Brian Seguin Founder, Parent, Human: Building a Business Without Losing Your Family (or Yourself) Building a business while raising a family isn’t just “busy.” It’s a constant trade‑off between two roles that both feel non‑negotiable. Most founders don’t launch in a vacuum. One Kauffman Foundation... Dec 2, 2025
Brian Seguin Capital Is Cautious, Founders Are Creative: The Rise of the Bootstrap Generation In Q3 2025, startups on Carta raised $27.3B, the highest quarterly total in three years, yet that money was spread across only 1,131 rounds, the second-fewest in six years. Carta Across the first nine... Dec 1, 2025
Brian Seguin Before You Automate Anything, Fix the Thing Itself Most founders want automation because they’re drowning in work. But here’s the truth nobody likes to say out loud: Automating a broken process just lets you break things faster. At Bootstrap Buffalo, ... Nov 26, 2025
Brian Seguin Meaningful Music Monday: You’ve Got a Friend (For Underserved Founders) Bootstrap Buffalo exists for one reason: To be the person a founder can call when everything feels heavy and they don’t know who actually has their back. Lately, I’ve had James Taylor’s You’ve Got a F... Nov 20, 2025
Brian Seguin Bootstrap Before You Raise: How Founders Can Thrive Without VC The best founders I’ve met aren’t waiting for a term sheet or a letter of intent. They’re learning, iterating, and selling with or without outside money. Bootstrapping isn’t about starving your busine... Nov 18, 2025
Brian Seguin Why Most Founders Feel Like They’re at War Have you noticed that running a business can feel like a war? Some days you’re fighting with customers. Other days it’s clients. Sometimes it’s your own team. Often it’s investors. And the toughest ba... Nov 13, 2025
Brian Seguin Buffalo’s Hidden Advantage: Grit = Constraint-Driven Creativity Buffalo has always built with what it has and built well. From factories and foundries to tech startups and small businesses, our edge has never been excess. It’s ingenuity. The best founders know tha... Nov 11, 2025
Brian Seguin Metrics That Matter: Building a Fundable, Durable Business Metrics That Matter: Building a Fundable, Durable Business Because what you measure shapes what you build and what you build shapes what lasts. Every founder starts with ambition. The great ones add a... Nov 5, 2025
Brian Seguin Meaningful Music Monday “Don’t Stop Me Now” — Queen Pre‑Seed, Up Close There’s a moment at pre‑seed when the dream stops feeling abstract. You can see it. You can almost touch it. The path ahead is still steep and rocky, but the summit is visible and t... Nov 3, 2025
Brian Seguin Data Room First – The Foundation of a Winning Investor Pitch Why Data Room Preparation Comes First The data room is the foundation for any serious investor conversation. It holds every document that proves how the business operates and grows. Investors look for... Oct 30, 2025
Brian Seguin Founder’s Playbook: Building Local, Lasting, and Legendary. Every startup ecosystem has its own rhythm. In Silicon Valley, it’s velocity. In Buffalo and other cities like it, it’s resilience. Local founders don’t need the fastest growth curve; they need the de... Oct 27, 2025
Brian Seguin Bootstrap Before You Raise: How Founders Can Thrive Without VC The best founders I’ve met aren’t waiting for a term sheet or a letter of intent. They’re learning, iterating, and selling with or without outside money. Bootstrapping isn’t about starving your busine... Oct 23, 2025
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