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Reinventing the Board Meeting – Part 1 of 2

Steve Blank

Reinventing the board meeting may offer venture-backed startups a more efficient, productive way to direct and measure their search for a profitable business model. Silicon Valley, New York). Yet boards of large companies exist to monitor efficient strategy and execution of a known business model.

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Why Board Meetings Suck – Part 1 of 2

Steve Blank

Reinventing the board meeting may offer venture-backed startups a more efficient, productive way to direct and measure their search for a profitable business model. Silicon Valley, New York). Yet boards of large companies exist to monitor efficient strategy and execution of a known business model.

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What's Wrong With Today's Board Meetings: Part 1

ReadWriteStart

Reinventing the board meeting may offer venture-backed startups a more efficient, productive way to direct and measure their search for a profitable business model. Silicon Valley, New York). Yet boards of large companies exist to monitor efficient strategy and execution of a known business model.

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ProfessorVC: Baby's All Grown Up

Professor VC

Not to worry, I was busy working on closing the Series B financing for iControl Networks. In fact, for a good laugh, I just went back and checked our accounting system, and at the end of one quarter in 2005, we were down to $143 cash on the balance sheet. Babys All Grown Up. A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal.

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ProfessorVC: Waah.Do I have to build a financial model?

Professor VC

Is the model consistent with the business plan? Does the business model make sense? Do you understand the business and market? The process of building the model forces you to answer the difficult questions related to the business model and give a complete picture of the opportunity.

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ProfessorVC: The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic

Professor VC

million from Lighthouse Capital Partners , which ultimately became critical to our balance sheet and they turned out to be a great partner as we worked through the equity financing process. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? We drew $1.5 ► January. (1). ► 2010. (7).