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Who Should be on Your Startup Board?

Both Sides of the Table

One of the things that founders have the most angst about is whom they should have on their board and at what stage of the business. This is smart because amazing board members can be transformative with important advice and access and can also help attract other great board members (and team members).

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Jitx wants to change the way engineers design circuit boards using code

TechCrunch

Electrical engineers have been designing custom circuit boards on computers for years, but this approach simply moved the paper and pencil method to digital. Jitx , a startup from three Berkeley alumni, recognized that the digital approach to board design hadn’t changed much and they saw an opening. Image Credits: Jitx.

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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%.

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Angel Capital Association’s Annual Summit is a Goldmine for Black Investors, Founders, and High Growth Startups Raising Capital

Angel Capital Association

The Angel Capital Association (ACA) Summit represents a beacon for black investors, founders, and high-growth startups. Additionally, the ACA’s Angel University pre-summit seminars offer deep dives into crucial topics like angel exit strategies and startup board management.

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Korean legaltech startup Law&Good scores fresh $6m in funding

AsiaTechDaily

Register Law&Good , a legaltech startup that is based in Korea , is now considered as the fastest to secure more than $10 million after it also raised $6 million in the recently concluded Series A2 funding round. Just last year, the company also became the first litigation funder in Korea.

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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

Today you have funders focused exclusively on “Day 0” startups or ones that aren’t even created yet. Pre-seed is just a narrower segment where you might raise $1–3 million on a SAFE note and not give out any board seats. The market today would barely be recognizable by a time traveler from 2011. So in a way it’s self selecting.

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From Plan to Benevolent World Domination with the KISS Canvas

Paul G. Silva

[This is part of a series on the KISS Canvas ] For over twenty years I’ve had the pleasure of co-founding a handful of ventures and mentoring hundreds of startup and intrepreneurial teams. In general, a startup wants to validate from the top and work their way down.

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