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布兰特•库珀

布兰特•库珀（Brant Cooper）帮助各种大小机构做出改进。

他的创业生涯包括Tumbleweed, Timestamp, WildPackets, inCode以及其他许多。他经历过首次公开募股、收购、快速发展以及痛苦的失败。布兰特之前创作有《创业者的客户开发指南》，第一本讨论精益创业和客户开发概念的专著，发行量超过50 000册。布兰特跟全球数百位创业者有过合作，同时是个广受欢迎的演讲人，在一些领先的企业如高通、财捷、第一资本（Capital One）和惠普作过演讲。

可通过@brantcooper与布兰特取得联系。他跟他的两个女儿丽娃和伊莉莎生活（并持续从她们身上学习）在加州恩西尼塔，靠近斯瓦密。

帕特里克•沃拉斯科维茨

帕特里克•沃拉斯科维茨（Patrick Vlaskovits）是个创业家、作家和顾问，但他最希望自己是个博学大师。

他的作品上过《哈佛商业评论》博客、《华尔街日报》博客和“浏览者”（The Browser）的专题。

帕特里克经常在国内和国际技术大会上发言，包括SXSW、GROW大会、图灵节（Turing Festival）和精益创业大会。他是两个新创企业的联合创始人，目前在多个高科技新创企业做顾问，同时还是500 Startups（一个种子基金和新创企业加速器）的导师。作为“移动指针”（Moves the Needle）的主角，他将《财富》100强公司纳入了他的客户名单中。

《精益创业家》是他的第二本书。第一本书《创业者的客户开发指南》是MBA和一些大学本科生如芝加哥大学布斯商学院（Booth School）和伯克利的必修课。同时他还是斯坦福和加州大学洛杉矶分校的客座讲师。

出于某种未知的原因，帕特里克持有加州大学圣巴巴拉分校的经济学硕士学位。闲暇之余，他会和家人一起在橘子郡海滩度假。