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October 18, 2019

How to pick a startup board

Managing director of Storm Ventures, Tae Hea Nahm, shares his advice on picking a board for your startup.


Tae Hea Nahm

5 min read

A company board has two main jobs: governance on behalf of the shareholders and hiring (and firing) the chief executive.

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