Daren klum st_thomas

I’M DAREN KLUM Thanks for having me!

NOT RELATED

WHO AM I? I’M A TECHNOLOGIST I’M A MUSICIAN I’M AN ARTIST I’M A DAD

WHERE AM I FROM? PEQUOT LAKES NORTH OAKS LIVE IN SHOREVIEW

EDUCATION BROWN COLLEGE MANKATO STATE UNIVERSITY OF MN.

WORKED FOR GREAT COMPANIES….

EXPERIENCE TECHNOLOGY, FINANCE, E-COMMERCE, PC’S, IT, SOFTWARE, DIGITAL, MARKETING, SALES, HERDING CATS

SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR

BOTH COMPANIES STARTED WITH BIG IDEAS SUBMERSION DIGITAL SECURITY

HARDCORE REVOLUTIONIZED COMPUTER COOLING

GROUND BREAKING PRODUCTS

IT TOOK A TEAM

LESSONS LEARNED AT HARDCORE COMPUTER MARRY THE MARKET HIRE GREAT PEOPLE FOCUS ON SALES DON’T SUCK

MY FAVORITE MEMORIES

WHY WOULD I LEAVE THE COMPANY I FOUNDED? PARTNER CONFLICT!

A NEW COMPANY WAS BORN – CRAM! LETS SOLVE A REALLY BIG PROBLEM THIS TIME – DIGITAL PIRACY

I HAD THE IDEA, BUT I NEEDED A WOZ I GOT A MATT INSTEAD

TOGETHER WE MADE THE IDEA BETTER! THE IDEA LED TO OTHER BELIEVERS

THE BELIEVERS WERE UNBELIEVABLE PRESIDENT CBS PRESIDENT BEST BUY HEAD OF SONY - BROADBAND

WHY DID THEY COME? I LEARNED THAT GREAT IDEAS ATTRACT GREAT PEOPLE

A PRODUCT WAS BORN FROM NOTHING WHAT IS THE VENU?

THE PRODUCT IS A REALITY– NOW WHAT? RAISE MONEY AND GET IT TO MARKET AS FAST AS YOU CAN

HOW TO RAISE MONEY DEBT EQUITY SALES (THE BEST!)

THINGS I HAVE LEARNED AT CRAM MEET CLIENTS EARLY PERSONAL INVENTORY FAIL FAST, LEARN FAST ALWAYS IMPROVE

What my mom thinks I do

What friends think I do

What society thinks I do

What investors think I do

What I think I do

What I really do

THINGS TO REMEMBER DOING THIS IS TOUGH FIND A SOUL MATE DON’T EVER QUIT

“GET INTO THE PEOPLE BUSINESS, IT’S THE BEST BUSINESS OF THEM ALL!”

THANK YOU! Daren Klum Daren.klum@cramworld.com 651-324-4440