posed this question recently to my good friend and colleague Diana Benedikt who runs Venture Insight Advisors. Share | About Nathan Beckord, CFA San Francisco, CA, United States Startup consultant focused on planning & strategy, business development, raising capital and exit strategy. got me thinking about startup advisory boards. MORE >>

Share | About Nathan Beckord, CFA San Francisco, CA, United States Startup consultant focused on planning & strategy, business development, raising capital and exit strategy. They take a ton of time to build. They are complex and often messy. They are never truly “right.&# And they are outdated almost the moment you finish them. MORE >>

Share | About Nathan Beckord, CFA San Francisco, CA, United States Startup consultant focused on planning & strategy, business development, raising capital and exit strategy. The first installment can be found here. Part II of What Startups Can Learn from Sailors: A For Attitude. Conditions are often stressful. It impacts everything. MORE >>

In such cases, funding is a no-brainer, and it simply becomes a function of figuring out how large the company can grow, and how quickly capital can be pumped into it. skip to main | skip to sidebar 11 January 2011 Deals Gone WIld (aka "What Drives Massive Startup Valuations?") You can view that post (and the valuation table) here. to $3.7B MORE >>

For startups preparing to venture forth, replace the words ‘right equipment’ with the words ‘right talent.’ Nonetheless, a few key moments—closing the first paying customer, raising a venture round at the 11th hour, or presenting to the accolades of peers at a conference—make it all worthwhile. MORE >>