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AI Due Diligence: How I Evaluate AI Startups
A practical framework for evaluating AI startups, including data advantage, workflow depth, customer ROI, defensibility, technical risk, and operating leverage.
Vik Chadha
• May 16, 2026
• 10 min
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AI Due Diligence: How I Evaluate AI Startups
A practical framework for evaluating AI startups, including data advantage, workflow depth, customer ROI, defensibility, technical risk, and operating leverage.
Vik Chadha
May 16, 2026
10 min
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AI Strategy for CEOs: A Practical Framework
A practical framework for CEOs to develop and execute an AI strategy that drives real business value.
Vik Chadha
July 25, 2025
10 min
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AI Strategy for Non-Technical CEOs: Where to Start
A plain-language guide for non-technical CEOs who need to make AI decisions without an engineering background. Covers how to evaluate AI vendors, what to build vs. buy, and a 90-day action plan.
Vik Chadha
February 9, 2026
10 min
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AI Tools Running My Companies (Not Just Hype)
Forget the AI hype. Here are the specific AI tools generating real ROI across my portfolio companies, with actual numbers and use cases.
Vik Chadha
August 20, 2025
12 min
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AI Transformation Roadmap for B2B SaaS Companies
A step-by-step roadmap for B2B SaaS companies looking to transform their operations with AI.
Vik Chadha
August 10, 2025
10 min
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B2B SaaS Scaling Playbook: From $1M to $10M ARR
A practical playbook for scaling B2B SaaS companies from $1M to $10M ARR based on real experience.
Vik Chadha
June 20, 2025
12 min
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Blueprints for the 10-Person Unicorn
The old startup playbook prioritized headcount. The new one prioritizes compute. Here's how to structure the lean, AI-native unicorn of 2026.
Vik Chadha
December 15, 2025
10 min
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Build vs Buy AI: A Decision Framework for Founders
A practical framework to help founders decide when to build custom AI solutions versus buying off-the-shelf tools.
Vik Chadha
August 15, 2025
10 min
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Building a Tech & AI Ecosystem in Kentucky
Reflections on two decades of community leadership, mentorship, and venture creation in Louisville and the region, with a focus on AI-driven innovation.
Vik Chadha
May 10, 2025
10 min
Investing
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The Founder's Fundraising Playbook: Seed to Series A
A practical fundraising playbook for founders preparing to raise from seed to Series A, including timing, materials, investor targeting, diligence, and negotiation.
Vik Chadha
May 15, 2026
11 min
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What Is a Fractional CTO? The Complete Guide for Founders
Everything founders need to know about fractional CTOs: what they do, what they cost, when to hire one, and how to structure the engagement for maximum impact.
Vik Chadha
February 9, 2026
10 min
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How to Choose the Right Startup Advisor
A practical guide for founders on finding, evaluating, and working with startup advisors who actually move the needle for your business.
Vik Chadha
February 9, 2026
9 min
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Investing in the Next Generation of Founders
What I look for in early-stage startups and how I support founders through Scalable Ventures and angel investing.
Vik Chadha
April 28, 2025
10 min
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Why I Invest in Midwest Startups: The Louisville Thesis
The investment case for Midwest and Louisville startups. Why the region's cost structure, talent loyalty, and growing ecosystem create better risk-adjusted returns for investors.
Vik Chadha
February 9, 2026
10 min
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Leadership in the Age of AI
What it means to lead teams, companies, and communities as AI transforms industries and work itself.
Vik Chadha
May 30, 2025
10 min
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Louisville Venture Capital Landscape: A Founder's Guide
A comprehensive guide to the Louisville venture capital ecosystem for founders seeking funding.
Vik Chadha
July 15, 2025
10 min
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The Midwest Advantage: Lower Costs & Loyal Talent
Why the Midwest offers founders lower costs, loyal talent, and less competition. Lessons from co-founding UnifyCX in Louisville.
Vik Chadha
August 20, 2025
10 min
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Midwest Venture Capital: The Untapped Opportunity
Why the Midwest represents an untapped opportunity for venture capital and how founders can leverage it.
Vik Chadha
July 5, 2025
8 min
Investing
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The Operator-Investor Advantage
Why founders who also operate companies evaluate opportunities differently, support portfolio companies more practically, and build stronger long-term pattern recognition.
Vik Chadha
May 14, 2026
9 min
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How to Run Multiple Businesses Without Losing Your Mind
A practical framework for managing multiple businesses simultaneously, from someone who's done it for 25 years. Covers time management, delegation, decision-making, and the systems that make it possible.
Vik Chadha
February 9, 2026
10 min
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What Is a Serial Entrepreneur? Lessons from Building 15+ Products
What serial entrepreneurship actually looks like, the patterns that emerge across multiple ventures, and the lessons I've learned building 15+ products across multiple companies over 25 years.
Vik Chadha
February 9, 2026
11 min
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Startup Advisor Equity and Compensation: A Practical Guide
How to structure startup advisor agreements, equity grants, and compensation. Covers typical equity ranges, vesting schedules, FAST agreements, and what founders and advisors should negotiate.
Vik Chadha
February 9, 2026
9 min
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Startup Playbook: From Idea to Product-Market Fit
A practical playbook for navigating the journey from idea to product-market fit.
Vik Chadha
May 15, 2025
10 min
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The Venture Studio Model: How Scalable Ventures Works
An inside look at how Scalable Ventures uses the venture studio model to build and scale companies.
Vik Chadha
June 10, 2025
10 min
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Why I Chose the Venture Studio Model Over Traditional VC
After 25 years of building companies, here's why I chose the venture studio model for Scalable Ventures — and what I've learned about the tradeoffs between studios, traditional VC, and bootstrapping.
Vik Chadha
February 9, 2026
10 min
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