Rust Belt Startup is a podcast full of long-form interviews with entrepreneurs, artists, educators travelers, and change-makers. They’re people who have built a business, a movement or a life outside of a major city and the confines of a 9-5.
We’ll reconstruct what paths they chose (or how the paths chose them), the stories behind their success, and pick apart the tools and tactics that you can use improve your life.
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Rust Belt Startup is a podcast full of long-form interviews with entrepreneurs, artists, educators travelers, and change-makers. They’re people who have built a business, a movement or a life outside of a major city and the confines of a 9-5.
We’ll reconstruct what paths they chose (or how the paths chose them), the stories behind their success, and pick apart the tools and tactics that you can use improve your life.
Venture Capital and Leveling The Playing Field – James Shomar
Rust Belt Startup
1 hour 3 minutes 45 seconds
4 years ago
Venture Capital and Leveling The Playing Field – James Shomar
Rust Belt Startup · Venture Caplital and Leveling The Playing Field - James Shomar
On today’s podcast I’m having a conversion with Mr. James Shomar. James is a partner at StartFast which is a venture accelerator program in Syracuse NY.
I reached out to James after reading one of his LinkedIn posts about how he’s re-thinking startup funding and economic development as it relates to startups.
In our wide ranging conversation he gives us a primer on angel and venture investment and the kinds of companies that this investment attracts. Ever wondered why your company isn’t attractive to angel or venture capital? We’ll talk about it.
We also talk about leveling the playing field when it comes to opportunities for entrepreneurs of color, and much more.
You can learn more about James on LinkedIN.
On my end - I’m a partner in a new initiative called the Mohawk Valley Micro Seed Fund that’s looking for it’s first investment. You can learn more about that venture at our website.
Rust Belt Startup
Rust Belt Startup is a podcast full of long-form interviews with entrepreneurs, artists, educators travelers, and change-makers. They’re people who have built a business, a movement or a life outside of a major city and the confines of a 9-5.
We’ll reconstruct what paths they chose (or how the paths chose them), the stories behind their success, and pick apart the tools and tactics that you can use improve your life.
