Choosing an Independent Board Member

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Elad Gil

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Jun 18, 2021

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1. WRITE A JOB SPEC

2. AGREE ON THE SPEC WITH YOUR INVESTORS.

3. CREATE THE LIST OF OPTIONS.

4. SPEND TIME GETTING TO KNOW THE POTENTIAL BOARD MEMBERS.

5. CHECK PERSONAL RAPPORT AND ATTITUDE.

6. CHECK ALIGNMENT OF VISION.

7. CHECK REFERENCES.

8. FINALIZE WHO TO ADD.

AVOIDING THE VC CRONY

Outseta.on('accessToken.set', function(member) { Outseta.getUser().then(function (result) { console.log(result); if(result['Account']['HasLoggedIn']){ console.log('user is logged in'); try{ let firstName = result['Account']['PrimaryContact']['FirstName']; let lastName = result['Account']['PrimaryContact']['LastName']; let email = result['Account']['PrimaryContact']['Email']; let airtableID = result['Account']['airtableID']; let hubspotID = result['Account']['hubspotID']; let accountUID = result['Account']['Uid']; const userProperties = { 'First name': firstName, 'Last name': lastName, 'Email': email, 'Airtable ID': airtableID, 'Hubspot ID': hubspotID, 'Account ID': accountUID }; heap.identify(email); heap.addUserProperties(userProperties); console.log('completed heap identification'); } catch(e) { console.log(e) } } }); });