The Good, The Board, and The Ugly
From the OnlyOnce blog comes this advice for the entrepreneur regarding building and dealing with a board of directors:
1. Building a board can be one of a CEO's greatest trump cards.
2. Don't think of managing your Board as a burden.
3. Figure out how to work differently with investor directors and outside directors.
4. Sit on a board yourself.
This post is also contains links to other perspectives on the subject each of which is worth reading.