VCs on startup boards: what do they even do?

Indian startup boards have been repeatedly caught sleeping on the job in the face of irregularities, weak processes and unethical practices. A number of factors—ranging from emotion to self-interest—are to blame.

24 November, 202414 min
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VCs on startup boards: what do they even do?

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