Ignite: Lean Startup

Ignite: Lean Startup (NYC) is sponsored by the NYC Lean Startup Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/lean-startup) and is generously being hosted by Pivotal Labs (http://pivotallabs.com/) (841 Broadway) the evening of Wednesday, June 22nd (6:30-10:00 PM).

Ignite is a fast-paced presentation style that gives tech entrepreneurs the opportunity to share lessons learned with a room full of drunk entrepreneurs. But there's a catch: presentations are limited to exactly five minutes and twenty slides--and those slides advance automatically every 15 seconds. Click here for some examples. (http://igniteshow.com/browse)

Like running a startup, giving an Ignite presentation is a harrowing experience that feels great to have done and garners you lots of admirers. Presenters will deliver primarily lean startup-themed presentations: case studies, tips and flame-out stories that other people can learn from.

Featuring: Top-Shelf Open Bar, Sandwiches, DJ and more, all for the cost of admission ($20). Tom Richter and Brandon Bramhall of The Beagle and The John Dory will be on hand to make some incredible cocktails.

Current roster includes:

Opening Remarks

Eric Ries (http://startuplessonslearned.com/), The Lean Startup. @ericries

Tilting at Windmills and the Search for the Next Billion $ Lean Startup

Phineas Barnes (http://www.sneakerheadvc.com/), Principal, First Round Capital. @phineasb

How I Got Screwed by Barbara Walters

Nate Berkopec (http://nateberkopec.com/), Product @ Angelsoft. @nateberkopec

99 problems and the Bits ain't one

Farrah Bostic, VP/Group Planning Director, Digitas. @farrahbostic

Darwinism of Lean

Kelley Boyd (http://thinkexperience.com/), Founding Principal, Think Experience. @msksboyd

Taken Out Back and Shot

Giff Constable (http://giffconstable.com/), Head Executioner, Aprizi.com. @giffconstable

How to 'Do' Lean UX in 5 Easy Steps

Jeff Gothelf (http://www.jeffgothelf.com/blog/), Director of UX, TheLadders.com. @jboogie

Respect the Pivot

Andres Glusman, VP Strategy & Community, Meetup. @glusman

I Ugly

Lane Halley (http://www.theapprenticepath.com/), Program Director, LUXr NYC. @thinknow

Great Founders Steal

San Kim (http://www.sanonstartups.com/), Founder and CEO, EaselLearning.com. @sankim

Test then Tech

Brittany Laughlin (http://about.me/brittany), Co-Founder, GTrot.com. @br_ttany

valiDATED Learning

Steven Liu (http://www.stevesdrop.com), Chief Scrambling Officer, Lean Startup Machine. @stevesdrop

18 MVP's That Require No Code

Trevor Owens (http://trevorowens.tumblr.com/), Co-Founder and CEO, Lean Startup Machine. @to2

Traffic Whoring Isn't All Bad

Rachel Sklar, Founding Editor, Mediaite; Advisor at Hashable; Founder, ChangeTheRatio. @rachelsklar

How to Pivot in 3 Days

Vin Vacanti (http://viniciusvacanti.com/), Co-Founder and CEO, Yipit.com. @vacanti

Event Hashtag: #LeanIgnite

Questions: igniteleanstartup@gmail.com, or tweet @ryanmaccarrigan

Any leftover proceeds from the event will be re-invested into making future events even more kick-ass than this one.

The Lean Startup (http://theleanstartup.com/) is a trademark and service mark owned by Eric Ries (http://startuplessonslearned.com/).