Startup Boards: Getting the Most Out of Your Board of Directors (Hardcover)

FOREWORD ix

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii

PART ONE: OVERVIEW 1

CHAPTER ONE
Introduction 3

CHAPTER TWO
What Is a Board? 11

PART TWO: BUILDING YOUR BOARD 23

CHAPTER THREE
Creating Your Board 25

CHAPTER FOUR
Recruiting Board Members 49

CHAPTER FIVE
The Formal Structure of the Board 63

CHAPTER SIX
Aligning Your Board 71

CHAPTER SEVEN
Is an Advisory Board Useful? 77

PART THREE: THE BUSINESS OF THE BOARD MEETING 85

CHAPTER EIGHT
The Actual Board Meeting 87

CHAPTER NINE
Motions and Votes 101

CHAPTER TEN
Legal Challenges 111

PART FOUR: COMMUNICATIONS 115

CHAPTER ELEVEN
Managing Ongoing Expectations 117

CHAPTER TWELVE
Trying New Things 131

CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Communication Confl icts 135

CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CEO Transitions 143

PART FIVE: TRANSACTIONS 151

CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Financings 153

CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Selling a Company 157

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Going Public 167

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Going Out of Business 173

CHAPTER NINTEEN
Conclusion 179

APPENDIX

Checklist 1: Preparing Your Board Package 183

Checklist 2: Conducting Your Board’s Annual Assessment 185

Checklist 3: Question for Your Legal Counsel 187

Checklist 4: Should You Get Directors and Offi cers Insurance? 189

Checklist 5: Stock Option Grants and 409A Valuation 191

NOTES 195

INTERVIEWS 199

BIBLIOGRAPHY 201

ABOUT THE AUTHORS 203

INDEX 205

Excerpt from Startup CEO 211