How to decide when a board member should leave

I first heard Stine Mølgaard Sørensen speak at a TechBBQ side event in Copenhagen. As I rushed in, she was being asked: “How do you know when it’s time for a member of your board to leave?”

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How to decide when a board member should leave

“When I join a board, I stay until they raise their next round. That’s my sweet spot,” says Stine Mølgaard Sørensen

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“When I join a board, I stay until they raise their next round. That’s my sweet spot,” says Stine Mølgaard Sørensenself.__wrap_b(":R1qctq6:",1)

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How to decide when a board member should leave

“When I join a board, I stay until they raise their next round. That’s my sweet spot,” says Stine Mølgaard Sørensen