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Thursday, November 4, 2021
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Founders, solve actual problem that matters! - Ben Yoskovitz, Highline Beta

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Ben Yoskovitz co-authored Lean Analytics and spoke globally about implementing Lean Startup. He joins me today to speak about why founders are solving wrong problems and dangers of using product development frameworks (like lean startup).

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Highlights:

- Most companies don’t solve real problems
- Good reasons to start a company
- Why product frameworks exist in the first place
- What are the risks of following Lean-Startup frameworks religiously


About Ben

Ben Yoskovitz is an entrepreneur, investor and author with 25+ years experience in the tech space. Currently, he’s co-founder at Highline Beta, a venture studio and venture capital firm that works with large companies to help them grow beyond their core. Prior to Highline Beta, he was VP Product at VarageSale and GoInstant (acq. by Salesforce). He’s invested in 17 startups and co-authored the book, Lean Analytics.

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