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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

It’s that time of year, time to look back and reflect on the most significant storylines in the tech, startup, and VC world. Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. And, this goes well beyond the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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From apathy to action: Transforming volunteer boards through tech empowerment

Board Effect

Enter technology and board development — the secret weapons for enhancing board engagement. Board development helps members understand their governance roles and the legal responsibilities that come with those roles. If their voices are excluded or withheld, the board loses effectiveness as a governing body.

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20 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Industry With The Most Optimist Future

Hearpreneur

Technology has proved to have a great driver of the rise of ‘future industries’ and those that were previously seen to be tech-proof. 2-Technology. The upcoming decade 2020-2030 is going to be the decade of the Technology Industry, some experts coined the TECHADE. Trends that could spur investments in Technology.

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Find out who the Diligent Modern Governance 100 Award winners are

Board Effect

We are so pleased to announce the Diligent Modern Governance 100 (MG100) Award winners for this year. The MG100 Awards, as they’re commonly known, celebrate the exceptional contributions of governance, risk, audit, compliance and ESG professionals around the world. Why do we give MG100 Awards?

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Navigating the volunteer board member lifecycle for effective collaboration

Board Effect

From director onboarding to departure, consider other organizations’ experiences: Onboarding new directors to a 52-member board falls to the board administrator of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry , a business advocacy organization in Harrisburg. The best technology tools simplify work and save time.

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Why you should always use your board software for secure board communication

Board Effect

Without efficient and consistent communications channels, board members can become confused, frustrated or, even worse, disengaged from their governance roles. The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry also saw an uptick in engagement from its busy board members after putting BoardEffect in place. Your board software.

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5 Core Values For The Workplace

YoungUpstarts

In an article titled “Where Lying Was Business as Usual,” Business Week reviewed a book on the Wedtech Scandal, a Washington scandal of the late eighties in which a few government officials fed fat contracts to a dubious supplier. There are scores of individuals who equate diligence with drudgery. Accountability.