Comments on: Running More Effective Board Meetings at Startups http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/02/12/running-more-effective-board-meetings-at-startups/ Entrepreneur turned VC Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: How To Communicate with your Investors between Board Meetings http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/02/12/running-more-effective-board-meetings-at-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-4042 How To Communicate with your Investors between Board Meetings Thu, 13 May 2010 13:00:54 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1908#comment-4042 [...] for my company to get value. I’ve written before about how to turn this equation around and run more effective board meetings. If you want to prevent board meetings simply becoming investor update meetings? If so, you need to [...] [...] for my company to get value. I’ve written before about how to turn this equation around and run more effective board meetings. If you want to prevent board meetings simply becoming investor update meetings? If so, you need to [...]

]]> By: mat the cat http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/02/12/running-more-effective-board-meetings-at-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-9017 mat the cat Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:58:07 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1908#comment-9017 Do you recommend having the whole executive team present, or just the CEO with the rest of the team present? Do you recommend having the whole executive team present, or just the CEO with the rest of the team present?

]]> By: mat the cat http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/02/12/running-more-effective-board-meetings-at-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-4039 mat the cat Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:58:07 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1908#comment-4039 Do you recommend having the whole executive team present, or just the CEO with the rest of the team present? Do you recommend having the whole executive team present, or just the CEO with the rest of the team present?

]]> By: mat the cat http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/02/12/running-more-effective-board-meetings-at-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-4038 mat the cat Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:58:07 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1908#comment-4038 Do you recommend having the whole executive team present, or just the CEO with the rest of the team present? Do you recommend having the whole executive team present, or just the CEO with the rest of the team present?

]]> By: Jamie Ross (Mining Man) http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/02/12/running-more-effective-board-meetings-at-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-9018 Jamie Ross (Mining Man) Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:23:21 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1908#comment-9018 Really great post Mark - easy to read, great advice, and actionable straight away. Much appreciated!! Really great post Mark – easy to read, great advice, and actionable straight away. Much appreciated!!

]]> By: Jamie Ross http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/02/12/running-more-effective-board-meetings-at-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-4037 Jamie Ross Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:23:21 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1908#comment-4037 Really great post Mark - easy to read, great advice, and actionable straight away. Much appreciated!! Really great post Mark – easy to read, great advice, and actionable straight away. Much appreciated!!

]]> By: Running More Effective Board Meetings at Startups | CloudAve http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/02/12/running-more-effective-board-meetings-at-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-4036 Running More Effective Board Meetings at Startups | CloudAve Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:20:35 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1908#comment-4036 [...] the decision is you’re the sucker in the room.”  Don’t let that be you.(Cross-posted @ Both Sides of the Table ) Posted Under : Entrepreneurship Tags startups entrepreneurship management board meetings Startup [...] [...] the decision is you’re the sucker in the room.”  Don’t let that be you.(Cross-posted @ Both Sides of the Table ) Posted Under : Entrepreneurship Tags startups entrepreneurship management board meetings Startup [...]

]]> By: businessquests http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/02/12/running-more-effective-board-meetings-at-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-9019 businessquests Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:29:53 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1908#comment-9019 Oh so true! Not only for start-ups. I am going to take a couple of those ideas to Boards of more mature companies. Oh so true! Not only for start-ups. I am going to take a couple of those ideas to Boards of more mature companies.

]]> By: Shai Goldman http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/02/12/running-more-effective-board-meetings-at-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-9020 Shai Goldman Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:21:55 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1908#comment-9020 Mark, I'm leading a leadership seminar and will incorporate some of these items into the course work. Thank you, very helpful tips and reminders. Shai<br> (info on the seminar - <a href="http://www.jvalley.org/pages/leadership-series" rel="nofollow">http://www.jvalley.org/pages/leadership-series</a> ) Mark, I'm leading a leadership seminar and will incorporate some of these items into the course work. Thank you, very helpful tips and reminders. Shai
(info on the seminar – http://www.jvalley.org/pages/leadership-series )

]]> By: damiansen http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/02/12/running-more-effective-board-meetings-at-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-9021 damiansen Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:20:37 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1908#comment-9021 Within the logic of the standard pack: Regarding Sales,marketing and other operations that are handled day-to-day, should you NOT PREPARE a board presentation at all? <br><br>I mean, should you have on your daily operations a setup that tracks actionable metrics that can run the discussion, and therefore focus on preparing a meeting the strategic issues like hiring key personnel,...?<br><br>About the dinner I have an intriguing question, at least for a newbie like me: Who pays? I guess the answer is the startup/company, but if so why? Should investors take some of costs associated with board meetings? Within the logic of the standard pack: Regarding Sales,marketing and other operations that are handled day-to-day, should you NOT PREPARE a board presentation at all?

I mean, should you have on your daily operations a setup that tracks actionable metrics that can run the discussion, and therefore focus on preparing a meeting the strategic issues like hiring key personnel,…?

About the dinner I have an intriguing question, at least for a newbie like me: Who pays? I guess the answer is the startup/company, but if so why? Should investors take some of costs associated with board meetings?

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