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Be your startup’s only board member

Life certainly seems easier for startups that have financial backing, but there’s a hidden downside: Board meetings. Serial entrepreneur Brent Constantz, founder of Calera and other firms, says the time management issues that come with having a board can debilitate a company in this Entrepreneur Thought Leader Lecture given at Stanford University. That time can be better spent fulfilling the company’s vision, he says.

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