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How to run efficient and effective early-stage board meetings

TechCrunch

Of all the things an early-stage founder has to figure out, one of the most unexpected is how to get the most from your board. But effectively leveraging your board for guidance and support is essential. The slides you use can help you run efficient, effective board meetings that get the most out of the discussions they elicit.

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How to Manage a Board

Y Combinator

One of the most common questions we hear from founders is “How do I manage my board?” It’s something that provokes anxiety, because this is the first time the founder/CEO is subject to external supervision, and the board has powers that include the firing of the CEO and the senior management. But first, what’s the purpose of a board?

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Virtual Data Rooms: The Unsung Hero of Biotech Financing

Andreessen Horowitz

Pipeline prioritization framework Top-down or bottom-up? Have you “turned over every stone” for all targets amenable to your modality or platform construction, or did you take an indication-centric approach to building your pipeline? This may include foundational work from academic founders or related work in the field more broadly.

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What's your hero story?

This is going to be BIG.

People who just weren't inspiring at all and couldn't get me on board for any kind of ride. Stories create a construct-a framework to make sure we've accounted for all the parts. The movie centers around a lawsuit. Not exactly Braveheart. That being said, I've clearly been on the wrong side of anti-hero pitches.

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Justworks’ Series B pitch deck may be the most wonderfully simple deck I’ve ever seen

TechCrunch

He’ll create a framework that not only answers your specific question, but can prove to be a model that will answer future questions of the same type. Harris took a seat on the board. But they did provide an excellent framework around how founders and VCs should wade through disagreements around the business.

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H Twenty Capital aims to be ‘go-to fund for pre-seed investments’ in Latin America

TechCrunch

Some of H20’s early investments from that fund went into companies like Tül, a construction material e-commerce marketplace that is now valued at $800 million after raising a $181 million Series B round in January. market in the verticals of e-commerce, marketplaces, fintech and software. million Series A last October. .;

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Groundfloor steps up its real estate debt crowdfunding platform with fresh capital

TechCrunch

The company’s “secret sauce” comes from its deep understanding of regulatory frameworks, according to Dally. As part of the deal, Medipower founder and chairman Yair Goldfinger will join the Groundfloor board. Groundfloor co-founders Brian Dally and Nick Bhargava Image Credits: Groundfloor.