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High Functioning vs. Low Functioning Startup Boards

Both Sides of the Table

I work hard to create working relationships with my fellow non-management board members in the same way that every investor ultimately works to develop strong working relationships with founders. Should we cut costs, do layoffs, close divisions and focus scare resources on fewer projects? The founders of a company are fighting.

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Should Startups Announce Their Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

One of the advantages of blogging, using social media, public speaking, etc as a VC is that you get a more nuanced view of these shifts by watching your own successes and failures. People scoop company layoffs, mergers, key people leaving a company or being fired and the like. But that’s not the world we live in today.

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