Reid Hoffman

JULY 15, 2021

Similarly, Aurora has made multiple strategic acquisitions over the last several years. TechCrunch called its acquisition of Uber’s ATG unit the biggest AV story of 2020. Other key acquisitions include Blackmore and OURS , which allow Aurora to incorporate best-in-class technology at an accelerated pace.

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Technical Review Advisory Board Cofounder Acquisition 28

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2016

Especially for entrepreneurs who have not built and sold companies before, and need this startup to be an attractive acquisition or IPO target in a few years, I can’t think of a better way to enlist outside experts and keep them motivated to help you meet the challenges of a startup. In my view, nothing could be further from the truth.

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Advisory Board Entrepreneur IPO Government 145

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2015

Especially for entrepreneurs who have not built and sold companies before, and need this startup to be an attractive acquisition or IPO target in a few years, I can’t think of a better way to enlist outside experts and keep them motivated to help you meet the challenges of a startup. In my view, nothing could be further from the truth.

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Advisory Board Startup IPO Government 120

Steve Blank

JULY 29, 2013

(However, in some industries such as life sciences, founders may be tenured professors who are not going to give up their faculty positions, so they often become the head of a startup’s scientific advisory board, but aren’t part of the founding team.). May or may not be on the founding team or have a leadership role.

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Cofounder Advisory Board Customer Development Leadership 335

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 1, 2018

Sitting on a corporate advisory board is one of the best resume-builders an entrepreneur can ask for. Your First Board Position. If you’re not sure you agree with what an otherwise well-run organization believes, think twice about pursuing an advisory board position. So is every board member. That’s okay.

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Advisory Board Early Stage Startup Acquisition 80

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Dave McClure’s AARRR metrics and Andrew Chen ‘s specifics on freemium models, viral marketing, user acquisition and engagement both offer examples of exit criteria for Customer Discovery and Validation for startups on the web. Eric and I will be working on others. As for #3. I agree completely.

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Customer Development Web Developer Customer 219

Austin Startup

JANUARY 14, 2011

a leading provider of online veterinary healthcare content and services, announced today that Raul Calvoz has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. PetsMD Inc.,

Advisory Board 63

Advisory Board Merger LLC Europe 63

Lightspeed Venture Partners

MAY 5, 2016

Over the years we’ve had the privilege of working with amazing founders and helping them grow from infancy to IPO or acquisition in many cases. Meredith is an angel investor in Color Genomics and Munchery and sits on the advisory board for zkipster. We know the scrappiness and the elbow grease required.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Advisory Board Flash Pennsylvania 60

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

startupcto

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Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Pascal's View

APRIL 5, 2016

I recently joined the Advisory Board to Gerhard Blechinger , the Rector of the FachHochschule Salzburg, (the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences) and became a guest lecturer on Entrepreneurship at the University. This has not occurred without excess and without some years recording staggering losses.

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Austria Global Silicon Valley Advisory Board 28