Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2020

Member of the Advisory Board. Manage customer service. Personnel Manager. On the other hand, there are some roles in a startup where Boomers are probably not the best candidates: Constantly-on-the-road sales territory management roles. All the learning from parenting pays big dividends here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2017

Many entrepreneurs I know are confused by definition and need for an Advisory Board versus a Board of Directors. By definition, Advisory Boards are voluntary and have no fiduciary responsibility. As an alternative, every CEO needs an Advisory Board to help them grow, which they can ignore or fire at their pleasure.

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Board Effect

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The fact that your board is having a discussion about forming an advisory board is a good indication that it’s time to put the issue on your board’s agenda for discussion. You never know what experiences and perspectives your fellow board members will have on a certain topic once you bring it out into the open.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Stay cool and calm, and manage by objective facts. Don’t be afraid to ask for advice from peers, your advisory board, and outside experts and mentors. Many went out of business, but a few were quick to focus on store pickup and home delivery , and have found a new lucrative option that outlasted the problem.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2020

Once a client has made this decision, it is important for company managers and staff to perform an analysis of what went wrong, and why. It is also valuable to carefully consider how customer relationships are managed. In fact, this situation should be viewed as a catalyst for growth, learning, and improvement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

That’s the function of a good advisory board. Thus I believe every smart investor, potential partner, or critical new hire will look for a properly built advisory board as a key criteria before selection or making a commitment. Keep the advisory board to a manageable size.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Many entrepreneurs I know are confused by the definition and need for an Advisory Board versus a Board of Directors. By definition, Advisory Boards are voluntary and have no fiduciary responsibility. How much are you willing to spend on your board? Legally, Directors are accountable for corporate conduct.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. If one of your cofounders has the necessary skills, your team will make the tradeoffs. The operations superstar.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

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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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 10, 2012

This got me thinking, I need to have a “Heavenly Advisory Board.” I decided to do it, and created a Heavenly Advisory Board. I plan to have an “advisory board” of perhaps ten when I am done. Your Own Heavenly Advisory Board. It’s heaven after all. Why G-Dub ?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Andrew Inkpen, “ The Global Semiconductor Industry ” Thunderbird School of Management , 2021. [It Our guest speaker for our fourth class was John Hurley , former Member of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, an expert on semiconductors and supply chains, and former Captain, U.S. Semiconductor Case Study.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Have you ever thought of creating an advisory board? Usually, you would want to create an advisory board to fill in the critical areas of need not evidenced in the board of directors or within the company itself. How many advisors should you seek for a board? How do you pay an advisory board?

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Leading and managing people amid uncertainty, high degrees of change, and making decisions remain my day-to-day functions. Meanwhile, three years before I left the Agency I had done a cold outreach on LinkedIn to the person I suspected was the hiring manager for a job advertisement for a company that I liked.

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NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 28, 2019

Here’s how to build a startup advisory board. And while it often seems more involved and complex than it is in reality, setting up an advisory board is something you should look to put in place in the early stages of your entrepreneurial venture. Selecting an advisory board is the tricky part.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Advisory Board. At one of our initial board meetings we had agreed on the general principle of an advisory board and put together an overall stock budget to compensate advisors. Over the next week we exchanged emails over advisory board stock. I knew he would bring immense value to me and the company.

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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

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

Member of the Advisory Board. Manage customer service. Personnel Manager. On the other hand, there are some roles in a startup where Boomers are probably not the best candidates: Constantly-on-the-road sales territory management roles. All the learning from parenting pays big dividends here.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

He wrote a post this long weekend on how he manages the board of DataSift. In his post he asserts, “You get the VCs you deserve” and the corollary “You get the performance out of your board that you deserve.” Sincerely – he is better at managing his board than any exec I have worked with.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2020

Many startup founders I know avoid establishing a formal advisory board or board of directors for as long as possible, with the excuse that this is just another burden, or it has more risk than value to the founder. A voluntary board sounds good, but is generally not effective. Start with a small number of board members.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2019

Image via Flickr by MDGovpics Many entrepreneurs I know are confused by definition and need for an Advisory Board versus a Board of Directors. By definition, Advisory Boards are voluntary and have no fiduciary responsibility. How much are you willing to spend on your board?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2021

In her classic book “ Corporate Concinnity in the Boardroom ,” board expert Nancy Falls outlines the most common mistakes with boards, and I believe several of these apply to startups as well as to more mature companies as follows: Have too many or too few board members. Less than three is not a board. Size does matter.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 2, 2013

We managed to speak to Hubert Yoshida of Hitachi Data Systems when he was in Singapore recently to share his top ten predictions on storage virtualization in the IT industry in 2013. People aren’t managing copies and that’s what’s taking up a lot of costs. What do you suggest as a solution?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2022

Don’t hesitate to micro-manage initially in a crisis. Micro-management at a later stage only increases stress and slows progress. Micro-management at a later stage only increases stress and slows progress. Map out some dedicated time for every serious issue. Your people need to know who to follow, what to do, and how to do it.

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Your founders and board members won’t always have the necessary expertise you need in every area to be competitive and sustainable. An advisory board can be of great assistance to your startup by filling crucial gaps in your leadership talent. Let’s begin with the definition of the role of a startup advisory board member.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 24, 2019

The primary responsibility will be to help manage the day-to-day activities of the fund, including: Identifying new and interesting entrepreneurs and companies that align with our investment thesis on network effects. Reporting for our investors, including writing quarterly updates and preparing LP advisory board meetings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. If one of your cofounders has the necessary skills, your team will make the tradeoffs. The operations superstar.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. If one of your cofounders has the necessary skills, your team will make the tradeoffs. The operations superstar.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2011

The GoodBuzz team currently comprises five people – three software engineers, one marketing manager and an operations officer - and works closely with an advisory board of industry specialists. .&# He adds that, aside from event organizers, the service is also useful for startups and the non-profit sector.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2019

When the time comes to hire a complete management team or other personnel needed to scale, the right personality and experience fit are critical. Startups must also ensure they have a solid development stack (the suite of applications that a startup uses to manage its development process).

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SiliconHills

MAY 13, 2013

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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2012

There are unknowns at every turn, leading product development, attracting customers, managing cash, and dealing with human resources and office politics. Trusted partners quit, personal friends become enemies, and staff management becomes a huge burden.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2022

Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7% 7% Product Manager,2 -.3% 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.

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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 11, 2021

Angel and venture capital money always comes with ownership and management implications, starting with the obvious ones outlined in the term sheet for the deal. As an early-stage startup, you may have some hand-picked mentors as an Advisory Board, but now you need a formal Board with approval rights on all your strategic decisions and pivots.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2022

Managing cash must always be your top priority. As your business grows, you won’t be able to manage every process personally, so you need help in quantifying results, productivity, and quality. Establish an advisory board of experienced peers. Start business discussions only from a positive mindset.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2019

When the time comes to hire a complete management team or other personnel needed to scale, the right personality and experience fit are critical. Startups must also ensure they have a solid development stack (the suite of applications that a startup uses to manage its development process).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2016

That’s the function of a good advisory board. Thus I believe every smart investor, potential partner, or critical new hire will look for a properly built advisory board as a key criteria before selection or making a commitment. Keep the advisory board to a manageable size.

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