Board Questions

As our product development goes along, we are looking for more advisors to form an advisory board - we need well considered input from people who have already proven themselves in the tech / IoT...

Board Advisors Mentor Strategy Startup

asked Jun 28 '15 at 12:01

Alexander Hill
1 point

Once you raise a few rounds of capital, your equity ownership most likely gets diluted to a minority stake. There is nothing that stops the board from firing the founder at this point. How do you...

Board Equity Founders Financial Dilution

asked May 27 '14 at 23:13

Joshua Propp
11 points

I am a cofounder with shares that have voting rights. We have 3 founders - One with majority shares (a little more than the other two combined). I come from tech background while other 2 founders...

Board Co-Founder Equity Compensation

asked Aug 19 '13 at 05:48

Santu
156 points

I am the sole founder and owner of a limited company. I am considering to find an angel investor not only for financial reasons but also to have somebody experienced to give valuable input -...

Board Angel Investors

asked Dec 6 '12 at 03:39

Dan
49 points

We are in the process of setting up a board structure for our startup. Everybody on the board will have their own veto rights on important matters, such as capital injection, spending limits,...

Board Management Incorporation Investors Shares

asked Sep 12 '12 at 19:27

Jaxons
16 points

Consider a startup with a small number of founders (lets imagine 2 to 4). At some point down the line a difference of opinion developed (such as market to target, or if to continue or fold) that...

Board Equity Corporate Structure

asked Jul 4 '12 at 18:27

Ryan
1,365 points

What are some methods that you use? There can be issues like time conflicts, not keeping them in the loop enough, and advice that comes like after you've already made mistakes. Is it hard to make...

Board Advisors

asked Apr 17 '12 at 03:45

Steven
41 points

I have been a startup advisor for a colleague of mine for several years. He is primed to go from incubatory stage to launch and has some excellent blue-chip customers lined up. He is having...

Board Insurance Titles

asked Mar 18 '12 at 00:40

Francesca
6 points

I'm a sole founder of a rather ambitious company which I have worked tirelessly to build. The company will require some heavy lifting from well connected political persons to help the company to...

Board Advisors Co-Founder Equity

asked Oct 10 '11 at 15:41

Bastian Suz
6 points

A guy who's help our SaaS startup a lot in the 1st 2 month of its life has suggested that we form and he join our Board of Advisors. He's very helpful to us, a great guy and will definitely be an...

Board Advisors Compensation Stock Options

asked Oct 5 '11 at 00:28

Dmurtagh
157 points

A common suggestion to start ups is to get a board of advisors. Three or four people that will interact once a month to help with business strategy, development, market positioning, … I heard that...

Board Advisors Best Practices

asked Aug 23 '11 at 01:28

Andrepi
26 points

I'm a single founder of a startup and negotiating an investment with investors. We basically agreed on the monetary part of things. They are getting a minor part of equity. Among other things...

Board

asked Aug 2 '11 at 00:51

Alan Mendelevich
126 points

We recently met a person through our contacts and he has shown interest in our startup & super liked the Idea. We had initially requested him to be our mentor, for which he agreed. In our next...

Board Advisors Management Entrepreneurs Compensation

asked Jul 29 '11 at 04:21

Kumar K
11 points

I wanted to know if it was needed to have Board Members and Advisers for your start-up to be successful. I know there are advantages to having this committee in terms of how they can advise you,...

Board Advisors

asked Mar 12 '11 at 06:09

John
161 points

I have a company share proposal for co-founders of a web-application startup. I would like to if the structure makes sense, or if anyone can suggest a more suitable structure, which has the desired...

Board Co-Founder Equity Compensation

asked Feb 25 '11 at 06:03

Michael Parks
3 points

I've been approached by two startup heavyweights who offered to recommend me to VCs and angels for my startup (I'm the sole owner). They've asked me what percentage of equity I would offer them in...

Board Advisors Funding Angel Seed Funding

asked Oct 19 '10 at 01:19

Sherif Buzz
462 points

Our company has attracted 14 private investors, each for relatively small stakes. They not only provide seed capital, but also diverse experience and valuable advice. Can you recommend a...

Board Investment Investors

asked Jun 8 '10 at 07:29

Stealth
76 points

Many of us have friends and people with whom we have worked in prior roles who have become advisors to our start up efforts - in both formal and informal fashions. What have you found has worked...

Board Advisors

asked Apr 12 '10 at 21:55

Warren E. Hart
2,181 points

I'm in the process of incorporating a C corp in Delaware and my lawyer is asking me how many directors I want to appoint. He suggests 3 is a good number. Based on some of your experiences, what...

Board

asked Feb 23 '10 at 08:32

Newyuppie
441 points

There are so many ways to measure an online web application business, of course the most important being revenue. Imagine you've got a board meeting coming up or a meeting with your investors,...

Board Analytics

asked Mar 2 '10 at 07:18

Chris
4,214 points