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Opinion: It’s a startup world

NZ Entrepreneur

If we want to maintain and support sustainable economic growth while meeting the broader needs of society, we will need an economy underpinned by innovation and new technologies. Underpinning this growth is good governance. In order to understand startup governance, you need to understand risk and reward. Risk and reward.

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Seeking CEO+team for VC-backed startup: Make America Functional Again

David Teten

We want to use our proprietary technology and network to tap the relevant players to take the relevant steps forward; and identify, document, and disseminate best practices. For 2 years, I’ve been struggling to think what I can do to help make America functional again, in light of how broken our governance is. A nonprofit?

America 60
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Seeking CEO+team for VC-backed startup: Make America Functional Again

David Teten

We want to use our proprietary technology and network to tap the relevant players to take the relevant steps forward; and identify, document, and disseminate best practices. For 2 years, I’ve been struggling to think what I can do to help make America functional again, in light of how broken our governance is. A nonprofit?

America 60
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Sample Conflict of Interest Questionnaires for Nonprofit Boards

Board Effect

A conflict of interest exists when a board member, officer, staff member, or volunteer has a vested interest in money, status, relationships, or reputation that has the potential to compromise their actions, judgment, or decision-making. How the conflict was managed. A conflict occurs when you have a vested interest (i.e.

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Attention Entrepreneurs: Walk Before You Run

Up and Running

Entrepreneurship continues to be a sexy topic for governments, with every country worth its salt trying to create its own tech hub, mimicking Silicon Valley. We should be teaching them more about entrepreneurship including a strong emphasis on cash-flow management and financial literacy. We need a much more balanced narrative.

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Making Decisions in Context

Austin Startup

There are many ways to measure technical skills and check work histories and achievements, but assessment of team chemistry is a high art form. Set any vesting schedules and expiration dates on roughly similar terms, if for no other reason just so you can track all of them correctly. Are the logistics manageable?

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7 Ways to Destroy Board Engagement

Board Effect

Dottie Schindlinger, Executive Director of the Diligent Institute – the corporate governance research arm and think tank of Diligent – was a founding team member of BoardEffect. Using board management software to prepare and deliver timely board materials is a best practice.