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Bringing startup expertise to the boardroom

NZ Entrepreneur

The immersive three-and-a-half-day programme is based around three key themes – board leadership, cultural intelligence and climate awareness. Each day focusses on a different facet of being a director – you, your board and practical governance. Would I attend another ADC which focussed on other topics? Absolutely!”

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The Theranos fiasco shows how much startup advisory boards matter

TechCrunch

For pharmaceutical companies, especially medical affairs, the important lesson from this sad and sordid affair is as simple as it is powerful: Your advisory board matters — a lot. Those five words characterize Theranos’ board. focused on cardiac transplants who switched to politics long before he joined Theranos’ board.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

I started my first company in 1999 and was admittedly swept up in all of this: Magazine covers, fancy conferences, artificial valuations and easy money. Within 5 years I was on the board of real businesses with meaningful revenue, strong balance sheets, no debt and on the path to a few interesting exits. And it changed the culture.

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Opinion: It’s a startup world

NZ Entrepreneur

The Four Pillars of Governance Best Practice (strategy, culture, accountability and compliance) still underpin governance in a startup context but they are applied differently than on an established corporate board. Strategy is everything for a startup company board. A startup board is brave and supportive. Compliance.

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Welcome to the Jungle grabs $54 million for its slick job platform

TechCrunch

Essentially, a profile on the platform should look like a feature article in a fancy magazine. Clients also add job openings and more information about benefits, corporate culture and the existing team. Job seekers can then browse job offers and learn more about companies on Welcome to the Jungle’s job board.

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The Duo Blueprint: How Ann Arbor’s Duo Security is Changing the Midwest Startup Scene

StartupNation

Not only that, but Song himself is a member of Censys’s board. The fact that so many people have put in many years at the company and then progressed in their careers speaks volumes about a culture centered on learning and empowerment that Duo Security fosters for its employees. “I At Blumira, you find similar connections.

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Sneak Preview: The Nuts and Bolts of Business – How to Balance Maintenance with Innovation

Entrepreneurs' Organization

for the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine. To be truly effective, everyone must be on board with your vision. … Read the rest of Victoria’s story in the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine. This article was written by Victoria Bondoc, founder of Gemini Industries Inc. , My company has served the U.S.