This is awesome. Common guys we need lots of participation for programs like these to build a startup and entrepreneurial culture. Pravin
On Wednesday, March 6, 2013 7:20:56 AM UTC+5:45, Richan Shrestha wrote: > > Presentation Topic*: Building Lean Startups* > Presenter's Name*: Mr. Chris Sprague (CTO - Leapfrog Technology Inc.)* > Date*: 9th March, 2013 Saturday* > Time*: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM* > Venue*: Pearl Convention Hall, Trade Tower, Thapathali, Kathmandu > (Limited Seats available, first come first serve basis)* > > > "*Lean Startup*" is an approach for launching businesses and products, > that relies on validated learning, scientific experimentation, and > iterative product releases to shorten product development cycles, measure > progress, and gain valuable customer feedback. In this way, companies, > especially startups, can design their products or services to meet the > demands of their customer base without requiring large amounts of initial > funding or expensive product launches. (source: Wikipedia) > > On the presentation, Presenter* Mr. Chris Sprague* will be sharing his > experience on building startups in *Silicon Valley* and his lessons > learned across* OpenStudy* and other startups he either advised or helped > build. In particular, Chris will share: > > - "Lean startup" - why it's different and important > - Startup Hypothesis - more than just product features and an "MVP" > - Startup Metrics, experimentation and execution > - Startup Tools and Technology > - Understanding Customer need and Customer Development > > *About the Presenter:* > * > * > Chris Sprague is the CTO of Leapfrog Technology. Chris joined Leapfrog > after four years as CEO and CTO of OpenStudy, an education social network > where 700,000 students each month help each other do homework, understand > lessons, and prepare for tests - all in real-time. He led OpenStudy from > its inception through funding by entities like Silicon Valley VCs, The Bill > Gates Foundation, and the National Science foundation in the US. > > Chris graduated from Stanford University in 2002 with a degree in Symbolic > Systems and Computer Science, with a focus on Human Computer Interaction. > He graduated from Georgia Tech with a Masters of Computer Science in 2004, > before leading technology teams at Oracle and other Valley-based startups > before co-founding OpenStudy. He has a passion for all things technology, > startups, and education. > > *About Leapfrog Tech Talk:* > > Leapfrog Technology, Inc. is a technology company that provides software > development services for companies and individuals in the US. Our hybrid > approach of Onshore Project Management and Offshore Software Development > allows us to be competitively priced while still deliver on quality. We > subscribe to the principal of lean development and we are ideally suited to > rapid prototyping and quick turn around on software projects. > > With the vision to share our expertise on the technical grounds, Leapfrog > Technology presents you "Leapfrog Tech Talk"; a platform for technology > enthusiasts (developers, IT companies, students and all who are directly or > indirectly associated or interested with the ongoing global IT market) to: > > - Discover new ideas and expertise about the global technology trends. > - Build network with fellow professionals, distinguished speakers and > presenters. > - Explore how to become a better global software professional. > > For more information: > Website: http://lftechnology.com/ > Call us @ 01-5534403 > > ** Note*: This is the first in a series of Tech Talks sponsored by > Leapfrog Technology > -- -- FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] Mailing List Guidelines: http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "FOSS Nepal" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
