Advice to Founders Archives - SpaceQ Media Inc.

Leadership is hard: When alignment stops being automatic

Leadership is hard (Part I): When alignment stops being automatic

by Iain Christie April 22, 2026April 22, 2026

Most founders don’t struggle with leadership because they’re unwilling to lead. They struggle because they’ve never actually had to.

Warm introductions.

Warm introductions are not a strategy

by Iain Christie April 8, 2026April 8, 2026

In space, trust comes before innovation

In space, trust comes before innovation

by Iain Christie March 19, 2026March 19, 2026

Fundraising Leverage

Levelling the playing field – How to protect your leverage

by Iain Christie March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

A tilted playing field - How founders give up leverage before negotiations begin

Why the fundraising playing field is tilted against you

by Iain Christie February 18, 2026February 18, 2026

Why your "great pitch" is failing

Why your “great pitch” is failing

by Iain Christie February 4, 2026February 4, 2026

The founder’s journey, revisited: What success actually looks like.

The founder’s journey, revisited: What success actually looks like

by Iain Christie January 22, 2026January 22, 2026

Fragmentation and consolidation - Getting ahead of the curve

Fragmentation and consolidation (part 2) – Getting ahead of the curve

by Iain Christie January 7, 2026January 7, 2026

Fragmentation and consolidation – We wave seen this before.

Fragmentation and consolidation – We have seen this before

by Iain Christie December 3, 2025December 3, 2025

Generated by AI

The illusion of intelligence: Watching AI at work

by Iain Christie November 19, 2025November 20, 2025