Building your Board - The Benefits of an Experienced Advisory Board

Building a Board – The secret ingredient of successful start-ups!

By Mayor's International Business Programme

Date and time

Tue, 5 Oct 2021 02:00 - 03:00 PDT

Location

Online

About this event

Are you struggling to scale up or get to the right customers? Have you got a great product but find it hard to get the word out about it? Have you just wasted critical resource going down a blind alley? Are you struggling to raise funds? Are you struggling to find the right talent?

There are few challenges an experienced Board of advisors can’t help you navigate. You don’t have to do it alone! 👥

Discussion Points:

👉 When is the right time to look for a NED, Chairman or advisor?

👉 How to figure out who you need on your Board to increase your company’s chance of success?

👉 What value to expect from your Board (including strategy, sales, operations, talent, fundraising, international expansion)?

👉 How can you structure roles to attract your dream candidates without breaking the bank?

👉 Where to find the dream team?

About the Speakers 💬

Dominic Watson: After a career as an infantry officer in the British Army, Dom Watson leads Nurole's Venture Capital & High Growth work, working with leading VC investors and portfolio companies globally. Placements include Chairs into business from University spin outs to Series A+ backed businesses such as Veeqo, Cornerstone and SimplyCook. (Moderator)

Emma Davies: Emma joined Octopus Ventures as joint CEO in 2021, and has a wealth of experience, expertise and networks from a range of world class investment houses including J.P. Morgan, Perry Capital, Big Society Capital (where she was the Chief Investment Officer) and The Wellcome Trust. Most recently she has spent 5 years as a partner at Marylebone Partners, building and leading their direct investing capability.

Martin Fincham: Martin is co-founder at the scale-up advisory The Gorilla Factory and has over 30 years of experience in the technology industry as an entrepreneur, CEO, and advisor. He serves on the boards of multiple B2B SaaS companies, including SHE Software, Scoro, Veeqo, Wazoku and BlackCurve. Martin has extensive experience advising early-stage and companies on the most effective go-to-market strategy, and has particular expertise on driving growth and B2B sales and marketing.

About Nurole

Nurole is the global recruitment platform changing the way organisations bring the best people on to their boards. Their approach combines smart technology and industry experts to transform the boards of multinationals, start-ups, charities, government bodies, and everything in between. They identify obviously suitable candidates and make more imaginative matches, empowering brilliant people to apply for roles that require their skills, experience and passions. Nurole was Ranked top 100 in the Financial Times Europe’s 1000 Fastest Growing Companies in 2019 and UK Digital Startup of the Year in 2018. https://www.nurole.com

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Mayor's International Business Programme

The Mayor’s International Business Programme is tailored to fit your specific international growth ambitions. An exclusive programme, it provides a bespoke mentoring scheme, delivered by leading entrepreneurs and business leaders; expert advice and workshops; targeted trade missions and access to live leads and opportunities.

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