Rose Wood
Helping product & innovation teams test ideas faster | Lean Startup + AI-augmented validation
- Role
- Business Operations Manager at Lean Startup Co
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rose Wood
Most innovation fails for a simple reason.Teams start building before they test the assumptions behind the idea.Teams often spend months building features, products, or initiatives before knowing whether they will actually work.That’s where the Lean innovation method comes in.We help organizations implement systems that allow teams to:• Test ideas before committing large resources• Run faster validation cycles• Reduce wasted product development• Identify real market opportunities earlierToday we combine the proven Lean method with AI-enhanced research and validation tools to compress the build-measure-learn loop even further.The goal isn’t to replace the method with AI.It’s to accelerate the method.Our programs help mid-size and enterprise companies train teams to:• Run faster hypothesis tests• Validate assumptions earlier • Identify what is actually worth building • Move from slow planning cycles to continuous learningThe result: faster innovation with less risk.If you’re responsible for innovation, product development, or new market initiatives and want to explore how this works inside your organization, feel free to connect.
Experience
Business Operations Manager
Feb 2024 — Present · US
Lean Startup Co. is the global authority on modern management. We help enterprise leaders and entrepreneurs build products faster and more responsibly by replacing guesswork with validated learning and real-world evidence.My Contribution-Architected AI-augmented innovation workflows for global telecom and financial groups, outperforming traditional peers by 4x in efficiency-Led enterprise-wide training initiatives co-delivered with Columbia University AI faculty to scale high-velocity discovery across the Fortune 50- Redesigned innovation portfolios for $5B+ enterprises to move away from \"Innovation Theater\" toward specification-driven prototyping- Reduced capital waste by implementing evidence-based governance that kills weak projects early and funds high-impact breakthroughs- Implemented parallel validation systems using agentic AI to help teams test dozens of market assumptions simultaneously.
Education
University of Washington
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Operations Management and Supervision
Find verified contacts for anyone on LinkedIn
Unifers gives sales teams verified emails and direct dials, enriched profiles, and outreach that lands in the inbox.
Free plan included · No credit card required
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.