www.instigatorblog.com

MARCH 2, 2010

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. Mark Macleod spells it out beautifully in his post on Advisory Boards. Why wouldn’t you?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2022

With all that said, here are some “rule of thumb” guidelines on what might be a reasonable offer, as summarized from a classic article by Guy Kawasaki , and based on discussions I hear rattling around the investor community. Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7% 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Building an Advisory Board In my travels outside the building I kept my eyes out for articulate and visionary scientists and engineers who had expertise we lacked, and were willing to help in an advisory capacity. I set up an advisory board as a vehicle to get these industry experts engaged with the company and product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2012

Several whole books have been written on this subject, such as “ The Worst-Case Scenario Business Survival Guide ” by David Borgenicht and Mark Joyner, so you should consider this article a simple introduction. Probably 80% of the startups I know have found human resource issues to be the most treacherous.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2017

I always recommend that a startup founder enlist an advisory board of three to five members, and I find that people who resist this help are not very resilient. Resilient entrepreneurs know what they don’t know, and are not afraid to reach out for guidance from their team, close advisors, and industry experts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2011

Several whole books have been written on this subject, such as “ The Worst-Case Scenario Business Survival Guide ” by David Borgenicht and Mark Joyner, so you should consider this article a simple introduction. Probably 80% of the startups I know have found human resource issues to be the most treacherous.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

We are purpose-built to not only invest pre-product but also to help accelerate your path to product-market fit with our decades of entrepreneurial and investing experience along with our active CXO advisory board. See a recent Business Insider article with more of my thoughts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Many startups have an advisory board of sympathetic people with industry expertise, or people who enjoy mentoring, or people who donate a few services on the come. Once you take investment, you will also have a fiduciary board, with the responsibility of making the company successful. All problems will go away.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

With all that said, here are some “rule of thumb” guidelines on what might be a reasonable offer, as summarized from a classic article by Guy Kawasaki , and based on discussions I hear rattling around the investor community. Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7% 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2010

Several whole books have been written on this subject, such as “ The Worst-Case Scenario Business Survival Guide ” by David Borgenicht and Mark Joyner, so you should consider this article a simple introduction. Here is my perspective on the most common problems that will threaten your survival: People are the problem and the solution.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

We co-founded MState (fka hyperfab, read Coindesk article ) with Rob Bailey to help bring enterprise company building expertise and Fortune 500 connections to the blockchain community. AYX NYSE) and init.ai , one an early investment in a data science platform and the other on NLP for developers.

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Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Creating an executive board, advisory board, or emeritus board. Changing the board’s voting rules. It’s the board’s responsibility to know how to make an amendment to the bylaws and keep them updated continually. Adding rules for virtual meetings and hybrid meetings. Removing overly specific language.

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Up and Running

MAY 20, 2014

I’d recommend reading this article by Tim Berry for further discussion regarding whether or not an MBA is worthwhile to you. That’s why companies have advisory boards that get compensated — you usually have to pay for that kind of support and knowledge.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

In some cases, that relationship grows into something more than conversation – like joining an advisory board, investing, partnering, or even joining the team. Circle of Experts Contributed Articles Expert Networks Investment Research Market Research New York NextNY Social Network Analysis' Previously posted at Forbes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2017

With all that said, here are some “rule of thumb” guidelines on what might be a reasonable offer, as summarized from a classic article by Guy Kawasaki , and based on discussions I hear rattling around the investor community. Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7% 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Disclosures: Blue Future Partners is a member of the Advisory Board of ff Venture Capital , where David Teten was formerly a Partner. Al-Shurafa ; Leeor Baskin , Google; John Berger, Director Operations & Impact Solutions, Toniic ; Jonathan Bragdon, General Partner, Capacity Capital ; Emily Campbell, Esq.,

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Jeff Hilimire

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

My Purpose Group team :) Along with co-founders Jonathan Morgan (CFO) and David Cummings, and an incredible advisory board (Kashi Sehgal, Sanjay Parekh, Raj Choudhury, and Bharath Parthasarathy) we will be focused on creating more purpose-driven, employee-focused businesses in the world. And as always, I hope you’re happy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Your startup is now part of someone’s portfolio, and here are a few of the ways in which you should expect to be monitored by your investors: One or more seats on the Board. Maybe you had an informal Advisory Board before, but now you have a formal Board of Directors. Do it with your eyes open. Marty Zwilling.

