TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

However, instead of developing an MVP, companies should develop and roll out an ethically viable product (EVP) based on responsible artificial intelligence (RAI), an approach that considers the ethical, moral, legal, cultural, sustainable and social-economic considerations during the development, deployment and use of AI/ML systems.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 28, 2016

Document lines of authority, roles, responsibilities and job descriptions with measurable accountabilities. Create a board of advisors (directors). Employees notice if the company’s finances are used for personal pleasure, which creates an unhealthy business culture. Have a plan to deal with family discord.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Boards are elected by the shareholders, sometimes with preferred shareholders holding seats by right of their investment. In that instance, often the investor selects the board member and the CEO goes along with the choice, mostly out of having no alternative at the time. It happens.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Almost always, professional investors, including angel groups and venture capitalists, also require at least one seat on the corporate board. The investor organization is granted the seat as long as the investment remains, and the documents often name the first representative assigned by the investor group to the position.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The company is a role model and innovator in this area: It has been entirely remote since 2005, and at 1,700 employees, it has helped prove that a remote workplace culture can succeed at scale. Documentation is the order of the day, up to and including information that would be hidden at other companies. Automattic CFO Mark Davies.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

He serves on the boards of OCEANIX, Atom Computing, Conscious Cultures and MycoWorks. Getting serious about Series B: 3 documents that will help founders control the narrative. These three key documents should do the heavy lifting of capturing attention and communicating information across the partnership with high fidelity.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

For businesses that are ready to revamp their employee equity plan, here are a few key lessons we figured out along the way: Get buy-in from your board of directors. The first step should be a discussion with your board, likely during the next board meeting. Double down on employee and candidate education.

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TechCrunch

JULY 30, 2021

Three out of five respondents said their companies don’t have a documented plan to handle a leadership change, even though, by that same ratio, they acknowledge that a documented plan is the biggest determinant in seamless transitions. But this documented history cannot be a hagiography of the departing CEO.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros. They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 11, 2020

As well as having a social application, office colleagues can work collaboratively on tools such as whiteboards, Google documents and Figma; play virtual board games or gather around a table to chat. Video conferencing platforms provide a great service when it comes to meetings, but they lack spontaneity.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will take a board seat in the newly expanded Aurora. In its S-1 document, Uber said it incurred $457 million of research and development expenses for its ATG and “other Technology Programs” initiatives. What Aurora values.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

The next wave of products will be able to straddle the line of comfort to successfully get adoption, and cultural shift to successfully deliver a truly collaborative cash experience. Best practices for Zoom board meetings at early-stage startups. What should banking look like for modern couples? Seen on Extra Crunch.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2018

One way is to use a Google document that sends outcomes to a central location, collects the data and compiles it all in one document. This document will then be used as a comparison tool against the previous periods to be discussed openly. There are various ways to analyze the results.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

A seat on your board? Email readers, continue here…] Almost always, professional investors, including angel groups and venture capitalists, also require at least one seat on the corporate board. In later insights, we will explore the legal and ethical responsibilities of board members. first appeared on BERKONOMICS.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 22, 2019

Boards are elected by the shareholders, sometimes with preferred shareholders holding seats by right of their investment. In that instance, often the investor selects the board member and the CEO goes along with the choice, mostly out of having no alternative at the time. How the board can arrive at dysfunction. It happens.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

CEO Jonathan Kite said a new automated turn board feature was a significant factor accelerating the company’s success. One possibility is to let all parties involved sign contracts and other official documents with digital signatures. Before forging ahead with such pairings, consider how to streamline the logistics involved.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 11, 2021

One of the most significant advantages of having multiple founders is when you have to train the team, and the benefits of defined roles and distribution of risk are well documented. Having diverse team members in the company is very unique as they bring in cultural aesthetics, which are essential for the overall organization’s growth.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2022

At the same time, they’re also struggling to raise fresh capital — and those who are able to raise money and extend runways are navigating the cultural complexities of down rounds. Many CEOs can’t afford to simply exist within the status quo frameworks they enjoyed as part of a rosy 2021.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 25, 2013

So I’ve created the “Fairness Doctrine,” as a stated element in the cultural fabric of businesses where I am involved. It is this frustration coupled with the simple outcry of “That’s not fair!” – that can affect the culture of a company in ways never considered by the original decision-maker.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

make sure you have a strong company culture for them to enter into. . What we want to do is we want to build a team around the culture. There are also penalties that businesses can face if other legal documents aren’t filled out properly when a hire comes on board. All you need to do now is . draft role descriptions, .

