Founding Partner
Friday, October 3, 2025
8:30 – 9:30am /
Small Bets: Why Critical Assumptions Matter in Building, Testing, and Innovating

Kirk Dahlgren is a seasoned venture builder with experience launching businesses as both an intrapreneur and an entrepreneur. As a founding partner at Verify Ventures, Kirk works closely with consumer-facing brands to identify customer pain points, validate critical assumptions, and rapidly prototype solutions. His career spans more than a decade in the music business, creative agencies, startups, and Nike innovation. When he’s not launching a business or spending time with his wife and their two kids, you can probably find him on a river or under an old Land Cruiser.