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Up and Running

JUNE 16, 2014

To demonstrate traction you might recruit a good management team, start making sales, build an advisory board or secure strategic partnerships. If we can’t direct you to a relevant article on our site, we’ll be sure to answer it in the next Monday post. For investors, traction minimizes risk. Cash Flow and a Financial Plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2013

With all that said, here are some “rule of thumb” guidelines on what might be a reasonable offer, as extracted from an old article by Guy Kawasaki , and based on discussions I hear rattling around the investor community. Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7% 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2022

I always recommend that a startup create an advisory board of two or three outside experts, who have connections to even more resources. Entrepreneurs often let pride and ego stand in the way of leveling with trusted friends and advisors. The advice you don’t get can’t save your company. Rely on a verbal agreement in business.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2013

Also lending mentorship is a 13-member Dell EIR Advisory Board composed of leading entrepreneurs, visionaries and innovators, who provide guidance based on their own experiences of running the gantlet of early-stage business ownership. This article was first posted in Dell’s Tech Page One.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

If you’re talking to a funding source not listed in this article, it’s important to ask them whether they are writing checks for new investments. Don’t see a firm in this article that should be? Click here if you think we missed any capital sources or some of the data is incorrect.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

With all that said, here are some “rule of thumb” guidelines on what might be a reasonable offer, as extracted from an old article by Guy Kawasaki , and based on discussions I hear rattling around the investor community. Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7% 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2017

This insightful article from Forbes is also a good resource, and notes that the U.S. What are the details of your ownership structure, board of directors, investor list, partners, and so on? List an advisory board if you have one, list all employee salaries, incentives, referral bonuses for recruiting, and all such details.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This article previously appeared in War on the Rocks. But having been in the middle of this conversation when I served on one of the Defense Department’s advisory boards, I understand why the Pentagon can’t count. Nothing in our charter asked the advisory board to invent the future. The Road Not Taken.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2011

With all that said, here are some “rule of thumb” guidelines on what might be a reasonable offer, as extracted from an old article by Guy Kawasaki , and based on discussions I hear rattling around the investor community. Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7% 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2015

With all that said, here are some “rule of thumb” guidelines on what might be a reasonable offer, as summarized from a classic article by Guy Kawasaki , and based on discussions I hear rattling around the investor community. Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7% 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 7, 2017

article, “Grow Fast or Die Slow,” they state that there are two things that make growth the most important factor for business success. First, build an advisory board. Industry insiders with domain and technical experience in your vertical markets can be excellent “sounding boards,” and their feedback is essential.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2020

I always recommend that a startup create an advisory board of two or three outside experts, who have connections to even more resources. Entrepreneurs often let pride and ego stand in the way of leveling with trusted friends and advisors. The advice you don’t get can’t save your company. Rely on a verbal agreement in business.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Here are five things I learned about using LinkedIn for marketing your business from Austin locals Marcus Murphy , Director of Sales and Monetization at DigitalMarketer (plus, ehem, he’s now on the advisory board of LinkedIn) and Joshua Lee , founder of Standout Authority. #1: Drunk charades are still TMI. #3: Businesspeople are busy!

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Bill Wood, founder of Silverton Partners and an early General Partner at Austin Ventures before, said something that got me thinking (quoting from the SiliconHills article ): Because it’s easy to startup a company and doesn’t take a lot of money, Silverton Partners sees more startups forming, Wood said. You are really going to need them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2010

With all that said, here are some “rule of thumb” guidelines on what might be a reasonable offer, as extracted from an old article by Guy Kawasaki , and based on discussions I hear rattling around the investor community. Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7% 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Perhaps the solution to the “punt on the topic&# is to try to get a marketer who has a feel for the “Market Type/Positioning&# question on a startup’s advisory board once the Discovery data is in. As for #3. I agree completely. That’s exactly the point I was trying to make (perhaps badly) with the post.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

Or perhaps an Advisory Board member who said he always wanted to do what you envision, but didn’t have an opportunity to do so. Thanks to Lola Kolade for help in researching this article. Luke Skywalker had Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi; Neo had the Morpheus and the Oracle. You are the master of the two worlds.

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venturehacks.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Some entrepreneurs set up quarterly advisory board meetings and that probably works well for them. But we find savvy entrepreneurs tend to be transactional—they ping their advisors as needed and skip the advisory board meetings. I wrote a number of articles on my blog about advisors. How do I apply advice?

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 27, 2010

In 2008 I was invited by Pamela Samuelson , who I met through several Silicon Flatiron events, to be on an advisory board at the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology. But I was optimistic that as the authors started talking about the article, some thoughtful and constructive discourse would result.

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