Archive - Arpan’s Substack

New Beginnings: Garuda Ventures

A personal narrative of my journey to co-founding a new venture firm

Nov 8, 2023 •

May 2022

What does M&A for startups really look like?

Highlights for founders from the 2022 SRS Acquiom private M&A deal study

May 26, 2022 •

April 2022

Nobody cares as much as the founders

Or, keep "doing things that don't scale"

Apr 7, 2022 •

March 2022

Companies are a Reflection of Their Founders

When I parted ways with Okta last October after an 8-year journey, I wrote an “exit memo” to our co-founders, Todd McKinnon and Frederic Kerrest. Along…

Mar 2, 2022 •

February 2022

SKO, QBR, and top-down GTM

The beginning-of-year "alphabet soup" for B2B founders and sellers

Feb 15, 2022 •

Starting to Write

It’s with some nervousness, but more excitement, that I am starting a Substack!

Feb 9, 2022 •

January 2022

This is Arpan’s Substack, a newsletter about Technology and investing.

Jan 11, 2022 •

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