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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve written a few posts about boards recently as part of a series on the subject. I admit that I haven’t yet read it but I’ve had numerous discussions with Brad over the years about board structure & conduct and consider him a mentor on the topic. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions.

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On Launching a Brand – Upfront Ventures Four Months In

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What’s mostly been keeping her busy in the last few months is onboarding our new CFO – Audrey Lee – and handling the 10-month buildout of our new Santa Monica offices, which are expected to come online in Feb or March of 2014. Startup Advice' Well, for starters I had two business trips (SF & Dublin, Ireland).

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

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I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. But if you’re a concentrated investor who takes board seats then you know the hard bit starts the day after. You could spent 20 days / year at Demo Days now. Price matters.

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What Can You Learn From Ring’s Astounding Success?

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The minute your company reaches its peak acceleration in terms of growth is when all of the sleeping giants wake up to compete with you and will spend massive amounts of money to keep you from capturing a growth market and other talented entrepreneurs will raise large amounts of venture capital as people start to see value in the market.

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Ready to Sell Your Business? Here’s the Secret to a Successful Exit

Entrepreneurs' Organization

While there’s lots of advice out there on how investors can exit successfully, there’s less for entrepreneurs in the trenches. And if you’re planning to scale with venture capital, you’d better be ready to set aside the next three to seven years of your life to be head-down in the business. Uplevel your board and exec team.

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The Series A deal that launched a near unicorn: Meet Accel’s Steve Loughlin and Ironclad’s Jason Boehmig

TechCrunch

Luckily for us, we’re going to have a candid conversation with both parties in the relationship between Ironclad CEO and cofounder Jason Boehmig and his investor and board member Accel partner Steve Loughlin. The company was acquired by Salesforce in 2014 for $390 million and later became Salesforce IQ. Make a friend!

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WizeHire lands fresh cash to expand its SMB-focused hiring platform

TechCrunch

In a 2021 survey from The Conference Board focused specifically on the service industry, 80% of respondents said they were having a hard time finding qualified workers. ” WizeHire was founded in 2014 by Upadhyay and Jay Niblick. Last year, venture investors funneled more than $12.3 Image Credits: WizeHire.

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