Mahendra Ramsinghani

A comprehensive guide on creating, growing, and leveraging a board of directors written for CEOs, board members, and people seeking board roles. The first time many founders see the inside of a board room is when they step in to lead their board. But how do boards work? How should they be structured, managed, and leveraged so that startups can grow, avoid pitfalls, and get the best out of their boards? Authors Brad Feld, Mahendra Ramsinghani, and Matt Blumberg have collectively served on hundreds of startup and scaleup boards over the past 30 years, attended thousands of board meetings, encountered multiple personalities and situations, and seen the good, bad, and ugly of boards. In Startup Boards: A Field Guide to Building and Leading an Effective Board of Directors, the authors provide seasoned advice and guidance to CEOs, board members, investors, and anyone aspiring to serve on a board. This comprehensive book covers a wide range of topics with relevant tips, tactics, and best practices, including: Board fundamentals such as the board's purpose, legal characteristics, and roles and functions of board members;Creating a board including size, composition, roles of VCs and independent directors, what to look for in a director, and how to recruit directors;Compensating, onboarding, removing directors, and suggestions on building a diverse board;Preparing for and running board meetings;The board's role in transactions including selling a company, buying a company, going public, and going out of business;Advice for independent and aspiring directors.Startup Boards draws on the authors' experience and includes stories from board members, startup founders, executives, and investors. Any CEO, board member, investor, or executive interested in creating an active, involved, and engaged board should read this book—and keep it handy for reference.

Anotatsija "Radi direktoriv startapiv", Bred Feld, Mett Bljumberg, Makhendra RamsingkhaniRadi direktoriv mozhut jak dopomogti startapu virosti, tak i zrujnuvati jogo. U tsomu biznes-posibniku Bred Feld, Mett Bljumberg i Makhendra Ramsingkhani pokazujut, chomu mizh zasnovnikami ta investorami chasto vinikajut konflikti i jak jikh uniknuti. Avtori pojasnjujut, jak pravilno sformuvati radu, vibuduvati robotu z neju i peretvoriti jiji na realnij instrument rozvitku. Tse praktichnij gajd dlja tikh, khto khoche kontroljuvati protses, a ne vtrachati vpliv u vlasnij kompaniji.Pro scho kniga? Kniga rozkrivaje, jak same pratsjuje rada direktoriv u startapi: khto maje vkhoditi do jiji skladu, jak buduvati vzajemodiju ta jaki rishennja vinosjatsja na jiji riven. Avtori pokazujut, chomu tsej organ chasto nedootsinjujut abo vikoristovujut nepravilno, i jak tse vplivaje na rozvitok biznesu.Material pobudovanij na realnikh kejsakh, prikladakh pomilok i konkretnikh poradakh. Rozgljadajutsja pitannja strukturi radi, roli investoriv, juridichni obov'jazki, a takozh povedinka v krizovikh situatsijakh. Kniga dopomagaje zrozumiti logiku rishen i vibuduvati robotu radi jak chastinu strategiji kompaniji.Pro avtorivBred Feld, Mett Bljumberg i Makhendra Ramsingkhani - pidprijemtsi, investori ta radniki startapiv iz bagatorichnim dosvidom roboti z tekhnologichnimi kompanijami. Kniga stvorena na osnovi jikhnoji praktiki uchasti v sotnjakh rad direktoriv.Chomu varto kupiti knigu "Radi direktoriv startapiv"? Posibnik pojasnjuje skladni upravlinski protsesi prostoju movoju bez perevantazhennja teorijeju. Avtori pishut z gumorom, tomu tekst chitajetsja legko. Kniga pidijde: tim, khto tsikavitsja upravlinnjam startapami; dlja zasnovnikiv i CEO; investoram i chlenam rad direktoriv; shanuvalnikam biznes-literaturi; tim, khto khoche krasche rozumiti vnutrishnju kukhnju kompanij.Vidannja daje zhive ujavlennja pro robotu rad direktoriv, dopomagaje pobachiti tipovi situatsiji zseredini ta proponuje kroki dlja pokraschennja. Perekladach Irina Verbitska

