Ken McArthur

About Ken McArthur

Ken McArthur is the founder of ConnectLab.live, an AI relationship-intelligence and warm-intro platform that helps founders who are raising find the funds that fit and the people who can introduce them, and helps fund managers connect with the founders they back. He was recently accepted into Harvard Business School Foundry. He also writes Raise Smarter, a daily newsletter on what's really moving in early-stage fundraising. Ken challenges us to realize we ALL have an impact, whether we want to or not, on thousands of people we touch in our day-to-day lives, and he shows that simple things make a HUGE difference. ConnectLab.live grew out of that belief. Connection is the currency of the 21st Century, and the right introduction can change a company's future. Long before ConnectLab, Ken was the popular host of live events that brought together top-level marketers, entrepreneurs, business owners, corporations and non-profit organizations to build multi-million dollar joint venture relationships. He has managed product launches ranked in the top 400 sites on the Internet and is regularly asked to speak at leading marketing events. He created AffiliateShowcase.com, a pioneering affiliate program search engine and directory. He also founded the MBS Internet Research Center, which conducted the world's largest survey ever attempted on creating and launching successful information products. Ken was the official mentor for Sterling Valentine as he took his launch from zero to over $100,000 in less than 8 days, a proof of concept documented in Info Product Blueprint. Today he puts that same skill for connecting people and launching ideas to work for founders and the investors who back them.

Your Investor CRM Is Not Your Fundraising Strategy

A spreadsheet can tell you who you contacted. A CRM can tell you when you last spoke. A data room can tell you whether someone opened your deck. All useful. None of them can answer the questions that determine whether your Seed or Series A raise works: That is fundraising […]

The Most Dangerous Place for a Founder: “We’re Still Raising

Imagine you are a founder with six months of runway. You have built the product. You have early traction. You know additional capital could change the future of your company. You expect fundraising to take six weeks. Then six weeks become three months. Three months become six. Your product roadmap […]

The Passivity Paradox: Why 40% of Professionals Join Networks and Do Nothing (And How You Can Be in the Active 60%)

You’ve joined networking platforms before. You had every intention of engaging. And then you did… nothing. This isn’t a personal failure—it’s a predictable psychological barrier that stops 40% of professionals from ever activating their networks. This article reveals exactly why it happens, and more importantly, the scientifically-proven micro-action strategies that break the cycle. If you’re ready to stop being a passive member and start building the network that creates opportunities, read this now. Your competitors already are.

NVIDIA and Samsung Build Massive AI Factory: What This Means for Networking Intelligence

NVIDIA and Samsung Build Massive AI Factory: What This Means for Networking Intelligence A Historic Partnership Transforms Chip Production—And Why It Matters for Your Network NVIDIA and Samsung Electronics announced on October 31, 2025, a groundbreaking collaboration to build a state-of-the-art AI factory that fundamentally reimagines semiconductor manufacturing. Powered by […]