown Branding, LLC," doing business as "Think Local, NC." Leveraged initial failings in entrepreneurship coupled with a top-rated MBA education to eventually build a successful business apart from serving as an active duty Marine. Startup Doer and Advisor.

Rodrigo del Aguila

Lima

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

I am an Industrial Engineer, specialist in the optimization and improvement of processes with the lean philosophy. Kpi's implementation specialist. Change and development manager with the ability to set strategic objectives. Coach of managers, entrepreneurs and people who seek to improve the productivity of their companies and their jobs.

Santiago Toral

Richmond

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Sales manager at Inmoda clothing company, geek and Lean philosophy fanboy. I can desgin and improve processes inside great companys throught Lean Manufacturing tools.

ANTHONY POWERS

Columbia, TN

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Military Veteran in Logistics. Many years of Leadership Development, Coaching, and Advising. Lean Strategist. Excels in Automotive Manufacturing.

Maroof Attar

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Startup mentor, 6 successful startups sold, CTO, builds solutions from scratch. Expertise in SaaS based Web Solutions, Fintech, Blockchain, AI & ML Modelling

Amir Salehpour

Grand Rapids, MI

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Product Data, Leader Full-time Dates EmployedJul 2019 – Present Employment Duration1 yr 7 mos LocationGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States • Overseeing a group of 40+ people globally to make sure they are processing orders on-time and pass them with the highest quality to the plants. • Setting up metrics and processes to drive better performances on a day-to-day basis. • Responsible and delivered two IT strategic priorities with a focus to create and sustain automation to our processes. • Created Lean Management System for the group in order to have a compelling scoreboard for the team to understand what our priorities are and how their work is impacting Widely Important Goals. • Regular bi-weekly 1:1s with my team members and semi-annually impact coaching to make sure they are on track for not only technical objectives but also pursuing personal developments. • Actively engaged in mentorship with directors from various departments to improve my personal skills in addition to expand my network. … see more TitleLeader, Plant Specials Full-time Dates EmployedMay 2017 – Jul 2019 Employment Duration2 yrs 3 mos LocationGrand Rapids, Michigan Accomplishments: 1) Reducing the number of schedule misses/shorts/splits caused by Specials by 80%. 2) Dropped Specials MFG DPPM from 10,500 to 4,000 in less than 6 months. 3) Developed a new pilot review process for complex special orders to eliminate errors on the customer order. This process enables us to identify/fix all the issues on large quantity orders before the customer orders hit manufacturing. 4) Developed Strategic Customer Mockup process in order to get mockups shipped on-time with high quality in order to bring more business in-house. This process built a fantastic collaboration between manufacturing and design group that resulted many major account wins. 5) Started Service-Now process for Steelcase Manufacturing plant with the goal of increasing the accountability for support groups and tracking issues. The visibility that came out of this project has started many A3s, new projects, and process improvements. 6) Developed/Managed a BOM validation tool project for our specials’ design/engineering team: This tool will compare CAD model with Delta BOM and make sure they match by a click of a button under 6 seconds. The tool will be used globally at Steelcase (North America, Asia, Europe and South America) … see more TitleProduct Data Analyst: Specials Dates EmployedMay 2016 – Apr 2017 Employment Duration1 yr LocationGreater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area Accomplishments: Involved in complete conversion of a plant into SAP, from first steps until it went live. • Proven ability to analyze configurations and support SD module with a complete understanding of the integration with other SAP modules (MM/PP).