Reid Hoffman | Building A Great Startup Board Pt. I

Part one of a two-part series by Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman on strategies to build a successful startup board. Too often, the conventional wisdom imparted to entrepreneurs is to treat board meetings as a necessary evil, part of the price you pay for raising money. True, many boards are dysfunctional, but when you build a great startup board, it will be a powerful tool that can help the CEO make the company successful. You can read the essay based on this podcast here: https://greylock.com/greymatter/reid-hoffman-building-a-great-startup-board-pt-i/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices