Purnima Padmanaban

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Jan 2, 2019 positive
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Padmanaban: Technical advisory boards yield unexpected deal referrals and key hires
“Many of them ended up getting, getting, giving referrals to other deals, as well as really helped in some of the hiring decisions. I didn't, I, that was not my stated goal at all, but we were looking for some technical experts, and they had access to the pool,…”
Purnima Padmanaban Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 23:21 a16z Podcast | Building the Right Technical Advisory Board
Jan 2, 2019
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Padmanaban: Spending over ten minutes presenting at advisory meetings wastes time
“My rule has been, if you are spent, spending more than 10 minutes presenting, you're wasting the advisor's time.”
Purnima Padmanaban Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 17:57 a16z Podcast | Building the Right Technical Advisory Board
Jan 2, 2019 neutral
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Padmanaban: Close sales deals before appointing customer contacts to advisory boards
“When I wanted some of the advice, them as advisors, some folks I had as informal advisors, still I sold the deal. Once I sold the deal, then I brought them off on as a formal advisor, because having gone through that.”
Purnima Padmanaban Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 33:31 a16z Podcast | Building the Right Technical Advisory Board
Jan 2, 2019
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Padmanaban: Six to eight members is optimal for technical advisory boards
“With startups and smaller companies, things move very fast, and so you need constant feedback. And so you have this from a structure perspective, six to eight members is actually works out well.”
Purnima Padmanaban Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 9:52 a16z Podcast | Building the Right Technical Advisory Board
Jan 2, 2019
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Padmanaban: Technical advisory boards are critical for product management teams
“But on the technical side, it's not just for engineering. I found it was very valuable for the product management folks.”
Purnima Padmanaban Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 27:14 a16z Podcast | Building the Right Technical Advisory Board
Jan 2, 2019
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Padmanaban: Technical advisory boards should use renewable two-year terms
“So instead of having a four-year term, usually we have done a two-year term for the advisors, and then you can always renew if the advisor is still relevant to, and is providing a lot of input for another two years.”
Purnima Padmanaban Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 10:09 a16z Podcast | Building the Right Technical Advisory Board
Jan 2, 2019 neutral
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Padmanaban: Intel strictly prohibits employees from accepting equity for board advice
“Intel has a very strict policy that you cannot accept anything. So after a lot of back and forth, she still wanted to be on the board and provide advice, but had to sign an agreement with Intel, and we had to sign an agreement with Intel that in no shape or fo…”
Purnima Padmanaban Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 32:19 a16z Podcast | Building the Right Technical Advisory Board
Jan 2, 2019
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Padmanaban: Customer advisory boards primarily serve to validate problem statements
“From a CEO perspective, The customer advisory board, the biggest one is validation of the problem statement.”
Purnima Padmanaban Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 26:43 a16z Podcast | Building the Right Technical Advisory Board
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