# Startup & Business Growth Insights | Chesterton Hills
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## Insights
Articles and conversations on growing companies, preparing for capital, and building business value.
Video
September 10, 2026
### [The Dallas Startup Boom No One is Talking About](https://www.chestertonhills.com/insights/the-dallas-startup-boom-no-one-is-talking-about)
Chris D. Bentley speaks with Jasper Cannon about Dallas's startup ecosystem, preparing founders for investors, strategic partnerships, and AI's effects on growing companies.
[Watch the Conversation](https://www.chestertonhills.com/insights/the-dallas-startup-boom-no-one-is-talking-about)
Video
August 24, 2026
### [A Conversation with Jasper Cannon](https://www.chestertonhills.com/insights/a-conversation-with-jasper-cannon)
A conversation with Jasper Cannon, shared by the MrBrandTV YouTube channel.
[Watch the Conversation](https://www.chestertonhills.com/insights/a-conversation-with-jasper-cannon)
## Advisory role and securities limitations
Chesterton Hills is not a broker-dealer, investment adviser, or placement agent. We do not offer, sell, or solicit investments or securities. Our role is purely advisory and connective; we are not involved in any deals or negotiations. Chesterton Hills is also not a venture capital firm, angel group, or other funding organization, we do not invest or provide any funding for our clients. Nothing on this site constitutes an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation to purchase any investment or security.
#### 2. No securities activity, and no offer
Chesterton Hills is **not** a broker-dealer, investment adviser, or placement agent. We do **not** offer, sell, or solicit investments or securities. Our role is purely advisory and connective; we are **not** involved in any deals or negotiations. Chesterton Hills is also **not** a venture capital firm, angel group, or other funding organization, we do **not** invest or provide any funding for our clients. Nothing on this site constitutes an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation to purchase any investment or security.
The firm is **not** a finder or a registered representative of any of them, and is **not** registered as such with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, any state securities regulator, or any comparable authority in any other jurisdiction. The firm is **not** a law firm and does **not** provide legal or investment advice.
The firm does **not** offer, sell, solicit, or negotiate the purchase or sale of securities; does **not** raise capital on behalf of any person; does **not** act as an intermediary in, or a party to, any financing or transaction; and does **not** receive any commission, success fee, finder's fee, or compensation tied to a transaction. The firm's capital readiness and investor services consist of company assessment, commercial and operational support, education, training, mentorship, company development, preparation, coaching, materials, and connections, and the decision to invest, to accept an investment, to transact, or to proceed on any terms rests solely with the parties concerned.
Demo Day participation is offered only through the full retainer-based Capital Readiness program, after the company's preparation is complete. The firm invites members of its capital network whose investment interests match the company's industry to hear the business presentation and make connections. Demo Day is connections only and is **not** a fundraising service. Hourly and project preparation engagements do **not** include Demo Day participation. The firm does **not** solicit investment commitments, negotiate terms, handle investor funds or securities, or receive success-based or transaction-contingent fees.