Lean at ITP Spring 2015
Apply as a team, launch an MVP in one semester.
NYU ITP is offering for the second time a for-credit Lean class designed to get your team to a minimum viable product launch within one semester. This course is open to all enrolled NYU students, and you are invited to join a team or submit a team for consideration. We embrace a creative, iterative, and collaborative approach to making things: software, hardware, and things in between.
Our method: we offer equal parts Lean Startup/Lean LaunchPad methodology, with a hands-on approach to learning user experience design (even if you have only sketched wireframes in your mind before taking the class). We have re-designed the course for Spring 2015 to get you to value proposition fit by the end of the semester. The course is taught by adjuncts Josh Knolwes and Jen van der Meer, and is supported by a tremendous network of mentors and advisors who are actively involved in the class.
Course text: Business Model Generation
How to apply:
Come to the Lean at ITP Team Building Info Session:
Saturday, November 15, 2015 at 3:00
We’ll introduce you to likeminded entrepreneurial teams who are forming to apply for the course, and give you an overview of the lean method as it has been adapted for ITP, and the mentors, and advisors signing up for the spring semester. We recommend team members with core skills of entrepreneurship and making including design, code/engineering, ethnography, and customer development/networking. Come if you are an individual looking to join a team, or you have a fully developed team and are curious about how the course will be structured.
Apply as a Team by December 5, 2015
Requirements:
- An initial concept, well articulated
- At least three team members
- At least one team member with “making” skills – design, code, engineering, hardware (related to the concept)
Remember to Sign up for the NOVEMBER 15TH Info Session (Required): http://lean-in-at-itp-info-session.eventbrite.com
Team Interview Day for consideration: Scheduled before December 19, 2015
Teams will be invited to present concepts and participate in an interview with the course instructors and mentors. We will curate a mix of concepts and teams for maximum diversity of ideas, skills, and collaborative team member experiences.
Contact Jen van der Meer – jd1159@nyu.edu to for questions about how to apply, or watch for updates on the class blog.