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A practical guide to a first board meeting: Advice from the pros

This is going to be BIG.

Here’s what I got back: David Hornick, August Capital : "Here's some anti-advice. In fact, one of my key pieces of advice for sound boards is to avoid surprises at all times by clear proactive communication…" Stu Ellman, RRE : "Don’t micromanage or try to manage the company for the CEO. we'll figure it out together."

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“I think viewing your board as an audience to be ‘sold’ to instead of a partner in your journey will orient your board to be less trusting and collaborative.” Five Questions with Nilam Ganenthiran, Former President of Instacart

Hunter Walk

HW: The whole ‘get on rocketships without worrying about seats” – you ended up moving through Instacart in a variety of business and strategy roles before assuming the President role. What advice do you have for people in fast-growing companies about being a team-player but also taking advantage of the unique opportunity it provides?

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Please Help Me Congratulate Jordan Hudson as @UpfrontVC’s Newest Investment Principal

Both Sides of the Table

Jordan joined us a couple of years ago from Fox Filmed Entertainment where he worked in corporate strategy and he previously had worked for GCA Savvian in investment banking. finally ) Jordan completely owned this process (although he had major support from Kyle Taylor and from our collaboration partner on this process – Red Antler.

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How One-on-One Mentoring for Entrepreneurs Can Transform Your Business Journey

American Entrepreneurship

On the business side, they face hard decisions about establishing the right marketing strategy for their products and services, gaining timely access to capital to grow their business and dealing with the day-to-day operations. They help you avoid c ommon pitfalls and introduce proven strategies that accelerate growth.

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Small Business Owners Should Pursue Those Who Can Give the Best Business Advice

American Entrepreneurship

The most successful entrepreneurs are those who take the approach of seeking out those who can give the best advice when dealing with the challenges of growing their small business or startup. The Importance of Seeking Out Expert Advice Seeking out expert advice is crucial for small business owners for several reasons.

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Dreamit Startups on the Front Lines of COVID-19

Dream It

Osmosis gives clinicians trusted advice on how to improve on-site processes and deal with COVID-19. TrekIT helps hospital teams manage tasks and collaborate on crisis disease management. TrekIT enables seamless team-based collaboration across every provider in every setting and requires no IT resources to deploy.

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Sisterhood of Success: Female Founders Share Insights on Thriving Together

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As female entrepreneurs, we are independent-minded and innovative, and this advice is critical for securing our future and the future of our families. She provided me with so much advice on business strategy, business channels and HR. Women need to raise each other up, collaborate and support each other to make a difference.

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