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Life's Too Short to Build Something Nobody Wants.
Tools, training, and AI for founders — from Ash Maurya, creator of Lean Canvas.
What we believe
- Love the problem, not your solution.
- Your business model is the product.
- Demo-Sell-Build, not Build-Demo-Sell.
- Traction is the goal. Everything else is distraction.
- Be brutal with your ideas, but have faith in yourself.
- Speed of learning (+ building) is the new unfair advantage.
- Constraints aren't obstacles. They're advantages.
- Time is your scarcest resource. Spend it on validation, not perfection.
- Just start.
What we make
The 1-page business model format used by over a million entrepreneurs. Created by Ash Maurya as a startup-focused adaptation of the Business Model Canvas.
leanspark.ai/leancanvasAI-powered startup validation. Stress-test your business model, design experiments, and track progress — with methodology built by the inventor of Lean Canvas.
leanspark.aiBooks, essays, and the LEAN 1-2-3 newsletter. Home of Running Lean, Scaling Lean, and 16 years of writing practiced in public.
ashmaurya.comFounded by Ash Maurya — creator of Lean Canvas, author of Running Lean and Scaling Lean. Used by over a million entrepreneurs worldwide.
LEANSTACK is the company behind LEANSpark. LEANSpark (leanspark.ai) is LEANSTACK's AI product for practicing Running Lean: Lean Canvas, customer interviews, and 90-day validation cycles.
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