Board members should view board membership as a subtle yet massively impactful role they play in the creation of great businesses.
There’s an old saying in football: It isn’t the hours you put in but what you put in the hours. Apparently, Bill Campbell — a widely revered former Columbia University football coa
Former Columbia University football coach Bill Campbell had long ago tossed the football for a more corporate role: coach to legendary CEOs such as Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Eric Schmidt and Larry Page.
What better way to kick off TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2012, than to bring together Silicon Valley legend "Coach" <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Campbell_(business_executive
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<em><strong>Editor's note</strong>: When venture capitalists invest in early stage startups, more than anything els