INBIA

JUNE 28, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE InBIA Welcomes New Directors June 22, 2023 ORLANDO, FL – Members of the International Business Innovation Association (InBIA) have elected five individuals to the board of directors to serve three-years terms. The new member of the InBIA board is: • Marc Alessi, Executive Director, Business…

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Paul G. Silva

APRIL 1, 2025

As I shared in a previous post , when I was president of Click Workspace, a startup coworking space, our board chairman delivered feedback that hit me hard: I wasn’t paying enough attention to our financials. Many founders would leave board meetings with lengthy to-do lists. What are the biggest risks to the company?

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The immersive three-and-a-half-day programme is based around three key themes – board leadership, cultural intelligence and climate awareness. Each day focusses on a different facet of being a director – you, your board and practical governance. Listen to Board Matters Season 3, Episode 2 to hear more from Maria King.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 19, 2025

March 18, 2025) Last week, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved the creation of the Next New Jersey Program – AI and the AI Innovation Challenge Administration Grant Program.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 19, 2021

I also think startup boards need to evolve. There should be many more independent directors and many fewer investor directors on startup boards. Investors should be more open to observer seats and founders should have more say in which investors sit on their boards. I think independent control is the most sustainable solution.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 11, 2025

Our board chairman called me in for a conversation. My standing with the board didn’t just recoverit soared. The Feedback That Made Me Sick to My Stomach Years ago, as president of Click Workspace, a startup coworking space, I received feedback that literally made me feel physically ill.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 22, 2024

And because you need their money, the temptation is to listen a bit too well, and take all of the advice thrown at you during your presentations and during due diligence and finally from the vantage point of a board seat. Some board members may show dismay. After several months on the board, he spoke up. “I And push back.

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The Seraf Compass

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Many years ago I joined the board of a company after my angel group became the lead investor in the company’s seed financing round. As part of my compensation for being a board member, the company issued me restricted stock.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Investors let him control the board as long as he continued to make them paper rich, and then actually rich--so they couldn’t technically force him out. When it happens at companies run by women, the media, disgruntled employees, and their investor board members, burn them at the stake. Two reasons: One, they had no other real choice.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 31, 2022

About 20 years ago I was a kid running my first startup and Baer was one of the early people to join our Board of Advisors. He came to every board meeting with deep insights and deeper belly laughs. The world lost Baer Tierkel last week at the age of 61. I learned a great deal from that man that proved pivotal.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2024

As I grow into my new role as EO’s Global Board Chair , I begin by looking back on my entrepreneurial journey over the past decade and see now, with the benefit of hindsight, how my understanding and approach to leadership have drastically evolved. Or as one of my EO Board Chair predecessors, Marc Stockli, once wrote, as a Leader’s Leader.

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The Seraf Compass

AUGUST 23, 2023

Now let's take a closer look at the time commitment involved when you're ready to invest in a company, what's required when serving as a board director, and how GPs should handle communications with their LPs. In Part I of this article we talked about the challenges and responsibilities General Partners face managing a fund.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 30, 2025

When Tinybop first launched, before they ever made their first app for kids, they started a newsletter that featured products they loved for kidsfrom everything from books to board games. It was carefully curated by an educational expert and for nine months, it built up a following of thousands of readers.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

She’s even been on several board calls already and last week showed up on her first pitch call. Or, just do the six months acroess the board—it doesn’t seem to be hurting Spotify. Home is a different story. How about paying into childcare costs, adoption, or IVF too?

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Etsy, where I am Chair of the Board and a large shareholder, is a great example of that. ” This podcast with Brian Armstrong , founder and CEO of Coinbase, another public company where I am on the Board and a large shareholder, is a good example of that. .” There are many others in my career as well.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

While you may be a strong leader, she asserts, the ability to adapt your strengths to each new organization, or to changes within the organization—new board members, new staff members, new shareholders—is the quality that will help you remain successful. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 15, 2023

Miranda is Board Director of CRDB Bank Plc and Board Chair of the African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative that empowers hundreds of women from across the continent. She is Board Vice Chair of CCBRT Hospital and an active member-leader of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization where she serves as Chair of Global Learning.

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Dream It

MAY 19, 2021

If there is sincere interest on the part of the investor, offer to review a smaller raise and revised plan with your board. On the other hand, maybe you and your board have confidence that the amount being raised is the minimum required to achieve key milestones and a smaller raise simply does not make sense.

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The Seraf Compass

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Early stage investors are often asked to sit on boards, and many sets of investment terms require that outside investors sit on the key board committees. But what’s involved in being on an Audit Committee, and how do you do it right?

