Krauss: Sending board decks on time reveals a CEO's execution capacity
Bill Krauss · a16z Podcast | How to Lead, Not Manage Your Board · Jan 2, 2019 · at 18:02
Speaking on an a16z panel about board management, veteran executive Bill Krauss outlines how board members evaluate startup CEOs based on their preparation discipline.
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“One of the things I use to judge the capabilities of the CEO is, can they get their shit together and get the board package out in some reasonable amount of time, two to three days in advance? If you get it the night before, and if you can't manage getting the board package out, how the hell do they manage the company?”
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