Startup Boards

Getting the Most Out of Your Board of Directors

AvBrad Feld,Mahendra Ramsinghani

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

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An essential guide to understanding the dynamics of a startup's board of directors Let's face it, as founders and entrepreneurs, you have a lot on your plate—getting to your minimum viable product, developing customer interaction, hiring team members, and managing the accounts/books. Sooner or later, you have a board of directors, three to five (or even seven) Type A personalities who seek your attention and at times will tell you what to do. While you might be hesitant to form a board, establishing an objective outside group is essential for startups, especially to keep you on track, call you out when you flail, and in some cases, save you from yourself.In Startup Boards, Brad Feld—a Boulder, Colorado-based entrepreneur turned-venture capitalist—shares his experience in this area by talking about the importance of having the right board members on your team and how to manage them well. Along the way, he shares valuable insights on various aspects of the board, including how they can support you, help you understand your startup's milestones and get to them faster, and hold you accountable. Details the process of choosing board members, including interviewing many people, checking references, and remembering that there should be no fear in rejecting a wrong fitExplores the importance of running great meetings, mixing social time with business time, and much moreRecommends being a board member yourself at some other organization so you see the other side of the equationEngaging and informative, Startup Boards is a practical guide to one of the most important pieces of the startup puzzle.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-02-07
Mått:158 x 224 x 31 mm
Vikt:431 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Techstars
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9781118443668

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Brad Feld has been an early-stage investor and entrepreneur for over twenty years. Prior to cofounding Foundry Groupa Boulder, Coloradobased early-stage venture capital fund that invests in information technology companies all over the United Stateshe cofounded Mobius Venture Capital and, prior to that, founded Intensity Ventures. Feld is also a cofounder of Techstars and has been active with several nonprofit organizations. He is a nationally recognized speaker on the topics of venture capital investing and entrepreneurship.Mahendra Ramsinghani has over fifteen years of investment and entrepreneurial experience and has led investments in over fifty seed stage companies. He helped draft the underlying legislation for a fund-of-funds for the state of Michigan. For his contributions, Ramsinghani's immigration to the United States was approved under "national interest." He is the author of The Business of Venture Capital (Wiley). His articles and blogs have been published in Forbes, MIT Technology Review, Thomson Reuters, and the Huffington Post. His educational background includes a BE in electronics and MBA in finance and marketing from the University of Pune, India.

Innehållsförteckning

FOREWORD ixACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiiiPART ONE: OVERVIEW 1CHAPTER ONEIntroduction 3CHAPTER TWOWhat Is a Board? 11PART TWO: BUILDING YOUR BOARD 23CHAPTER THREECreating Your Board 25CHAPTER FOURRecruiting Board Members 49CHAPTER FIVEThe Formal Structure of the Board 63CHAPTER SIXAligning Your Board 71CHAPTER SEVENIs an Advisory Board Useful? 77PART THREE: THE BUSINESS OF THE BOARD MEETING 85CHAPTER EIGHTThe Actual Board Meeting 87CHAPTER NINEMotions and Votes 101CHAPTER TENLegal Challenges 111PART FOUR: COMMUNICATIONS 115CHAPTER ELEVENManaging Ongoing Expectations 117CHAPTER TWELVETrying New Things 131CHAPTER THIRTEENCommunication Confl icts 135CHAPTER FOURTEENCEO Transitions 143PART FIVE: TRANSACTIONS 151CHAPTER FIFTEENFinancings 153CHAPTER SIXTEENSelling a Company 157CHAPTER SEVENTEENGoing Public 167CHAPTER EIGHTEENGoing Out of Business 173CHAPTER NINTEENConclusion 179APPENDIXChecklist 1: Preparing Your Board Package 183Checklist 2: Conducting Your Board’s Annual Assessment 185Checklist 3: Question for Your Legal Counsel 187Checklist 4: Should You Get Directors and Offi cers Insurance? 189Checklist 5: Stock Option Grants and 409A Valuation 191NOTES 195INTERVIEWS 199BIBLIOGRAPHY 201ABOUT THE AUTHORS 203INDEX 205Excerpt from Startup CEO 211