Blog | James McWalter

Internships at Startups

Some advice on asking for internships at startups: My co-founder and I receive 1-5 internship requests daily. That may seem like a lot,...

Permitting and NTP Article

Recently had an article published in North American Clean Energy magazine :)

Raising a Pre-seed (Q1 2022)

Recently as CEO of Paces, I raised a 7 figure pre-seed. This is the detailed way I did it.

What is the Climate Optimum Use Case For Land?

When I look at a building, an empty lot, a field of corn, pretty much any parcel of land, I start to wonder... What SHOULD be built there...

Getting a Green Card

In August 2021 I entered the US on a greencard. We applied after my US citizen wife and I (Irish Citizen) married in Mexico and the...

Starting a Climate Change Startup

Principles My major principles for building a climate change startup are below. This article is how I got to, and defend these...

Founder Abundance Mindset

The first startup I founded, my mindset was all wrong. I had a scarcity mindset especially when talking about ideas. Like many first time...

Speed is everything at a Startup

Startups move in overlapping stages. Often the stages are described in employee number or funding rounds, but I think they should best be...

Startup Founder Ethics

Startup Founder Ethics Recently I was talking to someone about a book they were writing to develop new ethical frameworks that startup...

How to be an exemplary early stage startup employee

A few thoughts on how to do well as an employee at an early stage startups: It is ALWAYS better to try and fail then not try at all: Risk...

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