In the fourth episode of this summer's Investor's View series, Sports Loft welcomes Anthony Bontrager, managing director of WestRiver Group.

Over the course of our conversation Anthony explains what he's looking for when founders approach WestRiver for funding, what he and the group can offer once a deal is done, and how entrepreneurs should be operating in the current economic landscape.

This week on Finding PROOF, hosts Jennifer Schretter and Thanasis Delistathis sit down with Anthony Bontrager, Managing Director at West River Group, a firm that invests in seed and early-stage companies in the US Pacific Northwest.

Effective Burn management is a mind-set, a critical piece of your culture, a key genome to your organizational DNA.

Today’s startup environment is faced with numerous challenges for entrepreneur and investor alike. My interview with Joe Wallin and Michael Schneider of The Law of Startups attempts to highlight some of the key focus areas for entrepreneurs and what investors need to be prepared to address as their portfolio companies grow.

My latest blog post where I look at the growing gap in accountability among startups and early leaders.

Read any employee review on Glassdoor.com or elsewhere and you’ll undoubtedly see a consistent refrain from current and former employees to management – “Be More Transparent.” You’ll also hear the same thing from advisory and corporate boards, albeit a bit more pointed: “Give us the full story damnit!”

There is no greater challenge than turning around a business. Ask any leader who has been in this position – from Meg Whitman to Jack Welch – and they will tell you it’s an arduous process that if not done correctly can have disastrous consequences for all involved.