Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2017

Will you offer discounts, or accept government-subsidized or reduced payments from lower-income parents? Another thing to watch out for with monthly rent is all the added costs. so keep these all in mind when calculating the costs. Projected costs. Construction cost. What employee childcare discount will you offer?

Business Plan 93

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2016

In her recent book “ Corporate Concinnity in the Boardroom ,” board expert Nancy Falls outlines the most common mistakes with boards, and I believe several of these apply to startups as well as to more mature companies as follows: Having too many or too few board members. Less than three is not a board. Size does matter.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2015

In her new book “ Corporate Concinnity in the Boardroom ,” board expert Nancy Falls outlines the most common mistakes with boards, and I believe several of these apply to startups as well as to more mature companies as follows: Having too many or too few board members. Less than three is not a board. Size does matter.

Advisory Board 120

Advisory Board Startup IPO Government 120

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

But having been in the middle of this conversation when I served on one of the Defense Department’s advisory boards, I understand why the Pentagon can’t count. With audit costs approaching a billion dollars a year the Pentagon had an opportunity to lead in modernizing auditing. Let’s Invent the Future of Audit.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

If you plan to seek funding, you should describe your advisory board here, as well. Once you decide on your legal business structure, be sure to register with the government (typically your state and sometimes, your municipality) and the IRS. basic infrastructural costs like phone and internet service, invoicing software, etc….

Angel Investor 85

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 17, 2009

The university found government contracts profitable as the government reimbursed their overhead charges (their indirect costs.) Over a hundred government contractors reviewed Stanford’s work on tubes and systems. The lab would repeat the conference the following week for government agencies doing military work.

Silicon Valley 144

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Austin Startup

MARCH 31, 2019

I know a CEO that served on the Advisory Board of a startup that had great potential and millions of dollars in funding. But the Board of Directors had lost confidence in the founding CEO, and they decided to recruit a new one. The Advisory Board member confronted the investor Board members about this.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

If you plan to seek funding, you should describe your advisory board here, as well. Once you decide on your legal business structure, be sure to register with the government (typically your state and sometimes, your municipality) and the IRS. basic infrastructural costs like phone and internet service, invoicing software, etc….

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Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Likewise, founders can benefit from understanding basic characteristics of the overall legal structure, formation and governance documents, rights and responsibilities of team members, etc. Stepping off the soapbox, let’s examine the highest level “To Do” list for a new startup: Formation, Governance and Equity. Newco, Inc.”)

Intellectual Property 139

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 29, 2023

physicists who feared that the Nazis would have an atomic bomb led to passionate advocacy before the government became involved. lobbied, pushed and worked at a frantic speed to get the government engaged, believing they were in a race with Nazi Germany to build a bomb. government to aggressively fund atomic research, so that the U.S.

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Pascal's View

APRIL 5, 2016

I recently joined the Advisory Board to Gerhard Blechinger , the Rector of the FachHochschule Salzburg, (the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences) and became a guest lecturer on Entrepreneurship at the University. Why is this the case?

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 14, 2019

People looking to start a real estate business often ask: How much does it cost to open a real estate business? If you plan to seek funding, you should describe your advisory board here, as well. Plan for the cost of health and life insurance, and be sure you included potentially unpaid vacation time in your budget.

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OnlyOnce

DECEMBER 1, 2020

As we wrote in Bolster’s Founding Manifesto , one of the reasons we started Bolster was to create a new way; a faster, easier, and more cost-effective way, for startup and scaleup CEOs to grow their boards of directors and make them more diverse. For executives searching for a board role, the topics we will cover include.

Advisory Board 71

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OnlyOnce

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

As we wrote in Bolster’s Founding Manifesto , one of the reasons we started Bolster was to create a new way; a faster, easier, and more cost-effective way, for startup and scaleup CEOs to grow their boards of directors and make them more diverse. For executives searching for a board role, the topics we will cover include.

Advisory Board 48

Advisory Board Syndicate Syndication Matching 48

venturehacks.com

MARCH 21, 2008

Normal advisors are also assembled by naive entrepreneurs who think the mere presence of an advisory board will create social proof and help them raise money. But investors don’t take these mock advisory boards seriously. The opportunity cost is probably too high. Or they raise your money for you.

Advisory Board 44

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 13, 2021

Throughout the discussion, Dr. Li and Hoffman explored the extensive AI landscape of today, including the practical applications for AI; how academia and industry leaders are working with the federal government to advance AI research; and Dr. Li’s work as the co-founder and chairperson of the board of the national nonprofit AI4ALL.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 13, 2021

Throughout the discussion, Dr. Li and Hoffman explored the extensive AI landscape of today, including the practical applications for AI; how academia and industry leaders are working with the federal government to advance AI research; and Dr. Li’s work as the co-founder and chairperson of the board of the national nonprofit AI4ALL.

Technical Review 36

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence America Algorithm 36