S4E23 | Building investor-ready startups: Lessons from the Oregon Startup Center with Jim Chi

<p>Most founders think they&#39;re investor-ready. Very few actually are.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimchi4a625a2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Jim Chi</strong></a> of the Oregon Startup Center has spent two decades helping early-stage companies understand the difference, and in this episode, he pulls back the curtain. From his years at Nike and The Home Depot to co-founding a coffee company and advising private equity firms, Jim brings a rare multi-industry lens to the startup world. He explains how the Oregon Startup Center identifies which ideas are truly scalable, what their challenge competition actually looks for, and why being the first dollars in is a strategy, not a risk.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us for more!<br>Instagram @darwoft</p><p>LinkedIn @DarwoftCompany</p>