"Scientists do not coddle ideas. They crash test them. They run them into a brick wall at sixty miles per hour and examine the pieces. If the idea is sound, the pieces will be of that wall" unknownDoes any of this sound familiar? You…Have an awesome startup idea, but don't quite know where to startHave started working, but things with your team and product are going much slower than originally anticipated (the honeymoon is over?)Are intrigued by Lean Startup methodologies but do not know exactly how to implement them and run experiments at your startup Want to beat the odds of startup failureLack technical experience but still want idea validation to turn on investors and developersBuilding a successful startup is hard. Getting proof of concept and demand from customers for your product is even harder, yet also the most important.The Lean Validation Accelerator has been designed and refined with 2,500 innovators all over the world, and implemented with companies like Movenbank, Intuit and The News Corp. One of the alumni teams, Mahaya, went through the program and since has been named by Forbes as one of the top four disruptive technologies to watch out for in 2013. In this rigorous, fast-paced, process-oriented program, we will push you to:Collect data and key insights from real customers (both on and offline)Decide when to pivot or persevereIterate your idea/product through 3 stages of MVP development (no technical experience necessary)Don’t spend another month planning, talking, arguing with founders, trying to raise money: every second you spend “strategizing” and “ideating,” you’re wasting valuable time where you could be learning and shipping.Stay focused and keep shipping! Fail Fast. Succeed Faster! Sessions take place once a week from 7:30-9PM and include:Hypothesis Design to Successfully Interview Customers - 1/29/13Exploration Results: Is this Worth Building and How to Pivot - 2/5/13Solution Hypothesis Validation: Pitch MVP for Currency - 2/12/13Currency Validation: Concierge MVP's Wireframes and UX Testing - 2/19/13Also, each week, each team will have a 30 minute call or meeting with Andrej to get personalized attention and guidance.  Please reach out to sam@leanstartupmachine.com for any questions or clarification.  Price is per team (up to 3 people total) and limited to only 4 total teams. If you want an individual ticket exception, or to apply for a scholarship please email sam@leanstartupmachine.com. _________________________________ This round will be led by Andrej Kostresevic. Andrej is an expert in the app development field and has worked with numerous corporations to build out web and mobile applications. He was the lead mobile developer at Myxer.com where he lead a team that build a mobile app that rose to the Top 100 overall in the App Store and the Top 30 entertainment Apps in the Android market. In recent years he's been applying his knowledge and insights to the startup community through his consultancy, New Frontier Nomads, where he helps teams design MVP's, and as the head organizer of Miami Startup Digest and the Miami Lean Startup Cirlce. One Team (Up to 3 total teammates) 609.95