Ash Maurya is praised for offering some of the best and most practical advice out there for entrepreneurs. He challenges the notion that start-ups should plan based on gut, intuition and luck.Instead he applies a systematic process for rigorously stress testing your “Plan A” until you achieve a plan that works. Ash is the founder of Spark59. He has launched several startups, including successful ventures such as WiredReach.Through his Running Lean workshops, he’s worked closely with entrepreneurs to help them test and refine their vision. Ash holds mentor roles with startup accelerators around the world such as TechStars, Mozilla Foundation, Year One Labs, MaRS, and Capital Factory.