Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2012

If you are an entrepreneur for the first time, or entering a new business area, it’s usually worth your time to assemble an Advisory Board of two or three executives who have travelled that road before. Here are some tips on using your advisory board effectively: Select people who complement your experience.

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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? Do you expect involvement in company operations?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The operations superstar. If you can’t recruit all of these onto your direct team, the next best alternative is to build a first-class Advisory Board of outside people, with the requisite skills and a wealth of experience. If one of your cofounders has the necessary skills, your team will make the tradeoffs.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2020

This is especially true for startups, which operate on the basis of customer traction to solidify expectations with investors or lending institutions. In the early stages, it isn’t uncommon for businesses to bank their earnings on a handful of customers (or sometimes, just one).

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2010

If you are an entrepreneur for the first time, or entering a new business area, it’s usually worth your time to assemble an Advisory Board of two or three executives who have travelled that road before. Here are some tips on using your advisory board effectively: Select people who complement your experience.

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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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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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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2015

This was never really an issue during normal business operation as I lead the business development, strategy and operations, but by being the “majority partner”, our bylaws gave my former partner power that he used to litigate me into buying the company that I unquestionably dedicated more time and energy building.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

For startup founders, it’s never too early to start thinking about putting together a target market advisory board. I tend to think of this group as distinct from the business advisors with whom you may discuss operational strategy, but all the better if there is an overlap in capabilities.

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Gust

DECEMBER 3, 2011

And I don’t mean because they lend a credible name to an investor pitch: way too many entrepreneurs look at names on Advisory Board as just a way to expedite a raise. If that’s all you really expect of the Board, you’re cheating yourself as well as the investors before whom you dangled the names. But please do not ignore it.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

He has grown our US operations from 1 employee (him) to a global organization of 75 employees that will finish the year with 8-digit revenues (90+% recurring) and more than 350% year-over-year growth. Between Board Meetings. Communicating Between Board Meetings. The Agile Board. Board Observers & Advisory Boards -.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

If you are a new entrepreneur, or entering a new business area, it’s always worth your time to assemble an Advisory Board of two or three executives who have travelled that road before. Here are some tips on finding and using your advisory board effectively: Select people who complement your experience.

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Board Effect

MARCH 28, 2024

Nonprofit leaders looking to maximize resources should take a fresh look at board management software, a versatile tool that can touch all aspects of organizational operations. For example, foundations, event committees, medical executive committees, quality teams, advisory boards and leadership teams, to name but a few.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Of course, someone with more operating experience may be brought in once the new venture has been successfully launched. Assemble an engaged new venture advisory board. The team lead will serve as the new venture’s interim CEO/GM, and should anticipate a long-term, rather than a temporary startup role in the new venture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

The operations superstar. If you can’t recruit all of these onto your direct team, the next best alternative is to build a first-class Advisory Board of outside people, with the requisite skills and a wealth of experience. If one of your cofounders has the necessary skills, your team will make the tradeoffs.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

The operations superstar. If you can’t recruit all of these onto your direct team, the next best alternative is to build a first-class Advisory Board of outside people, with the requisite skills and a wealth of experience. If one of your cofounders has the necessary skills, your team will make the tradeoffs.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2019

Other times, the founding team may pull together a good core management team, but lack a comprehensive strategy to address the extended team: the board of directors, customer advisory board, products council, employee advisory group and so on. This is quite the balancing act. Applying the Traction Gap Framework.

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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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YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2019

Other times, the founding team may pull together a good core management team, but lack a comprehensive strategy to address the extended team: the board of directors, customer advisory board, products council, employee advisory group and so on. This is quite the balancing act. Applying the Traction Gap Framework.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2023

Tiffani emphasizes the need for a balanced approach to company strategy that involves all stakeholders, including IT, Marketing, Sales, Operations, and HR. Every year inbound brings together leaders across business, sales, marketing, customer success, operations, and more. Do you have an employee advisory board?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2013

If you are an entrepreneur for the first time, or entering a new business area, it’s usually worth your time to assemble an Advisory Board of two or three executives who have travelled that road before. Here are some tips on using your advisory board effectively: Select people who complement your experience.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Customer, staff, and operation growth present new challenges and require even greater amounts of capital. Led by former Apple project manager Brian Brackeen, Kairos set up an Endeavor-facilitated advisory board. Startups struggle to establish their value proposition , create and launch their pilots, and get first customers.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

If you are a new entrepreneur, or entering a new business area, it’s always worth your time to assemble an Advisory Board of two or three executives who have travelled that road before. Here are some tips on finding and using your advisory board effectively: Select people who complement your experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

The operations superstar. If you can’t recruit all of these onto your direct team, the next best alternative is to build a first-class Advisory Board of outside people, with the requisite skills and a wealth of experience. If one of your cofounders has the necessary skills, your team will make the tradeoffs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2020

You need to maintain explicit C-suite and Board buy-in for constant transformation through effective communication, highlighting the struggles of peer businesses, and establishing the right metrics. In the same year, Lego's profits soared 63% as they expanded their initiatives and operations in Asia and Europe.

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

In most cases, organizations are required to set up a formal board of directors who are liable for planning and oversight of the organization. Before setting up an advisory board, boards should discuss the issue and come to a consensus on why they want to establish an advisory board and what they hope to accomplish with it.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 6, 2016

A thought leader in the area of big data analytics, social media, optimization, machine learning, and data mining, he also served as a Venture Advisor focusing on big-data analytics at Trident Capital , and was on the advisory board of several startups. . ” We certainly did. He was the CEO of two startups.

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 13, 2013

The competitive landscape should be a very comprehensive overview of the market you are operating in – companies that are ancillary to your core business should be included. Or at least get some of them on your advisory board.

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Up and Running

MAY 20, 2014

Following the logic that venture founding teams need both builders (engineers, operations specialists) and sellers (marketing, sales, business development), I focused my coursework on marketing, and some of these classes truly blew my mind.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

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. Access rights to operational information.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2017

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. Write down the responsibilities and roles of everyone on your team. This is normal.

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OnlyOnce

JULY 9, 2013

Chapter 17: Creating a Company Operating System…Creating Company Rhythms, A Marathon? Chapter 34: Board Meeting Materials…“The Board Book”, Sample Return Path Board Book, The Value of Preparing for Board Meetings. Chapter 39: Serving on Other Boards…The Basics of Serving on Other Boards, Substance, or Style?

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

John Berger, Director Operations & Impact Solutions, Toniic , observed that this has clear investor benefits: “ The grace period became a feature because it benefits investors in regions like the US where there can be tax differences between short and long term gains. Payments are commonly delayed for a grace period of 12-36 months.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2012

You just can’t half-heartedly paste a few new tactics on top of your current operations and expect advocates to start singing your praises. These may include references, referrals, testimonials, serving on advisory boards, and participating in your customer communities, he explains.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

They come from every background and geography imaginable – an operator who could be a customer, a potential user who can provide feedback on an offering, a policy specialist who can explain a regulatory process. David Teten: As you know, almost every VC fund operates as effectively a mini expert network.

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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. Access rights to operational information.

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