The new entrepreneurship era is all about customers and their problems. The number one reason that startups fail is lack of customers, not product development failure . The Lean Startup is an approach that attempts to acknowledge this and create startup success. The Lean Startup is a collection of techniques built around maximizing validated customer learning through fast Build/Measure/Learn iteration loops. This is not a group to promote general entrepreneurship, it is a focused group for peo …

Platform Houston is a community campus for growing talent and ideas. We are a home for problem solvers interested in biotechnology, software, education, or the Next Big Thing. Our campus strives to make science, design, and technology accessible to everyone through a multi-disciplinary curriculum and interactions with our extensive network of top practitioners. We offer extensive resources including professional mentorship and seminars, technology workshops, and a friendly, collaborative atmosph …

If you are looking for co-founders or want to join super-early-stage startups, this is the group to be in. Our goal is to organize face-to-face meetings.