The Importance of Advisory Boards for Startup CEOs Tweet When a startup receives financing it will need to setup a Board of Directors. The Board probably existed beforehand, but was made up only of the founders. But there’s another kind of board that’s equally important. There’s no surprise there. MORE >>

Advisory Board. At one of our initial board meetings we had agreed on the general principle of an advisory board and put together an overall stock budget to compensate advisors. Over the next week we exchanged emails over advisory board stock. The timing was perfect, my board meeting was in two days. MORE >>

They can provide your startup with guidance on a wide range of topics and typically take a seat on your startup’s advisory board. founder will typically find out when someone he or she knows in the startup ecosystem tells the founder, “Hey, [Startup Creeper Name] told me he was an advisor to your startup.&# Awkward. MORE >>

You are here: Home » Messaging » How to Name Your Startup. How to Name Your Startup. Naming sucks.  Did you name it something stupid?  But name your startup John Smith and Associates and you’ve got yourself a problem. That might be tricky if your name is Ubbnoxx.us. See what name comes out. MORE >>

Include Advisory Board members and key industry people connections. Rest assured that potential investors will ask for names, and place some calls. People ask me if they really need ANY business plan, unless they are looking for an outside investor. Solution and benefits. Skip the technical jargon and hyperbole. Executive team. MORE >>