I mentor (mainly GreenTech, mostly Early-Stage) Start-ups (located in various countries across the globe), working on projects / ventures / technologies seeking to mitigate Climate Change / Global Warming; or otherwise create or sustain positive Social Change, and Ethical Business. I am very selective about which Clients I choose to work with. If a Client's product and/or business does not interest me, or its Management does not inspire confidence and trust, or if I feel that I am unlikely to be able to add positive value -- I will not take them on (generally referring them on to a sleight of other resources that might be a better fit). For the ones I do take on -- leveraging my past experience and other resources: I strive to guide my Startup clients to optimal widespread adoption / acceptance of their core biz / tech / concepts, ground their (sometime over-optimistic) confidence / ebullience with business 'Reality Checks', help them analyze what resources they need, and how best to access them, propose summary Key Events Critical Path options and Milestone-Mapping. Further, I provide education to clients (who seek it) in the context-driven benefits of (multi-entity, multi-jurisdictional) Offshore Structures, where warranted. I also provide a certain amount of (top-management / board-level) hand-holding to set them on a sustainable path to success. As a token of confidence, I sometimes take a (generally minority) stake in the Advisee companies.

Most of my Clients tend to be Pre-IPO / Pre-Pre-IPO, often Pre-First Round, and seek Equity Funding (almost NEVER Debt) -- Pre-Seed / Seed / Angel / Crowdfunding / VC (Venture Capital) / PE (Private Equity); and in a few rare cases, Fully-Convertible Unsecured Junior / Senior Debt. I network with International Fundors of various kinds, from (Single- / Multi-) Family Offices (to Pension Funds to Sovereign Wealth Funds) to PE / Hedge Funds. When any Fundor's (strategic and/or tactical) investment objectives / appetites match with any Advisee Client's 'Ask', we strive to Match-make -- Connect MATCHING Equity-Providers and Funding-Seekers.