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Ben Dyer Joins Austin-based Enola Labs’ Advisory Board

SiliconHills

Ben Dyer, a serial technology entrepreneur and entrepreneur in residence at the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, has joined the advisory board of Enola Labs. The Austin-based mobile and web development company is run by Marcus Turner, its president and chief technology officer.

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A real Customer Advisory Board

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 26, 2009 A real Customer Advisory Board A reader recently asked on a previous post about the technique of having customers periodically produce a “state of the company&# progress report. One example is having a real Customer Advisory Board.

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Hypergiant Adds High-Profile Executive Abidali Neemuchwala to its Advisory Board

SiliconHills

Hypergiant, based in Austin, has brought on board Abidali Neemuchwala, former Wipro CEO, to its executive advisory board. The post Hypergiant Adds High-Profile Executive Abidali Neemuchwala to its Advisory Board appeared first on SiliconHills. I’ve been so […]. I’ve been so […].

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Hypergiant Adds Bill Nye, the Science Guy, to its Advisory Board

SiliconHills

The post Hypergiant Adds Bill Nye, the Science Guy, to its Advisory Board appeared first on SiliconHills. . “We’re not aiming for utopia, but simply a better universe,” Nye says in the video. “This […].

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5 Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Know

YoungUpstarts

Our intention from day one was to have both an executive board and an advisory board. Unfortunately, a formal advisory board was something we never fully formed. The goal of this group should be to challenge perspectives and ensure a higher level of accountability than one that can be implemented among peers.

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Target market advisory boards

Austin Startup

For startup founders, it’s never too early to start thinking about putting together a target market advisory board. The target market advisory board should consist of 2–4 industry veterans who have connections to C-level execs and VPs in your target market. Never discount the power of a warm intro.

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How Startups Can Build an Effective Advisory Board

SiliconHills

By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News Brandon Knicely, managing director of Portico International and founder of Austin Innovation Partners, has started mid-cap companies and small companies, invested in developing nations and worked for non-profits in New York City.