82. Suranga Chandratillake - Startup boards and investor directors

Suranga Chandratillake OBE is General Partner at Balderton Capital, where he sits on nine portfolio company boards, Advisory Board Member at Cambridge University Endowment Fund and Founder of Blink, which he took public and achieved a market cap of $1bn. Tune in to hear his thoughts on: What role did the board play in your highs and lows as a Founder? (0:41) Where did the board add most value for you? (1:56) What were the biggest highs with the board? (3:44) What were the biggest lows? (6:40) What advice do you have for Founders / CEOs, pre-exit? (8:35) What makes a good and bad investor director? (10:37) How can CEOs deal with bad investor directors? (13:32)  When should investor-directors swap out? (17:58) What have you learnt about investor-directors through tough recent times? (20:14) What lessons can we learn to make sure investor-directors don’t flip into panic mode? (22:59) How can boards help CEOs make tough decisions? (26:46) When should business first have boards? (29:39) What’s your playbook for selecting Chairs? (31:06) And⚡The Lightning Round ⚡(33:42)

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