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“I think viewing your board as an audience to be ‘sold’ to instead of a partner in your journey will orient your board to be less trusting and collaborative.” Five Questions with Nilam Ganenthiran, Former President of Instacart

Hunter Walker

He brought relevant operating experience and a great perspective into the room, representing not the CEO, not the investors, but *the company,* which is exactly what you want from an Independent. NG: Beacon Software is a new company that my co-founder Divya and I started earlier this year.

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Kara Nortman Was Just Promoted to Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures. Here’s What it All Means

Both Sides of the Table

She took an operating role helping run Citysearch and Urbanspoon. Instead he championed our investment themes into sustainability and food technologies having invested in companies like Apeel Sciences and Ynsect. He’s helped me run the Upfront holding company activities for all of these years and will continue to do so.

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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Software Patents

Startup Professionals Musings

The bad news is that patent trolls (non-producing companies that make their money from licensing patents) can squeeze the lifeblood out of unsuspecting entrepreneurs, as exemplified by the recent mess around Lodsys suing small Apple IOS developers. Yes, the software patent process is a mess.

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3 Inefficient Operations To Clean Up In Preparation For A 2014 Boom

YoungUpstarts

Operations can very quickly get stretched or divided, and if a senior manager leaves, there’s no one left to fill the void. Thinking Aloud business operations business planning Tim Edwards' Leaders often put off hiring for these positions because mid-tier managers can be disruptive, and it takes time to integrate them.

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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Software Patents

Gust

The bad news is that patent trolls (non-producing companies that make their money from licensing patents) can squeeze the lifeblood out of unsuspecting entrepreneurs, as exemplified by the recent mess around Lodsys suing small Apple IOS developers. Yes, the software patent process is a mess.

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Michael Polk Shares How Smaller Companies Can Offer Big Leadership Development Opportunities

The Startup Magazine

He was also Chairman of the People and Organization Committee and member of the Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive for nine years and Chairmen of the Compensation Committee and member of the Board of Directors of Logitech International.

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Quickly Unpacking Microsoft’s Acquisition Of GitHub

Haystack

Word here is that GitHub will be afforded a similar situation within Microsoft, operating as a wholly-owned company yet still retaining its structure. Word here is that GitHub will be afforded a similar situation within Microsoft, operating as a wholly-owned company yet still retaining its structure.