Breakout Session 3: Best Practices for Directors of Venture-Backed Companies

This session will address:

1. How to prepare for and run an effective board meeting;
2. Assembling a venture-backed company board, including the role of independent directors;
3. Employee-director communications;
4. When directors should excuse themselves from the boardroom; and
5. Managing observer rights.

Session Material:

• Getting the Most Out of Your Board of Directors
• What Do Boards Actually Do?
• The Secret to Making Board Meetings Suck Less
• The Best Board Member
• a16z Podcast: ‘The Most Boring Yet Valuable’ 20 Minutes, All about Board Minutes
• A Field Guide to Identifying and Integrating Independent Board Members