Board Effect

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Procedures are fundamental in nonprofit voting , and nonprofit board members need to understand how abstentions work to ensure votes get counted accurately. It’s essential to make sure that board meeting votes are legal. By handling abstentions correctly reduces the chance that a vote could be challenged or dismissed. .

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2018

A vote happens at what’s called “investment committee” and the sponsoring partner is tasked with what comes next. Some firms have formal voting systems and if the vote passes the deal gets done. whether they have voting or not?—?have If a firm has a voting policy and a set number of “no’s” come in the deal is killed.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The post Hilton Is Voted The Best Company To Work For: Here’s Why appeared first on The Startup Magazine. Whether your workforce is big or small – the task of keeping a team happy isn’t difficult when you take the time to value them.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

They do it by influencing the votes of the majority of the shareholders. What gives institutions even more say is that while individual shareholders vote their shares 30% of the time, institutions vote their shares 90%. (In Trian only owns ~1.5% of the GE and P&G shares.)

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Rent-seeking lobbyists go directly to legislative bodies (Congress, State Legislatures, City Councils) to persuade government officials and their staff to enact laws and regulations in exchange for campaign contributions , appeasing influential voting blocks, or the “ revolving door” – offering officials future jobs in the industry they regulated.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Promising the full weight of his VC firm’s resources, the board voted to make the change against the best judgment of those of us who knew the original market niche so well and thought that there was growth to spare in that niche alone. and the result of not listening to our gut? All investors, including the VC firm, lost everything.

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Diego Basch

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

When an election day approaches, social media explodes with comments about the importance of showing up to vote. However, the impact of voting must be compared with that of other daily activities. My thesis is that voting is overvalued, and that daily with comparable effects are undervalued. We Vote Every Day.".

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Votem promises to make voting more accessible, to restore trust in elections, and to serve election management bodies and their constituents. They leverage a blockchain-based mobile voting platform to let everyone’s voices be heard by making it easy to vote and nearly impossible to cheat.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Investors want board seats and a vote on key decisions. Many times friends and family have been broken by failed investments. Usually it pays to move a startup slower rather than risk relationships. Of course, this can be positive if you really need the help and experience in making key decisions.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2024

This way, you don’t need to worry that I’m trying to vote you out of the CEO role, but we’re both clear that if important conversations are going to be had, I want to be in the room. If you’re getting down to contested board votes on important topics before a Series A or B, something’s wrong.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 13, 2022

As a result, you will have no dividend or voting rights until you convert your options to stock. Again, this has an effect on voting rights and dividends. . This implies that you are not a shareholder until you exercise the options and pay the strike price on the set date in exchange for the shares. Required funds.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This capital isn’t just money; it’s a vote of confidence, a lifeline that allows these embryonic enterprises to grow, experiment, and, ideally, flourish. Early-stage investments are a vital part of the venture capital ecosystem, injecting much-needed capital, often along with angel investors , into the veins of innovation.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Voting in Austin The Startup Perspective The “I voted” sticker, shown here in English and Spanish. My Perspective As the 2018 midterm elections approach and news outlets report that record numbers of people already voted in Texas, I wonder why the percentages of people who vote aren’t higher.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

On October 10, EU lawmakers will vote on the extremely controversial Copyright Reform. The new legislation threatens to strangle platform businesses by siding with rightholders and large corporations over users. This is a dysfunctional proposal.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 16, 2010

Let's get the self-aggrandizing plea for attention out of the way: Please vote for my SxSW panel entitled "A Bootstrapped Geek Sifts Through the Bullshit.". And vote for that SxSW panel so I can spread the Good Word to others. :-). and "How do I balance the utility of learning from others with wanting to go my own, unique way?".

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Board Effect

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The main reason that it’s so important to have a formal conflict of interest policy and enforce it is that it prevents decision-makers from voting on issues that could cause them to be partial and unfair. The results of votes that were taken about the conflict. Documenting Your Conflict of Interest Policy Properly.

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Board Effect

JANUARY 10, 2023

Review actions, motions, votes and decisions for clarity. Board meeting minutes should be distributed as soon as possible after the meeting so board members have sufficient time to review them and make corrections before voting to approve them. A unanimous consent vote must approve minutes. Add notes for clarification.

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VC Adventure

OCTOBER 23, 2017

They’re trying to co-opt the idea that a vote against muni is a vote for fossil fuels and a vote for it is a vote for renewables. For a measure that barely passed (the original muni funding “won” by 212 votes of over 26,000 cast) we’re spending like we have an overwhelming mandate.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 21, 2018

REGISTER To vote in Texas, you must be registered. If you’re not registered yet, it’s too late to do so and vote in the November 6 election?—?but VOTE Assuming you’re registered, get ready to vote. When do I vote? You can vote early from Monday, October 22, to Friday, November 2?—?or Where do I vote?

