board culture startup founder support 
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. The key is finding the right balance.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
They have been supportive when we’ve been doing well and also when we’ve made changes to the business. And I’d recommend them to any talented startup founders out there.&#. The firm’s brand is important, as is your relationship with the individual who can go to bat for you and support you within the firm.
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Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
.” What I’ve observed is that the email generation has shifted cultural norms. ” Culturally people know that it’s not acceptable to text or call you on your cell phone unless they know you. I had a 3-hour board meeting with another. I am looking at a company that provides a service supporting node.js
NZ Entrepreneur
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
If we want to maintain and support sustainable economic growth while meeting the broader needs of society, we will need an economy underpinned by innovation and new technologies. It is our startup sector which will drive this innovative progress. Startup founders are our ambitious problem solvers. Risk and reward.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2013
I worked with a startup CEO who decided he wanted to sell his company. I wasn’t in favor but when the CEO decides it’s the right thing to do you support him. You do know we work at a startup and that has more risk than working at Barclays Bank. .” So to an actual story. What I translated was, “Well.
Ecosystem Builder Hub
MAY 21, 2021
Cultivating a culture and practice of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become a core principle for entrepreneurial ecosystem builders. What does it say when we tell them their ideas and dreams are unworthy because they don’t fit into some narrow model of a startup founder? It’s not an afterthought. “In
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Not only are there few female partners in VC funds, we are also not doing enough to support female founders. Startups received an unprecedented amount of financial investment during the pandemic, yet female founders lost ground. Research has proven repeatedly that diversity is good for business.
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