Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2012

Add an advisory board or experienced mentor to reality-check your financial projections, timeframes, and milestones before you publish them. To get competitive leadership, you can’t be an industry follower. Build a learning organization that shares your vision and drive. Strategically timid and haphazard marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2011

Add an advisory board or experienced mentor to reality-check your financial projections, timeframes, and milestones before you publish them. To get competitive leadership, you can’t be an industry follower. Build a learning organization that shares your vision and drive. Strategically timid and haphazard marketing.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2015

Now, I am not saying that in many occurrences, the right decision might be to have a partial, virtual or interim leadership position. Within my previous organization some on my leadership team played critical roles on leadership teams of other companies. Unfortunately, a formal advisory board was something we never fully formed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

This dual-leadership approach would have avoided the frustration I felt in a startup a few years ago where beta customers loved our software solution as a free prototype, but we couldn’t sell one in the first few months for a price that seemed reasonable for all our work and innovation. These two jobs need to be done in parallel.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2022

What is needed first is your strong leadership, or even a leadership team, to build a plan, assign the right people, and monitor the steps to resolution. Primarily for these reasons, I always recommend that new entrepreneurs and startups assemble a qualified Advisory Board or Board of Directors early in their lifecycle.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2017

Many entrepreneurs I know are confused by definition and need for an Advisory Board versus a Board of Directors. By definition, Advisory Boards are voluntary and have no fiduciary responsibility. As an alternative, every CEO needs an Advisory Board to help them grow, which they can ignore or fire at their pleasure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2010

Add an advisory board or experienced mentor to reality-check your financial projections, timeframes, and milestones before you publish them. To get competitive leadership, you can’t be an industry follower. Build a learning organization that shares your vision and drive. Strategically timid and haphazard marketing.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

But having been in the middle of this conversation when I served on one of the Defense Department’s advisory boards, I understand why the Pentagon can’t count. The Defense of Department’s 40-plus advisory boards are staffed by outsiders who can provide independent perspectives and advice. The Road Not Taken.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Many entrepreneurs I know are confused by the definition and need for an Advisory Board versus a Board of Directors. By definition, Advisory Boards are voluntary and have no fiduciary responsibility. How much are you willing to spend on your board? Lack of involvement and leadership by the CEO.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2019

They need to establish a Minimum Viable Category (MVC), develop thought leadership concepts, and create an “epic story” talk track that is meant to compel the world to use the startup’s product or service. Whatever the product and business model, entrepreneurs must be prepared to build critical momentum. This is quite the balancing act.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Perhaps the solution to the “punt on the topic&# is to try to get a marketer who has a feel for the “Market Type/Positioning&# question on a startup’s advisory board once the Discovery data is in. As for #3. I agree completely. That’s exactly the point I was trying to make (perhaps badly) with the post.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2019

They need to establish a Minimum Viable Category (MVC), develop thought leadership concepts, and create an “epic story” talk track that is meant to compel the world to use the startup’s product or service. Whatever the product and business model, entrepreneurs must be prepared to build critical momentum. This is quite the balancing act.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The VP of Sales and I flew to Providence to convince Andy van Dam at Brown to join our company, or at a minimum lead our advisory board. With a bit of research it turned out that a professor at Brown University had invented something close to what we had in mind.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 12, 2021

9- Builds leadership skills. I realized that I needed to have some leadership skills to effectively lead my team. We have a handful of trusted mentors we utilize sort of like an advisory board. He also emphasized character and morals, which aided in my personal development and leadership ability.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2017

They keenly focus on the leadership potential of the entrepreneurs. Led by former Apple project manager Brian Brackeen, Kairos set up an Endeavor-facilitated advisory board. Yet all can have a significant impact on our quality of life. The Endeavor network provided Brian access to several high-quality enterprise connections.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2021

If your startup is not quite ready for a formal board of directors, then I would recommend you start with the less formal advisory board. Thus the biggest mistake any new entrepreneur can make is to believe that a board of advisors or a board of directors will only slow them down.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2019

Image via Flickr by MDGovpics Many entrepreneurs I know are confused by definition and need for an Advisory Board versus a Board of Directors. By definition, Advisory Boards are voluntary and have no fiduciary responsibility. How much are you willing to spend on your board?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2023

Effective leadership, a positive culture, and aligning the goals of the organization with the needs of employees are crucial for creating a balanced EX and CX. 10:07] How much would you say is just leadership or is it maybe just culture? [11:38] Do you have an employee advisory board? What do you think? [10:07]

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2013

Build an advisory board. Command a board room. Others entrepreneur infographic leadership startup' Understand a term sheet. Recruit and Train. Train an intern. Hire A Players. Replace B Players. Cold call C level executives. Write a novel. Raise Money. Tell an investor they’ve lost all their money. Make a budget.

