Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Your startup is now part of someone’s portfolio, and here are a few of the ways in which you should expect to be monitored by your investors: One or more seats on the Board. Maybe you had an informal Advisory Board before, but now you have a formal Board of Directors. Access rights to operational information.

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Advisory Board Entrepreneur Venture Capital Angel Investor 241

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 14, 2009

I wrote recently about the role of Advisory Boards in startups , which I expected to be a bit controversial. It’s just that many companies waste equity on advisory boards, pick the wrong advisers or set up advisory boards with the wrong expectations. This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice.

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Advisory Board Strategic Investors Venture Capital Later Stage 215

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Your startup is now part of someone’s portfolio, and here are a few of the ways in which you should expect to be monitored by your investors: One or more seats on the Board. Maybe you had an informal Advisory Board before, but now you have a formal Board of Directors. Access rights to operational information.

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Advisory Board Entrepreneur Venture Capital Angel Investor 231

Pascal's View

MARCH 8, 2010

whose site Fiduciary X , is an emerging “one-stop best practices information portal for investment decision-makers and their service providers.” Question: How much information are limited partners (pensions, endowments, foundations, etc.) entitled to receive from a VC fund?

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Limited Partner Government Delaware LP 28