Valeriy Kozlov🇺🇦

About Valeriy Kozlov

Lead Startup Mentor & Product Strategy Advisor at IdeasLab at UCU

Hi! I’m a Data-Driven Product Strategist and Operations Leader with 22 years of business experience. Recently, as a Lead Mentor at the IdeasLab Accelerator, I successfully mentored 4 out of 4 winning teams for their Demo Day.

I focus on helping early-stage founders and product managers get through the complex "0-to-1" phase. I strongly believe that a good strategy is built on value proposition design, unit economics, and real market validation, not on imitating corporate roadmaps (the classic "cargo-cult" trap).

I connect product vision with data. My goal is to help you find actual Product/Market Fit by identifying and validating key business model assumptions.

I will be glad to help you with: 🔍 0-to-1 & PMF Validation: Testing your assumptions before you spend money on generic marketing. 📊 Data & Metrics: Setting up OKRs, product analytics, and financial modeling to measure metrics relevant to your business model (e.g., CAC, LTV, MRR). ✂️ Clear Prioritization: Pragmatic review of product scope and building lean MVPs that solve actual user problems. 💼 Fundraising Readiness: Turning your product presentation into a data-backed story that investors want to see.

If you are stuck with "analysis paralysis", struggle to calculate your metrics, or need to prepare for an investor pitch, let's talk. We can fix your startup's engine together.

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Sessions with Valeriy Kozlov

• General Mentorship Session (30 min)

What mentees say

“I had an outstanding session with my mentor, whose communication and subject knowledge were truly amazing. He provided me with relevant advice and inspired me with a wealth of ideas, significantly motivating me to tackle my challenges. His exceptional problem-solving skills made our discussion both insightful and engaging. I highly recommend booking a session”