Customer Aquisition coach & Startup Ecosystem Leader

Daria Tilikanova

I’m a Customer Acquisition Coach & Mentor based in Toronto, working with founders globally.

My work spans across two worlds — I work with Small and Medium business founders, and tech startup founders, preparing for growth or investment.

I combine the mindset of a founder, the structure of a coach, and the perspective of someone who’s seen hundreds of businesses from the inside.

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As Co-Director of Startup Grind Toronto, I connect founders, investors, and innovators through events and community.

Founder, Leader & Investor

my story:

From Selling My First Business in Russia to Mentoring Founders Across North America

I started my entrepreneurial journey as the founder of an English school in Kazan, offering both B2B and B2C services. I built the school into a fully operational business and successfully sold it in 2021.

After that, I moved into online education and product launches, completing 16 successful launches across English programs, memory courses, and marketing and social media workshops.

As my experience grew, I began mentoring other educators and service-based experts — helping them design marketing funnels, hire strong teams, and turn their expertise into scalable, well-structured businesses.

After relocating to Toronto, I became actively involved in the local startup ecosystem. Today, I work across two ecosystems: small business mentorship and the tech startup community — supporting founders with strategic growth, team building, and fundraising.

As a Venture Fellow at Winner Capital, I work with early-stage startups navigating fundraising and operational scaling.

Who I work with

Whether you sell expertise or tech — the challenges are the same: clarity, focus, and systems that actually scale.

Small & Medium Business Founders

I help established founders and small teams build predictable client acquisition systems, increase pricing confidence, move from “self-employed chaos” to sustainable business structure.

Startup Founders & Innovators

I mentor early-stage founders on defining business models & investor decks, go-to-market strategy & team clarity, preparing for first funding rounds.

WHAT WE WORK ON

How I Help Founders Grow...

✅ Turning chaos into structure: systems, offers, team roles

✅ Scaling revenue without scaling burnout

✅ Translating vision into roadmap (so investors and clients both get it)

✅ Strategy sessions for product positioning and growth stages

✅ Mentorship on leadership & founder mindset (the practical side, not fluffy)

core focus

No commitments — just a deep, practical conversation about your next move

How I work...

✅ Strategy first — every session leads to decisions and systems.

✅ No generic templates — each founder has a unique stage and model.

✅ Business psychology meets structure — not motivation speeches.

✅ I ask uncomfortable questions until things make sense.

LinkedIn Marketing Agency from scratch to 6k net income per month in 4 months.

Anna Bilan

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From working full-time job to Personal Practice, income tripled in 6 months.

Karolina Bagrovskaya

Client Results & Founder Stories

Real transformations — from freelancers building systems to startup founders closing rounds.

From scattered solopreneurship to $15K months and structured team; early MVP to investor-ready deck & first pilot customers and uncertainty to clear 6-month roadmap and focus.

From Personal English tutor to fully-operating online school in 6 months.

From Personal tutor to Teaching Teachers course in 6 months, income doubled.

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Ilham Ibragimov

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Margarita Saha

Let’s Talk About Your Growth Strategy

Whether you’re building a scalable service business or an early-stage startup, you don’t have to do it alone.

Let’s unpack your current stage, find the bottlenecks and see what direction makes sense.