advice capital startup founder 
StartupNation
JULY 5, 2025
That shift made all the difference — not only did we close our seed round oversubscribed, but we also attracted mission-aligned partners who continue to add value beyond capital. The outcome for us was investor buy-in that went deeper than capital. So my advice? Don’t treat impact as a side note. That’s the goal.
American Entrepreneurship
JANUARY 21, 2025
Equally important is knowing sources of capital such as bootstrapping, prospective investors such as angel investors, or venture capital if necessary, that can be tapped into at the various stages of a startups growth. As a startup founder, you may find that some aspects of your initial plan need to change or adjust.
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NZ Entrepreneur
MARCH 16, 2025
Watch/listen to the Interview: In this interview Richard Liew talks with James Burnes , Chief Executive at Ministry of Awesome , a Christchurch New Zealand based startup hub helping high growth startups throughout New Zealand to start, grow and scale up. Topics that are important have really emerged from past events.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 30, 2014
Everybody has a blog these days and there is much advice to be had. Many startups now go through accelerators and have mentors passing through each day with advice – usually it’s conflicting. There are bootcamps, startup classes, video interviews – the sources are now endless. What is a founder to do?
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 8, 2014
Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 5, 2011
I was meeting with a first-time CEO of a very promising young startup recently and offering my advice on what his priorities should be. I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 10, 2012
In driving down the costs of building businesses it’s driving down the age of startup founders and thus they’re starting companies where young people want to live – in urban environments. And with startups so go VCs.
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