Wow! I was looking at the semi-finalists and they are truly amazing. 105 teams entered the challenge and 17 made it to the semi-finals. Together, they interviewed over a thousand customers, they built websites, they pivoted, they drew customers to their sites, they collected data, they stayed up all night wondering if this was really a good idea, they helped each other without wanting anything in return and they did an incredible amount of work over the 12 week period. Some of them already have paying customers. I am so proud of them.
1. Cardonna
2. Bigneck Smallwaist
http://www.builtinchicago.org/blog/bignecksmallwaist-chicago-lean-startup-challenge-2012
3. Neffinity
http://www.builtinchicago.org/blog/lessons-learned-chicago-lean-startup-challenge-2012
4. Care Content
http://www.builtinchicago.org/blog/carecontent-chicago-lean-startup-challenge-2012
5. Open Doors
http://www.builtinchicago.org/blog/open-doors-chicago-lean-startup-2012
6. Pay Prior
http://www.builtinchicago.org/member/matthew-rossetti
7. Better Week Days
http://www.builtinchicago.org/blog/better-weekdays-chicago-lean-startup-challenge-2012
8. Bank Box
http://www.builtinchicago.org/blog/bankbox-chicago-lean-startup-challenge-2012
9. SMaaRTSHOP
http://www.builtinchicago.org/blog/smaartshop-chicago-lean-startup-challenge-2012
10. Wine Shepherds
http://www.builtinchicago.org/blog/wine-shepherds-chicago-lean-startup-challenge
11. NotBumped
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM4eJ6GQ9po
12. House Menu
http://www.builtinchicago.org/blog/house-menu-chicago-lean-startup-challenge-2012
13. Care Tree
http://www.builtinchicago.org/blog/caretree-chicago-lean-startup-challenge-2012
14. One World Kitchen
http://www.builtinchicago.org/blog/one-world-kitchen-chicago-lean-startup-challenge-2012.
15. Unbranded Designs
http://www.builtinchicago.org/blog/unbranded-designs-chicago-lean-startup-challenge-2012
16. Arc Mobile
http://www.builtinchicago.org/blog/arc-mobile-chicago-lean-startup-challenge-2012
17. Serbian Book World
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSeLId9LZ8Q&feature=youtu.be
Interested in learning more about executing the Lean Startup process? Join us at the Lean Startup Circle Thursday September 6th to hear how Adam Robinson, CEO of Hireology and Richard Komaiko, Cofounder of AttorneyFee iterated around their minimum viable products to develop software customers want.
Join us for the Challenge Finals Showcase as our four finalists of the Chicago Lean Startup Challenge will have the opportunity to showcase what they learned with the Lean Startup process, and compete for 25,000 cash and fantastic prizes.
