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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.
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 [email protected] 651-324-4440