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

The important part here is to find companies with strong engineering cultures, i.e. in-house development team and are vocal in how they operate such as publishing an engineering blog. A pitch deck is a teaser, not a document containing trade secrets and an idea on its own is useless, it’s the execution of that idea that counts.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2021

As part of the investment, Amplify Partners general partner Mike Dauber joins Scribe’s board of directors. When we talk to companies describing problems on creating documentation, we see that bottom-up part. Scribe is the latest company to attract venture capital for efforts to capture and share digital processes.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

Bovee says that building a diverse workforce is written into the company’s original values documents. “We It’s worth noting, however, that they can work with any corporate directory solution beyond Okta. Today, the startup has 17 employees with plans to double that by year’s end. We posted our company values very early on.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

How do you assess and find what resources are available, then organize it all, document it, and publish it to make it available? If possible, recruit an advisory board or steering committee to enhance accountability and support project management. All ecosystem builders I talk to agree that mapping their ecosystem is valuable.

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Berkonomics

JULY 19, 2010

Almost always, professional investors, including angel groups and venture capitalists, also require at least one seat on the corporate board. The investor organization is granted the seat as long as the investment remains, and the documents often name the first representative assigned by the investor group to the position.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

We empower people to build a collaborative data culture.” Castor helps them have an overview of what happens regarding data in the company — across the board.” . “We’re on a mission to help people find, understand, and use data,” Mayer told TechCrunch in an email interview.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 12, 2020

Part of the cultural fabric of your business. So, enter the “Fairness Doctrine,” as a stated element in the cultural fabric of business. It is this frustration coupled with the simple outcry of “That’s not fair!” – that can affect the culture of a company in ways never considered by the original decision-maker.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

Last week, though, the outside world got a look at how Y Combinator, one of Silicon Valley’s most famed and feared accelerators, deals with the intricacies of a scaled, yet still ultra-exclusive, community after the accelerator kicked out two founders from its internal messaging board, Bookface. It’s more than a polite request.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 24, 2011

So I’ve created the “Fairness Doctrine” as a stated element in the cultural fabric of businesses in which I am involved. It is this frustration coupled with the simple outcry of “That’s unfair” that can affect the culture of a company in ways never considered by the original decision-maker, usually a manager of the person or group effected.

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Red Rocket

MAY 11, 2021

This annual evaluation is meant to be completed by the CEO, their direct reports and the board members in an anonymous 360 aggregated review. Board members are provided with the timely and accurate information they need to asset the business and help the CEO make informed and balanced decisions. Good news is not exaggerated.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Tomasz Tunguz: That’s a living document. Claire Hughes Johnson : It’s a living document. It makes a lot of sense that you talk about even cultural differences in the way that people work or the way that people communicate, running a global company as you did, I’m sure you saw that. Mine, I edit constantly.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 25, 2022

Shin is now part of our Advisory Board,” said Aykan Ekici, co-founder of Khenda, the top winner of KSGC 2021. XQuant is Asia’s leading specialist in using AI to process text documents, extract meanings and perform data analysis and second prize winner of KSGC 2021. Who can apply for KSGC 2022?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Logistics operators in Africa suffer from various problems, from inconsistent pricing, which stems from a fragmented supply-and-demand market, to paper documentation and little or no access to financing. Most times, your investors and board are present when it’s working. For comparison, it’s 6% in the U.S.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This lesson has not only helped my business thrive but also shaped our company culture, emphasizing compassion and resilience as core values. This lesson underscores the significance of having a structured system in place for documenting financial transactions, customer interactions, and essential business data.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Many employees have the attitude that their organization’s code of conduct is merely a policy, when in reality the code should serve as the foundation of any given organization, capturing its unique values, ethics, and culture. The best codes align with an organization’s message and are an authentic expression of the workplace’s culture.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Also, they have a strong belief that any sign of weakness (such as a down round) will have a catastrophic impact on their culture, hiring process, and ability to retain employees. This might be the most foreign of all the choices, as your board of directors has been advising you to do the exact opposite for the past four years.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

“So I’m talking about having an intelligent case management, knowledge management and document management system, which is backing the virtual assistant as well,” Jain explained. In fact, the pandemic has fueled business with more than half of those customers coming on board this year.

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