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The Startup Lawyer

JANUARY 27, 2018

One of the most asked questions I receive when setting up new startup companies is “Do my vesting shares have any voting rights?” ” Or in other words, does a stockholder only get to vote based on their amount of vested shares?

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Board Effect

APRIL 8, 2019

Board directors usually vote to approve the agenda at the start of the meeting; once that has happened, nothing additional can be put on the agenda or discussed at the meeting. The final step is for the board chair to restate the motion and for the board to vote on it. Board members don’t need to memorize every detail of the rules.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 8, 2011

Presented by SingTel Innovation Exchange (SiX) as part of Accelerate@Techventure 2011 and organized by Asia web technology community and blog e27 , Asia’s Top 50 Apps is currently open for public voting. Voting is open till October 10, 2011, so go and vote now !

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David Teten

OCTOBER 9, 2020

I’ve broken them into three buckets: A) Voting and census; B) Push media companies to inform Americans accurately; and C) Outreach to your employees and community. A) Vote and complete the census. In 2016, an estimated 100 million eligible voters did not cast a vote. Educate your employees and community on the issues.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 29, 2018

So too with community voting and commenting on the 5000+ speaking proposals on a multitude of topics in the 2019 SXSW PanelPicker. Log in to your SXSW account ( or take two minutes to create a new one ) to cast your votes before the polls shut down for the 2019 season.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 26, 2023

You.com is another one, which offers to democratise search and let users vote on what’s the most helpful link for a query (vs. Google’s ranking which is driven partly by SEO). The company raised a $ 25M series A in July 2022. The rest of the competition in the generative AI search space is focused on enterprise search.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 30, 2018

In some states, like Colorado, we now have an excellent mail in ballot system , but many people still physically show up at the polls to vote. I just went on Wikipedia and reviewed the timeline of voting rights in the United States , which reminded me of the awesomeness of the book Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

The post A message to young people from older folks: DON’T VOTE appeared first on David Teten. Voter registrations close soon in many key states. Register here.

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Board Effect

OCTOBER 14, 2019

When urgent information is presented to boards just as they are expected to vote, their decision-making processes are cast aside. By developing a “decision sequencing” policy, boards can indicate what information they want to have, from whom, and by when in order to ensure sufficient time for discussion before a vote.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 27, 2020

Most of the reviews give this trading app a vote of confidence. Bitcoin Pro is one of the best trading bots out there that will help you make profits. Bitcoin Pro app has been reviewed by nearly 10 leading review sites. And Bitcoin Pro app is among the few cryptocurrency trading robots powered by Artificial Intelligence technologies.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The startups ranked most highly by investors and startup enthusiasts in terms of scalability and longevity received votes on how well they connected with investors. Balodana was the top vote getter! Here is their story…. Describe the Balodana product/service in 10 words or less.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 15, 2018

Too many Austin tech employees aren’t registered to vote or simply don’t make their voice heard during elections, contributing to Texas regularly ranking near the bottom in the nation in voter turnout. in Texas, you don’t even register to vote by party! Why TechVotes?

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

There is a critical vote in Boulder City Council on this Thursday, 11/15, about the “Off Ramps” in the exploration to explore the municipalization of Boulder’s power system. His key finding in his early exploration was: This Thursday, on November 15, 2012 the City Council will vote on these off ramp metrics.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 16, 2015

In the coming days, Boulder residents will be asked to vote on the following: #300 – Neighborhood Right to Vote on Land Use Regulation. These initiatives must be voted down. Urge your neighbors to vote and make sure you vote yourself. VOTE NO on both! VOTE NO on 300 and 301. keepboulderopen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Board of Directors members must be formally elected by stockholder votes for a stated term. A Board of Directors must represent all constituents, so it often grows to ten or even twenty members, although I recommend keeping the numbers uneven (to eliminate tie votes), and less than ten. What role do you want in selecting board members?

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 29, 2018

This is the last week for SXSW’s community voting and commenting (voting closes on Thursday, August 30th). Show some love for our workshop proposal by voting here. Why should you vote for us, you say? Vote for our panel and join us at SXSW! Want to talk with AJ or Marisa about this?

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Board Effect

MARCH 23, 2020

We determined we were able to hold a virtual board meeting and vote on issues as long as we could hear one another. How to handle motions, discussion and voting: Directors were asked to state their names when making or seconding a motion. Then the Chair would call for discussion, and it was tempting to move right along to the vote.

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Board Effect

MARCH 18, 2019

A motion is essentially a question for the board to discuss and sometimes to vote on. Subsidiary motions take precedence over main motions, which means that the board must vote on and resolve the subsidiary motions before the main motion. They can start a debate or head straight into a vote.

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