Hello fellow lean thinkers!

I'm Annam I decided to start this blog amid the crazy year we call 2020. When we last saw time like this in 2008, we saw many startups just starting up such as Airbnb, Uber, Slack, and Venmo — apps that I use ALL THE TIME. From my time at UC Berkeley and UCSF, I spent 4 years deep in the startup communities teaching the Lean Startup Method through UC Launch and Lean Transfer, nicknamed the “Lean Queen”, that I have become passionate about spreading the method outside of the Cal community. After helping over 500 startups go through their customer discovery, I hope to inspire others in testing their amazing ideas to find their right product-market fit. I frequently teach with the NSF, NIH and the U.S. Department of State GIST Initiative.

Through this blog, you will see highlights of Lean Startup Method projects I have worked on. For collaboration opportunities, please reach out using the contact me page.

Here is some of my impact:

2024

Oct: Instructor @ U.S. Dept of State + GIST ASEAN Bootcamp + Pitch Competition

https://www.gistnetwork.org/asean-pitch-2024

Oct: Instructor @ Bay Area Regional NSF I-Corps

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Oct: Instructor @ UC Berkeley STEP Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

Fall Cohort

Sep-Dec: Instructor @UC Berkeley/American University of Middle East(AUM) Kuwait ENTR 400

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Sep-Nov: Instructor @ NIH Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Cycle 2

Cycle 2. Check it out at
https://seed.nih.gov/entrepreneurial-training/bootcamp

Sep: Speaker @ Muslim Tech Fest

Conversation Table on Startup Failures:
https://muslimtechfest.com/san-francisco/

Sep: Instructor @ Shine Labs Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

Highschool Entrepreneur Bootcamp

Jul-Dec: Venture Fellow @ Life Science Angles(LSA) for Medical Devices

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Jul-Sep: Instructor @ NIH Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

Innagural Cohort. Check it out at
https://seed.nih.gov/entrepreneurial-training/bootcamp

Aug: Judge @ NIC Islamabad Incubator

https://fi.co/insight/build-a-startup-with-islamabad-s-top-investors-and-founders

Jul: Instructor @ Bay Area Regional NSF I-Corps

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May-Jul: Instructor @ Bay Area NSF I-Corps National Program

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May: Instructor @ UCSC NSF I-Corps Short Course

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Apr:Instructor @ Bay Area Regional NSF I-Corps (UC Berkeley)

Mar-Apr: Instructor @ UC Berkeley MENA Iran Entrepreneurship Porgram

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Mar: Instructor @ Tohuku University/UC Berkeley Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

Mar: Speaker @ VentureWell OPEN 2024 Conference

Session on teaching entrepreneurship through pop culture for the next generation

Feb: Instructor @ Bay Area Regional NSF I-Corps (UC Berkeley)

Feb: Instructor @ UC Berkeley STEP Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

Jan: Speaker @ Med Device Safety Conference

Jan-Jun: Instructor @UC Berkeley/American University of Middle East(AUM) Kuwait ENTR 401

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2023

Sep-Dec: Instructor @ UC Berkeley/American University of Middle East(AUM) Kuwait ENTR 400

Nov: Instructor @ U.S. Dept of State + GIST APEC Catalyst Pitch Competition

Stay Tuned : https://www.gistnetwork.org/activity/gist-catalyst-2023-pitch-competition

Oct: Instructor @ Bay Regional NSF I-Corps

Stay Tuned: https://www.bayicorps.com/
Instructing 8 Teams through a 1 week short-course centered around Customer Discovery and Product Market Fit.

Sep-Oct: Instructor @ Korean Innovation Center-DC National BIO I-Corps

May-Aug: Instructor @ Korean Innovation Center DC National I-Corps

May-Jul: Instructor @ NSF I-Corps Bay Regional National I-Corps

Jun-Aug: Instructor @ U.S. Dept of State + GIST Innovates - Thailand

Jul: Awardee @ Education 2.0 Outstanding Leadership in Education Award

Jul: Instructor @ Bay Area Regional NSF I-Corps

Jun : Instructor @ UC Berkeley/ American University of Middle East (AUM) Train the Trainer

Jun: Instructor @ Bay Area Regional NSF I-Corps

Jan-May: Instructor@ UC Berkeley/ American University of Middle East(AUM) Course : ENTR 401

Jan: Instructor @ Bay Area Regional NSF I-Corps

Jan-Feb: Instructor @ Shine Labs Entrepreneurship Boot Camp

Jan: Speaker @ Medical Device Safety Monitoring Conference

2022

Sep-Dec : Instructor @ UC Berkeley/American University of Middle East (AUM) Course : ENTR 400

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Nov: Instructor @ Bay Area Regional NSF I-Corps

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Oct: Speaker @ EU Med Device Conference

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May-Aug: Instructor @ Korea Innovation Center DC National I-Corps

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May-Jul : Industry Mentor @ Bay Area National NSF I-Corps

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Aug: Instructor @ Bay Area Regional NSF I-Corps

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Aug: Instructor @ Cal Poly Pomonona Entrepreneurship Workshop

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Mar-Aug: Programs Consultant @ Techstars

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Jun: Instructor @ Bay Area Regional NSF I-Corps

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May: Instructor @ Bay Area Regional NSF I-Corps

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Jun: Intern @ Techstars Chicago

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May: Instructor @ Black Girls Mean Business

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Feb: Guest Speaker @ Fremont High School Business Class

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Feb: Instructor @ Fremont High School Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

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2021

Oct: Instructor @ DeAnza Hackathon Workshop

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Aug: Featured @ SF Examiner Newspaper

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Jul: Mentor + Judge @ UCSF Startup Week Catalyst

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Feb: Instructor @ Fremont Highschool Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

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Apr: Instructor @ DeAnza College Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

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2020

Oct: Mentor + Judge @ UCSF Startup Week Catalyst

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Aug-Dec: Program Manager @ Bay Area NSF I-Corps

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May-Aug: Strategy Analyst @ Organos

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Jan-Aug: Program Management Intern @ Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship Program

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Jan-Aug: Early Team @ Voyage Biomedical (Acquired by Penumbra)

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Jan-May: Advisor @ UC Launch Startup Accelerator

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