Startup Boards

"Startup Boards shines at demystifying the startup boardroom. It provides readers with an insider's account of board issues, dynamics, and challenges. By breaking down exactly what a board of directors does, what a board member is, what the job entails, and all the scenarios accompanying it, many executives-of all backgrounds-can start to see themselves in this role."
-From the Foreword by Jocelyn Mangan
A board of directors evolves over the life of a company. Good boards become powerful assets for startup success. Over the last decade, boardrooms have been morphing with the door opened wide by VCs and entrepreneurs who believe diverse boards and independent directors add value to any idea, product, or service.
Yet, many entrepreneurs, especially first-time ones, have never had board experience. At the same time, the past five years have seen an enormous explosion in the number of new VCs and angel investors who are now sitting on boards. And, more and more executives are becoming independent directors.
How do founders and boards prepare themselves for the journey ahead? And how do aspiring board members get up to speed quickly, so they can be good stewards on the boards they join? And how should a first-time board member understand all the questions they will face?
The newest edition of Startup Boards is your best resource and a ready-made instructor's manual for anyone building, sitting on, or aspiring to be part of a board of directors.

BRAD FELD has invested in startups for over 25 years and co-founded Foundry and Techstars. He is the author of multiple books, including Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist and Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City. MATT BLUMBERG is the CEO of Bolster, an on-demand talent marketplace that supports startup and scaleup CEOs. He is the author of Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business and Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company's Critical Functions and Teams. MAHENDRA RAMSINGHANI is the founder of Secure Octane, a cybersecurity seed fund in the San Francisco Bay area. He is the author of The Business of Venture Capital and The Resilient Founder: Lessons in Endurance from Startup Entrepreneurs.