NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 28, 2024

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. Listen to Board Matters Season 3, Episode 2 to hear more from Maria King.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

And the folks at Startup Grind have been kind enough to invite me to present this morning in Mountain View on the topic. Be careful about board construction. Can always appoint other startup CEOs to the board to take founder seats (which you control) and/or bring in industry experts as independents. figure out roles.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 28, 2024

All other board functions are secondary. Even venture capitalists who sit on boards where they have significant investments often forget this point. Actually, there are two legal duties of board members. Sometimes, there will be a conflict of interest between the people representing the various shareholder classes on a board.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

One area I’ve had much discussion with the companies in which I’ve invested in is bringing on board an operationally focused CFO. I think Ophir would agree that the business was transformed after we brought on board Phil Schraeder at the CFO (and later promoted to COO). And board confidence matters in growing companies.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

They also presented their brand story with tangible deliverables to an advisory board comprised of Maesa executives and guest executives who gave them insight and tools to move forward confidently in the Consumer Packaged Goods category.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 7, 2019

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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 15, 2023

Miranda is Board Director of CRDB Bank Plc and Board Chair of the African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative that empowers hundreds of women from across the continent. She is Board Vice Chair of CCBRT Hospital and an active member-leader of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization where she serves as Chair of Global Learning.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

The 20-minute video of my presentation is here if you’re interested. And it was convenient for me because we also held our annual London board meeting of DataSift , who helps companies processes and analyze large volumes of social plus enterprise data in realtime. Market meet reality. Collaboration. We’ve only just begun.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

To put that timeframe in perspective, here’s a picture of analyst me taken at USV’s first office in 2005, dressed in khakis and a button-down shirt versus a picture of me, a GP at my own firm, over 100 deals later, now on my latest Zoom board call from my couch at home with my junior analyst of about a year and a half.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 18, 2019

A lot of these strategic entities have boards that are filled with some of the most successful high net worth individuals, family offices, foundations, etc. This is exactly the wrong way to think about the economic opportunity presented by innovation. Innovation isn’t a charity—it’s a ticket to a very interesting and exciting future.

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Dream It

MAY 19, 2021

In this Dreamit Dose, Managing Director Adam Dakin presents his view on the right way to answer it after hearing hundreds, if not thousands, of founder pitches. If there is sincere interest on the part of the investor, offer to review a smaller raise and revised plan with your board. It never pays to burn bridges.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2014

We feel pressure to hit milestones for a variety of reasons: Investor presentations, conference demos, customer sales meetings, competitive pressures, a need to drive revenue, business development commitments – whatever. Obviously you can’t always present at conferences to hit delivery dates or this would happen.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 11, 2015

It's ever present and always on. In two-thirds of those investments I'm in enough of a lead position where I'm acting as a board member, officially or otherwise. There are weird parts, like board meetings being an hour a day. E-mail is networking, deal work, due diligence. I took a stab at that, too, and suggest you do the same.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 22, 2024

And because you need their money, the temptation is to listen a bit too well, and take all of the advice thrown at you during your presentations and during due diligence and finally from the vantage point of a board seat. Some board members may show dismay. After several months on the board, he spoke up. “I Don’t worry.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 22, 2021

The YLAI Alumni Advisory Board is excited to invite you to an upcoming virtual event entitled “ Challenging Gender Bias in Entrepreneurship “, presented in honor of YLAI4All and International Women’s Day. The event was inspired by the 2021 International Women’s Day theme, “I Choose to Challenge.”

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

There are many activities we modern humans engage in so that we can be more present. One way I achieve mental clarity and live in the present is through skiing. I got a lesson in being present last week during a day out cat skiing. All this happened because I wasn’t giving 100% of my attention to the present task of skiing.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In this keynote presentation from AI Revolution, a16z general partner Martin Casado explains why with generative AI, that’s changing. [0:00] Then they come to us, we invest in them, and I join the board. Find more content from our AI Revolution series on www.a16z.com/AIRevolution. I’m going to hire more people.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

At DX22, we will present the same superior level of learning events, speakers, and keynotes that EO members enjoy at EO global events such as Universities or Regional Events—but in a smaller, more focused venue. Each person gets 90 seconds to share the details of the investment opportunity or the “deal need” they’re presenting or seeking.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In a standard Forum meeting, a member makes a presentation about an opportunity or challenge they are facing and asks for the group’s input. After the topic at hand is presented, each Forum-mate is given a set amount of time to share their perspective. This helps each Forum member learn even when they are not the one presenting.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 2, 2023

