Jordan Elias
Senior Correspondent
Jordan specializes in venture capital trends, investor spotlights, and founder-investor dynamics. He has reported on everything from stealth-mode startups to billion-dollar pivots, always with an emphasis on power, access, and the real mechanics behind the funding world. His columns often read like strategy memos for the startup class.
Articles by Jordan Elias
The Blueprint A System for Those Who Are Done Wasting Time
April 22, 2025 · 609 views
Who We Are The Blueprint is not another motivational pep talk. It's a war plan for personal domination—for people who are tired of drifting, tired of guessing, and ready to …
What Founders Get Wrong About Beta Testing
April 17, 2025 · 2034 views
By Jordan Elias | June 17, 2024 “We didn’t launch a beta. We launched a trap.” That’s how Clara DuBois, founder of remote productivity startup ClockNest, describes her team’s first …
Why Founders Are Flocking to Kansas City
Dec. 2, 2024 · 1296 views
Originally published in SeedStage Digest (Sept 2023) When early-stage founder Alex Jin left the Bay Area for Kansas City, some of his friends thought he’d gone mad. “You’re trading VCs …
The Case for Building in Public — and When to Stay Quiet
Aug. 22, 2024 · 2492 views
Originally published in SeedStage Digest (Sept 2023) “Build in public” has become a near-religious mantra in the indie founder world — and for good reason. Sharing milestones, failures, and product …