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What Makes a Great Independent Board Member?

Both Sides of the Table

When you set up a board it is often initially a combination of the founders and the early investors. This post sets out how I believe founders (and investors) should think about independent board members having worked with many of them for the past 20 years. The board is where large equity investors get their representation.

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Strategies to sustain your entrepreneurial ecosystem

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How can you get others on board to help support your vision? A few positions we recommend you consider are: Network Builder: Serves as the program director, managing relationships and overseeing operations. Network Communicator: It’s critical to share information about your work and celebrate successes with the community.

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ACA Releases 2023 Angel Funders Report

Angel Capital Association

For Immediate Release 2023 Angel Funders Report Released Overland Park, KS (December 6, 2023) – The Angel Capital Association (ACA) has released the Angel Funders Report for 2023. The Angel Funders Report is based on direct investment data solicited from ACA member groups. Read more online.

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Celebrating 2021 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

ACA members and groups enjoy unprecedented education and networking opportunities, brought to them by the trusted authority in angel investing. ACA’s Four Pillars: Bringing ACA’s Mission to Life Community Networking The heartbeat of our community networking pillar is our diversity, equity, and inclusion effort.

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Current State of Angels and Boards of Directors

Angel Capital Association

Angels often make their first real impact post-investment by helping a portfolio company develop a “real” Board, by insisting on documented processes, key metrics and measures and a more rigorous approach to corporate oversight and accountability. In the latter case, returns improved by 20%. with an average of 5.7 Director seats.

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How do you attract family offices and other large investors to your direct investing platform?

David Teten VC

Note that I specifically am excluding from this analysis the firms that help investors access investment funds, e.g., CAIS , Context365 , iCapital Network , OurCrowd , Palico , PrimeAlpha , Trusted Insight. Elite networks. Suggestion: make very public your red lines as to who can participate in the network, at what level.

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Third Rock Ventures Invests in Internships for Underrepresented Groups in Life Sciences

American Entrepreneurship

In addition to financial support Third Rock will also serve as a leading voice on the Project Onramp National Advisory Board. An alumni network is being established to support students’ post-internship and into their first full-time jobs. Other early funders include Google Ventures and JLABS.