The purpose of the Business Design & Innovation Meetup is to build a learning community focused on discovering innovation methodologies and exploring the topics around: the design of business, business models, strategic planning, Lean Startup methodologies, and profitability models for startups, non-profits, small businesses, and corporations. We are a community interested in learning more about designing business models, the process of innovation and strategic planning. We want to learn col …

The Detroit Lean Startup Circle is a group of smart and driven high-tech entrepreneurs that have learned how to discover customers and build products they want. Lean Startups (which can include for profit and not for profit organizations, new product/innovation organizations within larger companies and even government agencies) achieve success faster than most because they get out of the building to talk to customers, validate business model assumptions as quickly and cheaply as possible, use ag …

After leaving the corporate world, I realized how much I missed lunching with co-workers, talking about business and just sharing ideas. This realization prompted me to start this group. The idea is that we'll meet for at different locations around downtown and midtown, talk and enjoy a great meal. If you are a solo entrepreneur or part of a small team or just a foodie and want to meet new folks, share ideas and just all around have good conversation, this group is for you!