The Art of the Board Meeting By: Guy Kawasaki

I’ve been on both sides of board meetings: as the entrepreneur (a.k.a., the “victim”) and as the board member (a.k.a., the “heavy”). I can’t tell you that I’ve run perfect board meetings nor that I am the world’s greatest board member, but I can provide some tips on the art of the board meeting. These tips apply to startups, established companies, and–with very little modification–to school boards, church elders, and not-for-profits.

Before we discuss board meetings, we need to discuss board composition. A board should contain five to seven members. Clueless entrepreneurs want rubber stampers with deep pockets, but in a perfect world, your board members would represent these archetypes:

By: Guy Kawasaki

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