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 13, 2022

VCs aren’t experts at every aspect of a startup at the same level across the board. If that’s not a conversation you have upfront, the founder may come off as a bit dismissive when they hear the color commentary—and why shouldn’t they? Maybe that would be helpful for a founder to share: “I’m excited to have you as part of this round.

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Dream It

MAY 4, 2021

Board meetings can be very powerful events where founders get valuable feedback, ideas, and strategic direction. Oftentimes, founders dread board meetings and look at them as low ROI events. Their primary role is to confirm the board meeting agenda. Tip #3: Focus on key issues How do you know what a “key issue” is?

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 18, 2019

A lot of these strategic entities have boards that are filled with some of the most successful high net worth individuals, family offices, foundations, etc. Yet, do you know how many of those investors came through intros made by those who have a strategic economic development interest in fostering the NYC ecosystem?

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Instead, our board pushed us to think bigger: What would it take to truly transform our region’s economy? ” At the time, we were running a startup accelerator for 6 companies. The safe play would have been scaling to 9 or 12. We jumped to 30 startups that first year5x our previous capacity!!!

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

But if a founder wanted a list of jobs to automate, the BLS’ white collar jobs boards is a wonderful place to start. Legaltech has surged automating demand letters for personal injury, writing briefs for attorneys, & chomping away paralegal work. We could keep iterating through the list.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2023

by Erick Slabaugh, a long-standing EO member in Seattle and former director on the EO Global Board “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” The Origins David Galbenski and I served on the EO Global Board together in 2007. The world needs us.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

But our board chairman asked a simple question: “Is filling out forms fun?” Several people suggested building a complex database to track our mentors’ expertise, making it easier to match them with entrepreneurs who needed specific help. It seemed logicalbetter matching would help entrepreneurs succeed, right?

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The Seraf Compass

JUNE 9, 2021

When you combine great leadership with a strong board of directors, the likelihood of a successful outcome for a business increases by an order of magnitude. As members of the board, they occupy leadership positions. Legally, directors are required to provide governance and oversight.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2020

You need to: study the rules, make sure that you don’t violate the “affiliate rule” (more later), consult with your Company Counsel, consult with your board and investors and then make your own determination. You should discuss with your board second. Who is this program for and why does it exist? It is not “free money.” It depends.

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Revolution

MAY 4, 2022

As board members, there were many hard conversations and no easy answers. We leaned in during weekly board meetings and reinvested when others left the cap table. Competitors failed, valuable employees were let go, and locations temporarily closed. This was, at the time, one of the most complicated situations in our portfolio.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 2, 2023

The venture asset class seems to have already decided that AI is the next great investment opportunity, but I’m not so sure it’s going to disrupt business and create the across-the-board wealth that has been predicted. Technology has already made the world pretty efficient.

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The Seraf Compass

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

We will consider this series of articles a great success if we answer this question in a way that helps you build great boards for the companies you are involved with. We believe we can convince you of the incredible value a board delivers for a startup company.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 10, 2023

I have watched so many leaders over the years in my various roles as lead investor, board member, board chair, investor, and advisor. And one thing I have learned from this front-row seat is that leading from the heart is very powerful. We are taught to project strength in moments like this.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 2, 2021

Designate time to play Apples to Apples, Punderdome or Cards Against Humanity ( a company favorite, but certainly not appropriate for every work environment ) or other card or board games. Create an office nap room ( sleep is more important than you realize, according to Matthew Walker, UCLA professor of neuroscience and psychology).

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

In conjunction with the funding, Mercury also announced an expansion of its board of directors, including the appointment of four new members. Amongst them is Tim Mayopoulos, a seasoned financial executive best known for leading the FDICs stabilization efforts following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in 2023.

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The Seraf Compass

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In Part II we took a closer look at the time commitment involved when you're ready to invest in a company, what's required when serving as a board director, and how GPs should handle communications with their LPs. In Part I of this article we talked about the challenges and responsibilities General Partners face.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 24, 2024

In her 20-year leadership tenure with the organization, Winnie has held volunteer positions ranging from Communications Chair to Global Board Director, and has been instrumental in EO’s progress. She currently serves as EO’s Senior Global Board Advisor for Leadership Communications and Brand.

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The Seraf Compass

APRIL 26, 2023

There is a lot of confusion amongst new entrepreneurs on the subject of advisory boards versus corporate boards of directors. Some of that confusion is justified because there is some conceptual overlap. But they are very different animals.

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