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BOARDS THAT DON’T SUCK
How to foster great founder/investor
relationships that lead to breakthrough
companies
Fred Destin, Stride.VC
@HarryStebbings
harry@stride.vc
@fdestin
fred@stride.vc
YOU ONLY HAVE ONE JOB
To make decisions under conditions of uncertainty
A FEW THINGS YOUR BOARD APPROVES...
Budget
Strategy
Key Hires
Fundraising / Sale / Shutdown
Litigation
Sale
Who’s running the company...
DEFEAT STARTS FROM WITHIN
Grandstanding VCs
Scheming AngelsAnxious Managers
Useless Indies
Lonely Founder
BREAKTHROUGH BOARDS AT WORK
Complexity Kills
Speed Matters
Intimate boards outperform

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