Managing your own psychology is the hardest skill for any founder As acclaimed investor and entrepreneur Ben Horowitz once stated, managing your own psychology is the hardest skill for any founder or CEO. In The Resilient Founder: Lessons in Endurance from Startup Entrepreneurs, Mahendra Ramsinghani gathers insights from over a hundred founders to deliver an intuitive and insightful guide to understanding our psychology and navigating the psychological pressures of startup leadership. Venture backed companies are expected to grow at high velocity, raise large amounts of capital, build teams effectively to achieve unicorn, no decacorn status. Yet the journey is long, filled with uncertainties, extremities and black swan events. It can wear out the best and the brightest. On the outside, a CEO can demonstrate sheer bravado, an invincible spirit as they behead dragons in the business battlefield. And on the inside, they deal with their dark side, subconscious struggles, emotional barriers, shame or guilt. The role of a founder can be lonely, frustrating and filled with high-highs and low-lows - all of this leading to anxiety, depression even suicide. This book addresses the fundamentals of understanding our own inner workings and explores practical ways of overcoming our inner hurdles. Filled with simple, yet concrete strategies, lessons and insights, founders and business leaders can work with stress, anxiety, and other mental challenges presented by the life of an entrepreneur. In this book, readers will learn to: Understand the basics of founder psychology, and how our inner workings can help or hurt usThe importance of building a healthy ego, leading to resilienceDraw on the lessons of established startup leaders on how to wrestle with their own mental and emotional challenges Written for founders, entrepreneurs and Chief Executive Officers, The Resilient Founder leads a gentle path to self-awareness, compassionate soul-care and inner wellbeing. Entrepreneur, Investor and author Brad Feld calls this book "dynamite". Case studies, philosophical perspectives and a generous dose of poetry is sprinkled across this book, which can be a companion for all those misfits, rebels and the crazy ones. For all those perpetually hitched on the roller coaster ride of entrepreneurial journey, this book is first of a kind to delve into the dark side and present a balanced approach to building your inner core as you build your company. This is no quick-fix guide, and we are perpetual work-in-progress. Today is Day One. Let us start the journey.

The new edition of the definitive guide for venture capital practitioners—covers the entire process of venture firm formation & management, fund-raising, portfolio construction, value creation, and exit strategies Since its initial publication, The Business of Venture Capital has been hailed as the definitive, most comprehensive book on the subject. Now in its third edition, this market-leading text explains the multiple facets of the business of venture capital, from raising venture funds, to structuring investments, to generating consistent returns, to evaluating exit strategies. Author and VC Mahendra Ramsinghani who has invested in startups and venture funds for over a decade, offers best practices from experts on the front lines of this business. This fully-updated edition includes fresh perspectives on the Softbank effect, career paths for young professionals, case studies and cultural disasters, investment models, epic failures, and more. Readers are guided through each stage of the VC process, supported by a companion website containing tools such as the LP-GP Fund Due Diligence Checklist, the Investment Due Diligence Checklist, an Investment Summary format, and links to white papers and other industry guidelines. Designed for experienced practitioners, angels, devils, and novices alike, this valuable resource: Identifies the key attributes of a VC professional and the arc of an investor’s careerCovers the art of raising a venture fund, identifying anchor investors, fund due diligence, negotiating fund investment terms with limited partners, and moreExamines the distinct aspects of portfolio construction and value creationBalances technical analyses and real-world insightsFeatures interviews, personal stories, anecdotes, and wisdom from leading venture capitalists The Business of Venture Capital, Third Edition is a must-read book for anyone seeking to raise a venture fund or pursue a career in venture capital, as well as practicing venture capitalists, angel investors or devils alike, limited partners, attorneys, start-up entrepreneurs, and MBA students.

An essential guide to understanding the dynamics of a startup's board of directors Let's face it, as founders and entrepreneurs, you have a lot on your plate—getting to your minimum viable product, developing customer interaction, hiring team members, and managing the accounts/books. Sooner or later, you have a board of directors, three to five (or even seven) Type A personalities who seek your attention and at times will tell you what to do. While you might be hesitant to form a board, establishing an objective outside group is essential for startups, especially to keep you on track, call you out when you flail, and in some cases, save you from yourself. In Startup Boards, Brad Feld—a Boulder, Colorado-based entrepreneur turned-venture capitalist—shares his experience in this area by talking about the importance of having the right board members on your team and how to manage them well. Along the way, he shares valuable insights on various aspects of the board, including how they can support you, help you understand your startup's milestones and get to them faster, and hold you accountable. Details the process of choosing board members, including interviewing many people, checking references, and remembering that there should be no fear in rejecting a wrong fitExplores the importance of running great meetings, mixing social time with business time, and much moreRecommends being a board member yourself at some other organization so you see the other side of the equation Engaging and informative, Startup Boards is a practical guide to one of the most important pieces of the startup puzzle.