Benjamin Yoskovitz

http://twitter.com/byosko

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Entrepreneur, author, opportunity-seeker.

Areas of Expertise:

  • startups
  • entrepreneurship
  • lean startup
  • analytics
  • operations
  • marketing
  • social media
  • product management
  • consulting
  • speaking
  • writing
Ben Yoskovitz is a serial entrepreneur with 15+ years experience in web businesses. He started his first company in 1996 while completing university. In 2007 he co-founded Standout Jobs, a B2B software company in the recruitment space. The company raised $1.8M from venture and angel investors. In 2010 after exiting Standout Jobs, Ben co-founded Year One Labs, an early stage accelerator that provided funding and up to 1-year of hands-on mentorship to 5 startups. Year One Labs followed a Lean Startup program, making it the first accelerator to formalize such a structure. Three of five companies graduated from Year One Labs and went on to raise follow on financing. A great deal of Ben's experience and thought leadership around Lean Startup and analytics emerged during this time.

Lean Analytics Lean Analytics
by Alistair Croll , Benjamin Yoskovitz
March 2013
Print: $29.99
Ebook: $23.99

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Governments Should Fund Startup Travel Programs

April 15 2013

Occasionally I meet a government official and he asks me, “What should the government do to help startups?” I always say the same four things: Provide funds Get out of the way Make startup visas a reality (but this is a conversation for another day) And launch a startup travel program Most governments already… read more

Lean Analytics is Now Available to Order (and you can win great prizes too!)

March 26 2013

I know this blog has been quiet of late, but it’s with good reason. Lean Analytics is finally done and available for order. Find it in a bookstore near you soon. Or, if you’re too eager and can’t wait to get to a bookstore (yes, they still exist!), you can… read more

Enough Free Content

March 03 2013

I produce a fair amount of content, and I give most of it away for free. I’m writing a book, and although the book costs money, it’s basically free (~$16 for the hard cover and ~$10 for the e-book); priced so low that it really shouldn’t be an issue for… read more

Buy Lean Analytics and Win Some Amazing Prizes

February 26 2013

Lean Analytics is almost finished. It’s being printed as we speak and should be available in mid/late March. You can pre-order the book today. And if you do, you’ll have a chance to win some incredible prizes. You can learn more here about our sweepstakes: http://bit.ly/15a5ObV All you have to do is… read more

Webcast: Lean Analytics 201: Five Lessons Beyond the Basics
August 06, 2013
By now, you're probably heard of Lean Analytics. Maybe you've even learned about the five stages all startups go through, or how to pick the one metric that matters for your business model and how to draw a line in the sand. In this webcast, authors...

Webcast: Understanding the Value of Lean Analytics: Using Data to Build a Better Startup Faster
October 25, 2012
The Lean movement has revolutionized how we create products and companies today. It focuses on customer development and tackling the risky parts first. At the core of this is iteration–a cycle of learning and adapting that's driven by data. ...

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