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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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Critical Considerations for a Startup Advisory Board

Startup Professionals Musings

A properly built advisory board can be a huge strategic advantage to any company. On the other hand, an advisory board put together haphazardly can be the biggest mistake for a company in the early stages of business. How do you avoid the advisory board death spiral? Select the right board member.

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The Importance of Advisory Boards for Startup CEOs

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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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7 Strategies For Anticipating Future Customer Trends

Startup Professionals Musings

With today’s Internet instant access to all the latest reports and white papers of industry experts, there is no excuse for not staying current with outside perspectives, to temper your own views. I often hear entrepreneurs who seem to rely wholly on their own passion, and the view of a few friends.

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Still growing our team

Version One Ventures

Reporting for our investors, including writing quarterly updates and preparing LP advisory board meetings. These qualities are still important, but this time around we’re optimizing for four C’s: . Performing market research and due diligence for potential investments.

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

David Teten

I’ve recruited an Advisory Board including officials from the CIA and the State Department; leaders from major family offices; and a former major party Presidential candidate. . I’m a VC with 8 years of experience; more about me here. Q: What have you built so far? It’s preferable that you live in the New York tri-state area.

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

David Teten

I’ve recruited an Advisory Board including officials from the CIA and the State Department; leaders from major family offices; and a former major party Presidential candidate. . I’m a VC in New York with 8 years of experience; more about me here. Q: What have you built so far?

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