As a startup founder, you probably look outside your core team and lean on your network and community to help fill gaps and break through business, technical or policy barriers. Or, maybe you’re a ...

Mahavir Pratap Sharma joins Startup Steroid as Advisor to mentor founders and investors, driving growth in early-stage ...

It’s an age-old scenario: You’re building a company, you have a product idea, and you’ve got the framework laid out in your head, but you want some expert advice and guidance on how to take the next ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Robert E. Williams, a 40-year-old VC board director and startup advisor based in Maryland. It's been edited for length and clarity. I spent the ...

Investment decisions are normally driven by data analysis and objective criteria, but when an adult child asks parents to invest in their start-up venture, subjectivity can take the wheel.