On Wednesday, I gave a keynote address at the Emerging Ventures conference. I also chatted with several founders and venture capitalists, some at lunch Wednesday and some after my address. Three tidbits from those conversations that are relevant to this…
Monthly Archives: October 2005
After the Firing: Initial Research Questions
When an “irreplaceable” founder-CEO is fired, does the venture’s long-term growth suffer? Conversely, if the board waits a long time to replace the founder-CEO with a more experienced CEO, does the venture suffer? In each case, if the fired founder…
Posted in founder-CEO succession
Building a Board: Composition by Company Stage
Paul McManus of Boston Millennia Partners asked whether I have data on how board composition changes by company stage. I can slice my data using rounds of financing, company age, and a variety of other metrics. Most of those metrics…
Posted in board of directors, investors
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