Find Your First Customer: Start With One

Start With One with Daniel Ahmadizadeh 🍻

Before you build for a million people, can you solve a real problem for one?

It’s easy to describe your ideal customer in a pitch deck. It’s harder to name a specific person, understand what they’re struggling with and build something that makes their life better.

Join Founders on Tap for a workshop with Daniel Ahmadizadeh, an entrepreneur and educator who previously led two Y Combinator-backed startups as CEO and teaches entrepreneurship at Columbia and Stanford.

Daniel will introduce Start With One, his framework for building a business by solving a real problem for one real person, then using what you learn to grow.

We’ll get into:

• How to find the first person to build for.

• How to understand their problem before jumping to a solution.

• How to test your idea by helping someone, rather than collecting opinions.

• What solving one person’s problem can teach you about a bigger market.

For founders figuring out where to start, who their product is for or whether they’re building something people actually need.

Bring your idea, your questions and a problem you’re trying to solve. Grab a drink and meet other founders figuring it out alongside you.

About the speaker

Daniel Ahmadizadeh has led two Y Combinator-backed startups as CEO and now leads growth at Crustdata, where he’s helped grow the company to $14M in annual recurring revenue in roughly 18 months.

Alongside building startups, Daniel teaches entrepreneurship at Columbia and Stanford. His Start With One framework draws on that experience to help founders solve a real problem for one specific person, then use what they learn to build a business.

What should I expect?

6:30–7:00 PM
Arrive, grab a drink and meet a few founders.

7:00–7:45 PM
Workshop with Daniel Ahmadizadeh.

7:45–8:05 PM
Q&A. Bring the questions you’re working through.

8:05–9:00 PM
Stick around for more drinks and conversation.

🧠 About Founders on Tap

Founders on Tap brings founders together for practical workshops in bars.

Each session goes deep on one useful topic, from GTM and fundraising to community, automation and finding your first customers.

Come to learn something you can use. Stay to make founder friends.

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Do I have to be 21+?

Yes. You must be 21+ and present a valid ID to enter the venue.