The Hudson Library & Historical Society continues its MBA Lite series with a program on Lean LaunchPad, a methodology gaining increasing traction in the entrepreneurship community. On Monday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m., Robert Chalfant, Director of the Fitzgerald Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Akron, will give an overview of the Lean LaunchPad concept and how it applies to your business’ innovation efforts.
Harvard Business Review, in the article “Why the Lean Start-Up Changes Everything,” describes Lean LaunchPad as a process that “favors experimentation over elaborate planning, customer feedback over intuition, and iterative design over traditional ‘big design up front’ development.” In addition to an overview of Lean LaunchPad, Chalfant will also introduce attendees to the Business Model Canvas, how it is being implemented and evaluated in a university environment, and the implications for businesses. This workshop is part of the Hudson Library & Historical’s MBA-Lite mini-series of more advanced programs for the small business community.
Robert Chalfant, BSEE, MBA, has held management positions in Fortune 10 multinationals, foreign-owned companies, LLCs, internet companies and startups. In addition to running his own company, he is the Director of the Fitzgerald Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Akron, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate students in entrepreneurship. He studied Lean LaunchPad techniques under Steve Blank at Stanford University and completed the Kauffman Foundation Fast Trac Facilitator program, along with courses in Quality Matters, and Designing Your Online Classroom.
The Entrepreneurship Series is sponsored by the Burton D. Morgan Foundation.
WHEN: Monday, March 9, 2015 - 6:30-8:30pm
WHERE: Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Research at Hudson Library, 96 Library Street, Hudson, OH 44236
REGISTER: Click here for more information and to register online.