The venture asset class seems to have already decided that AI is the next great investment opportunity, but I’m not so sure it’s going to disrupt business and create the across-the-board wealth that has been predicted. Technology has already made the world pretty efficient.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2023

by Erick Slabaugh, a long-standing EO member in Seattle and former director on the EO Global Board “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” The Origins David Galbenski and I served on the EO Global Board together in 2007.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

Two weeks ago, longtime venture capitalist Chris Olsen, a general partner and cofounder of Drive Capital in Columbus, Ohio, settled into his seat for a portfolio company’s board meeting. ” He also says that it isn’t the first time a board meeting hasn’t happened as planned lately. They stopped having them.”

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

We realized that operating a business in distributed markets presented multi-city coordination efforts that we weren’t prepared for. presented pricing challenges when compared to a whole new set of offline competitors we didn’t know well. If I could close with some advice for startups and boards …. were more distributed.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

We know that in-person interaction is more meaningful, we are more present, and we connect in more fundamental ways. And board meetings should be done in person at least a few times a year. But matches are now being made over video and that is not always great. We know that humans are better to each other in person.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

Our founder, Yves Sisteron, was my mentor and board member at my first startup. My other partner, Steven Dietz, was on the board of my second company. So I patiently waiting until there was a good opportunity to bring Stuart on board and took the opportunity when it presented itself. Mafias matter a lot to me, as well.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 8, 2013

That''s kind of like what it''s like being on board with these companies after you make an early stage investment. You can try and alert them to other traffic, slow it down, ease pain by being calm and present, but ultimately, it''s up to them to get stronger and stronger with every step and continue on down the road.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 13, 2020

In that process, I ended up interviewing 200 successful business owners in the summer of my 13th year,” Daly said in a presentation to members of Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Appoint a board of directors for your life. Daly has a five-member board that he meets with four times a year to make sure he’s on track. Another trick?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2023

Serial entrepreneur and seasoned investor Vinod Khosla has some strong, contrarian advice for the venture capital industry: don’t sit on your founders’ boards. I’m not a big fan of governance; I think if you engage as a team member with a founder, you have much more influence than if you’re sitting on a board and voting,” he said.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 3, 2024

We often talk about being intentional in the present, about truly listening and absorbing the stories around us. I am honored to serve on the board of advisors for HeartWorks , a non-profit organization led by brilliant doctor Tim Nelson , dedicated to curing Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), a condition that impacts close to 1% of births.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

Build a solid deck for your quarterly board meetings. Board meetings are crucial for getting feedback on your progress to date and your plans for the future, but what’s the best way to give board members the full picture? Build a solid deck for your quarterly board meetings.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 3, 2015

A company presents. I watch founders who want to get “air cover” for hard decisions by getting too much input from their teams or boards. The best entrepreneurs make decisions quickly and are at best right 70% of the time but recover quickly when presented with new data. And what most startups don’t realize.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

That meant living a full life focused on the present, not concerned with past challenges while never losing hope for a full and productive life in the future. Winnie Hart , former Global Board Director and EO Houston member, and her team at Twin Engine worked passionately to develop and launch the Living Liver Foundation brand.

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Dream It

JANUARY 8, 2020

But, the founder must be specific in presenting the problem. Ron advises not to stray away from the core message by including items such as a list of advisers and board members, biographies of the founders, or competition slides. The “what” can help differentiate your company from your competition.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2019

Managing Your Startup Board?—?A A Short Presentation I was invited to do a keynote presentation at the Khosla Ventures CEO Summit this week in Sausalito. My talk was about “ managing your startup board ” and the full deck is on that SlideShare link and embedded below. How Do Boards Get Out of Sync?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

I sit through a lot of presentations. These range from companies pitching me to portfolio companies presenting at board meetings. Each of these scenarios has a team presenting. Some CEO’s are masters at communicating when team members are present. Some fare less well. This is really annoying.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

You would expect the co-founder of a startup that improves on traditional slide presentations to hate tools like PowerPoint. But he found that creating good presentations took hours of work and was especially difficult for people without a visual design background. But that’s not the case with Mayuresh Patole, the CEO of Chronicle.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

But if you’re a concentrated investor who takes board seats then you know the hard bit starts the day after. You need to be very present in these periods of time. Being active, engaged, present, knowledgeable and having earned trust from the core team can make a huge difference on the eventual outcome of the companies.

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