Ed Buchholz

Because founders are people, too, our community must embrace them and lift them up rather than kick them while they're down. Instead of raising money that buys equity and shares the risk, one might use credit cards or take on personally guaranteed loans to keep the lights on or grow. Ed Buchholz is founder and managing director of StartlnCLE, a grassroots organization of Northeast Ohio startup founders working together to advance the startup culture, concentrate density of founders and connect talent to early stage businesses in the region.