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The Lean Channel Validation Playbook Part III,Pivot or Persevere? How to Use Data to Make the Hard Call
Stop costly indecision. Learn the difference between a "Tweak" and a strategic Pivot using objective data (LTV:CAC). Master the Lean …
The Lean Channel Validation Playbook Part II, MEASURE: The Three Metrics That Determine If Your Channel Can Scale
Master the MEASURE phase of Lean Channel Validation. Learn the three non-negotiable financial metrics (CAC, LTV, CR), the gold standard …
The Lean Channel Validation Playbook Part I, BUILD: Your Marketing Strategy Isn't a To-Do List—It's a Hypothesis
Stop wasting resources on fragmented marketing. Learn the Lean Channel Validation Playbook: BUILD your strategy with Minimum Viable Experiments (MVEs).
Startup Success, Your Way: How Personality, Purpose (Ikigai) & Lean Thinking Create an Unbeatable Combo
Align your career with purpose. Explore how your personality, the Japanese concept of Ikigai, and the principles of Lean Thinking …
Blood Money and Burnout: Six Spine-Chilling Startup Challenges (And the Treat That Follows)
Face the 6 spine-chilling challenges of early-stage founding—from market ambiguity to burnout—and learn the powerful Lean Startup 'Founder's Rituals' to …
The Beekeeper's Guide to Vibe, Part IV: The 'Learn' Phase: Pivoting, Persevering, and Scaling Your Hive Network
Learn how Agentic AI, workflow automation, and microservices can accelerate your growth and continuous learning cycle.
The Beekeeper's Guide to Vibe, Part III: 'The Measure' Phase: Tracking Actionable KPIs
Learn how to effectively track actionable KPIs in the "Measure" phase of the Lean Startup loop. This guide dives into …
The Beekeeper's Guide to Vibe, Part II: Connecting the Hive and Maximizing Learning Velocity
Learn how to connect your Minimum Viable Hive with an easy API, focusing on decoupling for modular scaling and avoiding …
The Beekeeper's Guide to Vibe, Part I: Building the Minimal Viable Hive (The Dashboard & The Logic)
Learn how to build a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) using a lean approach, focusing on ruthless minimalism, maximizing learning velocity, …
The Zero-Budget Validation Blueprint (Pt. 3): Translating Customer Emotion into Your Next MVP Feature (The Learn Phase)
Discover how to translate customer emotion into your next MVP feature, achieve validated learning, and make pivotal Pivot or Persevere …
The Zero-Budget Validation Blueprint (Pt. 2): Tracking Community Health with Free Analytics (The Measure Phase)
Discover how Innovation Accounting and the Measure Phase of the Build-Measure-Learn cycle can help early-stage founders track community health with …
The Zero-Budget Validation Blueprint (Pt. 1): The $0 Research Strategy to Nail Your Startup Hypothesis (The Build Phase)
Stop guessing and validate your startup hypothesis with a $0 research strategy. Learn how to define your core problem, triangulate …