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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. Maria King, Chairman at Starboard Maritime Intelligence.

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Why I Create a Vision Board Every Year—and How It Creates Impact for Me and My Team

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Each January, I look forward to Artisan Creative’s first company-wide team meeting: The day we present our annual vision boards. For the past seven years, I’ve created a vision board, a process I’ve also introduced to my team. Creating my annual vision board. Presenting our vision boards.

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From Solo Entrepreneur to Franchisor: 20 Years of Business Growth With EO

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This unfortunate mix of personal and professional concerns made me feel alone in my struggles. My EO Forum served as a sounding board to examine my challenges—both personal and professional. I used to suffer from imposter syndrome , feeling like I was less than my fellow entrepreneurs. Joining EO was a game-changer.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). In in the early 90′s I was in my early 20′s and I programmed on mainframe computers using COBOL, CICS and DB2. The Present Era.

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How to Manage a Board

Y Combinator

One of the most common questions we hear from founders is “How do I manage my board?” It’s something that provokes anxiety, because this is the first time the founder/CEO is subject to external supervision, and the board has powers that include the firing of the CEO and the senior management. But first, what’s the purpose of a board?

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Never Raising, Always Raising

Tomasz Tunguz

Startups used to raise once every 18 months. Venture capitalists and boards used to value a company every 18 months. We, as an industry, are marking-to-market much more frequently than we used to. Research them ahead of their process and present them with a term sheet next week. Then, every 12 months.

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Getting Your Head in the Game for Fund Raising

Both Sides of the Table

Because I’ve observed this process dozens and dozens of times both as somebody who has had to raise capital for nearly 20 years himself and as an investor on the board of companies where we’re raising money — I thought I’d jot down some thoughts for those who will raise in the years ahead. One very effective way is to use your broader team.

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