Steve Blank: Don’t Give Away Your Board Seats

by gasull • 13 years ago

119 8 13 years ago

hobs2• 13 years ago

They went to business school and yet somehow met someone twice and wanted to give away the keys to the kingdom? Hmm...

ngoel36• 13 years ago

The article doesn't specify _which_ business school they went to...doesn't necessarily mean they went to GSB haha.

hobs2• 13 years ago

That's fair, but I didn't go to any business school, just common sense school.

NLPsajeeth• 13 years ago

http://www.paulgraham.com/control.html is a good follow up to read on this topic.

bravura• 13 years ago

As always, VentureHacks has great practical advice on the board:

mathattack• 13 years ago

Great point - I was just reaching for it when I finished the article.

One general note... Look how many recent news articles you can find when you search for the board firing founders on Google. https://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&q=board+firing+founde...

It's not scientific, but it highlights that friendly relationships can go awry.

gruseom• 13 years ago

"In the last few years, it’s become more common for angel investors to ask for a board seat"

Is that really the case? It contradicts what I've heard.

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