'board of directors' Tag
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The board meeting question that consistently confounds
September 15, 2017And I don’t know where you wanna go, but I’m willing to take you there. — Chronixx, Somewhere (Perfect Key riddim) There is one question that consistently seems to stump startup management teams the first time I ask it in board meetings. I don’t ask it to deliberately throw management off balance. Rather, my goal […]
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Leveraging your VC’s network
May 13, 2014Two weeks ago I wrote about a good way for entrepreneurs to ask one VC for a referral to another. This time let’s talk about one of the most effective ways to ask your VC for business referrals once you’re venture-backed. This also applies to entrepreneurs who are looking to derive the most from any […]
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Boards: Control vs Support
July 3, 2012Admittedly, I still have a lot to learn about how to be a good boardmember. It’s still early days into my second career after selling my company and becoming a VC. I haven’t even witnessed a full decade-spanning macroeconomic cycle, which is a prerequisite for a venture capitalist to become an experienced practitioner. I am, […]
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Making your board work for you
May 8, 2012Fred Wilson ran an excellent series recently on his blog about startup boards of directors. The series began with several posts of Fred’s typically concise and valuable insights, and subsequently featured guest opinions from a number of experienced practitioners in the ecosystem. I encourage you to read them all (start here) when you have time […]