Julia Elliott Brown

What Investors Actually Look for in Your Board

Your pitch deck gets scrutinised. So does the board behind it.

Jul 16 • Julia Elliott Brown

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June 2026

What Great Founders Bring to Their Boards

Why the quality of your governance depends more on you than you think

Jun 18 • Julia Elliott Brown

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May 2026

How Your Board Helps You Raise Capital

What investors are really reading before you walk into the room

May 21 • Julia Elliott Brown

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April 2026

Minimum Viable Governance

Why scale-ups need more structure than a startup - but far less than a corporate board

Apr 16 • Julia Elliott Brown

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March 2026

The Signals Your Strategy Is Sending

A founder’s diagnostic using the Traction–Friction–Founder Load framework

Mar 19 • Julia Elliott Brown

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February 2026

The Invisible Load of the CEO

What scaling really does to the person at the top - and why boards need to understand it

Feb 19 • Julia Elliott Brown

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January 2026

Paying Your Board Isn’t Optional; It’s the Price of Serious Governance

Why free boards, unpaid advisors, and investor-only oversight are holding founders back

Jan 22 • Julia Elliott Brown

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December 2025

Ready to Grow? Ask Yourself These Hard Questions Before You Plan 2026

This isn’t a year-end review. It’s a reset.

Dec 11, 2025 • Julia Elliott Brown

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November 2025

What the Best Boards for Scaling Businesses Actually Get Right

Why the boardroom can become your growth engine - not just a governance checkpoint

Nov 20, 2025 • Julia Elliott Brown

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October 2025

The Boardroom Edge for Female-Led Businesses

Scaling isn’t just about funding - it’s about who’s around your table

Oct 23, 2025 • Julia Elliott Brown

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September 2025

VCs Should Step Away From Start-Up Boards

A founder-first case for rethinking the default board structure

Sep 23, 2025 • Julia Elliott Brown

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Integrity Isn’t Optional

Why this core value should guide who you hire, partner with, and bring onto your board.

Sep 23, 2025 • Julia Elliott Brown

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