Matteo Franceschetti I wrote here about what YC partners are looking for when interviewing a startup, and the specific question that was most important to me: paulgraham.com/ace.html

Started listening to @dambisamoyo new book this morning-How Boards Work. Love it that it starts with Strategy and can’t wait to get to the last chapter, an important message to all boards- Innovate or Die!

🎭We're seeking 2 new lovely Trustees to join our Board in Sep. Sound like it could be up your street? We're hosting some informal Zoom chats in May & Jun where you can find out more before applying. Details⬇️ northernstage.co.uk/recruitment #opportunities #theatre #nettheatre #trustees

Startup Venture Boards Matter, and I am excited to have been awarded a The British Academy Leverhulme Grant to study them at scale! northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-…

Learning to write great articles- deconstructing Tim Harford FT Weekend Groupthink piece:

#recap to #professionaldevelopment #workshop in February about learning from good and bad experiences in entrepreneurship: tinyurl.com/3j5xk4z9. Thank you JuanFra Alvarado Valenzuela for the #blogpost and hosting the #PDW together with Natalia Blagburn and @jeannemartens.

Recruiting for a Chair of Newcastle Creates

Startup governance and boardroom diversity #corpgov 👇🏼

In the past month I've had 4 founders tell me they wish they had a Board or wish they had a stronger Board to push them & feel like their companies suffered bc they didn't. 2 of them are unicorn companies where the founder has multiple seats + 1 investor director

“Governance can be abysmal. SoftBank’s $100bn VF, which pioneered writing vast cheques to startups & goading them to grow faster, has been beset by conflicts of interest. Founders go off the rails. Neumann of WeWork built a beer-fuelled personality cult.” economist.com/leaders/2021/1…

Reading morning VC funding announcements, a timeline: 2015: nice, know all the founders and VCs on here, or have heard of them 2018: ok, a handful of new VC firms, some startups I haven't heard of, but still mostly familiar 2021: WHO THE HELL ARE ALL THOSE PEOPLE

#Amble best for #fishandchips and a great start of a new year

Thanks Eleanor! medium.com/@eleanorhud/ap…

What a profound misunderstanding of fiduciary duties! “Most private company boards are advisory, not fiduciary boards, and for a good reason.” / The lack of legal knowledge on boardroom governance is alarming.

I'll be attending #SiftedSummit on the 5-6 October at the Magazine London. Who else will join me there? invt.io/1txbp7f6v7w

Honored to have been named Governance Champion of the Year! Thank you The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland Diligent Entities for the award. And thanks to Patricia Alexander ScaleUpNation Mercia Asset Management PLC for your support #venturecapital #ventureboards #GoodGovernance

A big NS shout out to our fabulous Trustees this #TrusteeWeek. Our board bring invaluable skills to help shape and guide all that we do at Northern Stage. We've very grateful for their expertise and for helping us on our mission to provide theatre for everyone. THANK YOU!

Delighted to be here tonight at the @insidermag #MiSAwards Good luck to all nominees and here’s to a wonderful evening 🥂

It's time for the first set of awards!! 🥳 First up is Trustee Board of the Year - and our finalists are Back on The Map, #CHUF, The Junction Foundation, Northern Stage. Our winner is… Northern Stage! Huge congratulations to all. #NECharityAwards #ad 👏