Perhaps to a fault, I focused my entire effort on delivering the best quality content possible. I wanted to stress that too many open source projects were failing because of a lack of resources, that non-profit status could help projects find those resources, and that the lean startup methodology was a viable path for finding users, developers, and customers.
Some attendees loved it, some hated it. Which according to Kathy Sierra is where you'd rather be than stuck in the "meeh" zone. I reached out to one face I remember from the class and I got some frank commentary. I'm glad I did, because I learned a lot.
As I had done through out the week, I bounced my ideas off people to see what resonated with them and what didn't. In the end, each conversation was an iteration that I now need to fold back into the project. And finally, I am once again blown away by how important market research is in any project.
According to the Lean Startup methodology, I built something, measured it, and now it is time to reflect on what was learned. The challenge now is crystallizing the essence of each encounter into improvements (bug reports) and start the next build cycle.
