Best Practices for Managing your Board - (Founder Fundamentals Series)
Founder Fundamentals: Best Practices for Managing Your Board
Your board can be one of your most valuable assets, or a source of unnecessary friction. The difference often comes down to how you structure communication, set expectations, and leverage their expertise. We've got an incredible group of speakers - including Matt Van Horn (multi-time founder with exits to Weber and Lyft) and Patrick Thompson (Founder and CEO of Clarify inc, previously co-founder at Iteratively (acq. by Amplitude).
This conversation is designed for founders and early-stage CEOs who are navigating board relationships—whether you're working with your first board members or planning in advance for when your board expands beyond your cofounders.
We'll keep the format interactive and grounded in real scenarios. Expect straight talk, useful frameworks, and time to connect with other founders facing similar challenges.
Who should attend: Founders and CEOs of early-stage startups.
What to expect: A focused discussion, actionable takeaways, and an opportunity to network with peers who understand the unique dynamics of building a company at this stage. Lunch provided.
Space is limited so we will limit this event to founders currently working full time on their startups. We hope you can join us.
About our Speakers:
Matt Van Horn is a serial entrepreneur known for founding multiple tech companies in the mobility and consumer hardware sectors. He co-founded Zimride, a pioneering carpooling platform that acquired RideShare and later sold to Lyft, where it became the foundation of Lyft's carpool feature. He then co-founded June, creator of the AI-powered smart oven, which was acquired by Weber in 2021. He is now working on his next venture, Esper Labs.
About Founder Fundamentals Series
The Founder Fundamental Series is a series of workshop-style events hosted by JP Morgan Startup Banking for early stage startup founders. FFS aims to support early-stage and first time founders with essential knowledge and networking to get their company from zero to one. Events are held on the third Thursday of every month and include VCs, service providers and experienced founders to share their experience and contribute to your success.
(Please note these events are exclusively for founders currently working full time on their venture.)
About JP Morgan Startup Banking
We help startups of all sizes, growth stages and industries. Our experienced, firm-wide Innovation Economy team can deliver financial solutions and guidance to help you grow, network and scale toward an IPO. With tech that powers growth, J.P. Morgan gives early-stage startups, venture-backed and high growth companies the agility needed to make secure, real-time, efficient decisions.
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