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Darren Kaplan

Darren Kaplan

“Founder-friendly” …until you stall

Founders who are in the midst of their roadshow will pitch VCs who say they are “founder-friendly”. Here are 3 tips to connect the dots…

Feb 6, 2019

“Founder-friendly” …until you stall

Feb 6, 2019

Darren Kaplan

The Math Behind Product-Market Fit As Told By Thelastninety.com

What is a best-practice, repeatable process for validating product market fit? This is one of the most common questions I am asked. As an…

Dec 20, 2018

The Math Behind Product-Market Fit As Told By Thelastninety.com

Dec 20, 2018

Darren Kaplan

5 Tips To Help You Navigate The Procurement Process Like A Pro As Noted By TheSprintSquad.com.

As a founder and mentor, I begin each week with pipeline meetings and the question: “What are the barriers to close?” I teach this method…

Sep 12, 2018

5 Tips To Help You Navigate The Procurement Process Like A Pro As Noted By TheSprintSquad.com.

Sep 12, 2018

Darren Kaplan

Experienced Founders share tips on successful “stealth” mode strategies

The Founder VC co-written article with Theron McCollough, SVB Early-Stage (west) Managing Director

Aug 20, 2018

Experienced Founders share tips on successful “stealth” mode strategies

Aug 20, 2018

Darren Kaplan

Checklist for Running Your First Board Meeting As Noted By TheSprintSquad.com

A first board meeting is a big and life changing milestone. As founders, you survived weeks of due diligence, followed by a term sheet and…

Jul 19, 2018

Checklist for Running Your First Board Meeting As Noted By TheSprintSquad.com

Jul 19, 2018

Darren Kaplan

You Need Paying Customers, Not Free POCs, to Survive Your Fund Raise

First-time entrepreneurs that are building an enterprise SaaS company and trying to raise money without having paying customers will…

Jun 6, 2018

You Need Paying Customers, Not Free POCs, to Survive Your Fund Raise

Jun 6, 2018

Darren Kaplan

Customer Advisor Board: Early-Stage Hack to Getting Your First Customers

As a founder and former CEO, I’m delighted to see so many Alchemist Accelerator portfolio startups executing highly engaged Advisor…

May 24, 2018

Customer Advisor Board: Early-Stage Hack to Getting Your First Customers

May 24, 2018

Darren Kaplan

Darren Kaplan

Venture backed founder and disrupter paying it forward by helping first time founders hustle their way to the top. Founder hiQ Labs www.hiqlabs.com

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