Get Lean, people

Yep, we’re unabashed Eric Ries and Lean Startup fans. It turns out, so are a lot of other entrepreneurs in Seattle and they’ve created quite a vibrant Lean Startup community. Red Russak, in particular, has been wonderful about organizing meetups and Lean Startup events here in Seatown and spreading the gospel of the scientific business.

When we heard about the Lean Startup pitch event, we wondered if we were ready and put our names in the ring with a bit of trepidation. The other 29 companies in the field were all working on interesting problems and had great pitches, but ultimately, the judges decided that they liked the Apptentive story the best. With a format of 30 15-second pitches, 11 1-minute pitches and 4 2-minute pitches, we got to talk about Apptentive and our team in 3 different segments, take a look and let us know what you think – would you have picked us :)?

 Our 15 second opening pitch

15 second pitch at Lean Startup Seattle’s pitch event from Apptentive on Vimeo.

Our 1 minute pitch

1 minute pitch at Lean Startup Seattle’s pitch event from Apptentive on Vimeo.

Our 2 minute pitch

The decision!

Thanks again to the Lean Startup folks for organizing such a great event and to the judges for liking what we’re working on. If you’re an app developer, what are you waiting for – join the club and get Apptentive today.