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Startup City: Contributors
A vetted exchange of strategic intelligence shaping the startup ecosystem, nominated by our subscribers and authored by founders and entrepreneurs.
100+ founders and senior leaders from high-growth startups.
300+ venture capitalists, private investors, and senior leaders from investment firms and private enterprises.
Business leaders, operators, and functional heads responsible for venture development, capital allocation, scaling operations, and strategic growth initiatives.
The Leadership Perspectives forum connects a hand-picked group of founders, venture capitalists, and early-stage operators who are actively building and funding the next wave of innovation across different industries. Participation is by invitation only, with contributors nominated by subscribers and reviewed by the Startup City Advisory Board. Rather than retrospective analysis, each perspective speaks to the present tense of company building, how capital is raised and deployed, how early teams are structured, how product-market fit is found and lost, and how founders make high-stakes decisions with incomplete information at every stage of growth.
EDITOR'S CHOICE OF THE MONTH
CiCi Bellis, Founder and General Partner
Cici Bellis translates her world-class athletic background into high-impact venture capital leadership at Cartan Capital. She scales sports and health-tech startups through disciplined execution, bridging elite performance principles with strategic investment to drive rapid growth for early-stage founders.
Backing the Founders Behind the Next Consumer Brands
Shamin Walsh, Managing Director, BAM Ventures
The Next Evolution of Manufacturing Through Embodied Intelligence
John Frankel, Founding Partner, ff Venture Capital
Venture Capital in a Reset Market: What Founders and Investors Must Relearn
Zamir Shukho, MBA, General Partner and Founder, Vibranium Venture Capital
Building the Foundations of Next-Generation Payments Infrastructure
Javier Perez, Founder and Managing Partner; Daniel Perez and Kristofer Perez, Co-Founders and Managing Partners, Global PayTech Ventures
Media Marketing in a Fast-Paced Business Environment
Domenic Venuto, Executive In Residence > Adtech SME | M&A & VC Advisor, Progress Partners
Building Trust and Engagement in Investor Relations
Daria Abbaei-Sakaris, Director, Investor Relations, Naples Technology Ventures
Urban Agriculture Needs a Business Model Revolution, Not Just More Technology
Henry Gordon-Smith, Founder & CEO, Agritecture
Fintech, AI and Insurtech: Where We Got It Right - And Where We Didn't
Mark Casady, Founder, General Partner and Chairman of the Advisory Board, Vestigo Ventures
Harnessing AI for Business Growth and Efficiency
John Frankel, Founder, ff Venture Capital
The Smart Path to Startup Growth
Eran Wagner, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, i3 Partners
From Silicon Valley To The Midwest: Crafting Tomorrows Startup Success Storiesby Bill Baumel, Managing Director At Ohio Innovation Fund
Bill Baumel, Managing Director, Ohio Innovation Fund
8 Critical Factors For Scaling a B2B Startup
Patricia Poon, Managing Partner and Founder, Belmond Capital Limited