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Steve Blank

JULY 29, 2013

(However, in some industries such as life sciences, founders may be tenured professors who are not going to give up their faculty positions, so they often become the head of a startup’s scientific advisory board, but aren’t part of the founding team.). May or may not be on the founding team or have a leadership role.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2022

Business leadership and success must be built on trust, so never jeopardize your image. Establish an advisory board of experienced peers. With your passion to win business, it’s always tempting to commit to high-risk results in short timeframes. Make sure you can deliver on every solution you sell.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2013

The leadership position alone can cause loneliness and disconnectedness, and that sometimes results in self-defeating behaviors. They provide a safe harbor to come talk about issues of leadership with other business owners. But the best antidote to loneliness is successful leadership. Build a trusted team. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2012

The leadership position alone can cause loneliness and disconnectedness, and that sometimes results in self-defeating behaviors. They provide a safe harbor to come talk about issues of leadership with other business owners. But the best antidote to loneliness is successful leadership. Build a trusted team. Marty Zwilling.

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NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 28, 2019

Here’s how to build a startup advisory board. And while it often seems more involved and complex than it is in reality, setting up an advisory board is something you should look to put in place in the early stages of your entrepreneurial venture. Selecting an advisory board is the tricky part.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

The leadership position alone can cause loneliness and disconnectedness, and that sometimes results in self-defeating behaviors. They provide a safe harbor to come talk about issues of leadership with other business owners. But the best antidote to loneliness is successful leadership. Build a trusted team. Marty Zwilling.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 8, 2024

He just learned that their incumbent R&D organization has convinced leadership they don’t need any outside help from startups or scaleups. Set up committees and advisory boards to “study” the problem. Confuse buyers and senior leadership by preannouncing products or products that never ship – vaporware.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Vistage is an organization that focuses on CEO and executive mentoring, leadership training, and growth. If you sign up, you'll have access to one-on-one mentoring, workshops led by industry professionals, and discussions with the advisory board. Thanks to Gerrid Smith, Joy Organics ! #28-

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2019

I saw this challenge outlined well in a new book, “ Learning to Lead ,” by Ron Williams, former CEO of Aetna and self-made business leader, who rose from the poor side of the tracks in south Chicago to lead several large businesses, and ultimately serve on the President’s Management Advisory Board for several years.

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Austin Startup

MAY 31, 2011

The company also announced the creation of a new Advisory Board and its charter members, wireless technology veterans Carmel Sofer and Daniel Shader. Kent Libbey brings over 20 years of marketing leadership in telecommunications, media, software and cloud-based applications. [.]. Macheen Inc.,

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David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

This gives potential investors a chance to see you in a leadership role and can dramatically accelerate your fundraising process. Jeanne Sullivan , co-founder, StarVest Partners, strongly recommends creating an advisory board, especially in the early days.

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Corporate boards are gradually working toward increased diversity and chasing the recognized value in more diverse leadership. Better problem-solving: When an organization faces a discrete challenge, diverse leadership helps to generate a fuller range of considerations and produce unique and effective solutions.

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Jeff Hilimire

JULY 8, 2020

One of the best things we ever did at Spunlogic was to create an advisory board early on. On my most recent podcast , I talk to Blair Brady, CEO of WITH/agency , about the do’s and don’ts of advisory boards. The post Everything I know about advisory boards appeared first on Begin the Begin.

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Board Effect

MARCH 28, 2024

Mission-driven organizations are using board management software to help streamline and secure many different types of groups in addition to the board and committee structure. For example, foundations, event committees, medical executive committees, quality teams, advisory boards and leadership teams, to name but a few.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

For startup founders, it’s never too early to start thinking about putting together a target market advisory board. The target market advisory board should consist of 2–4 industry veterans who have connections to C-level execs and VPs in your target market. Never discount the power of a warm intro.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

A prime example of this is the focus on board diversity. Boards with a variety of backgrounds and experiences are likely to make more comprehensive decisions. Under the leadership of Shemara Wikramanayake, Macquarie Group Ltd has become a leader in promoting diversity and inclusion—setting a standard for others to follow.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2016

If your startup is not quite ready for a formal board of directors, then I would recommend you start with the less formal advisory board. Thus the biggest mistake any new entrepreneur can make is to believe that a board of advisors or a board of directors will only slow them down.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

I also spend close to half my time teaching, and in addition to serving on the entrepreneurship advisory boards at Columbia, Yale and NYU, I am Chair of the Finance, Entrepreneurship and Economics program at Singularity University in Silicon Valley. Marty: Were your own first investment ventures a positive and learning experience?

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