Recruiting Guide for Early Stage Company Boards

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1		Recruiting Guide for Early Stage Company Boards
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3	www.seraf-investor.com	Anyone is free to use this Google Sheet. It is designed to be used in conjunction with our companion eBook.		Recruiting Guide for Early Stage Company Boards is designed as a way to evaluate the current strengths and weaknesses of the experience, skillsets and diversity on an early stage company board. Using this guide will help you determine the right mix needed as you add new members to your board.
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6	Experience	Name of Board Member #1	Name of Board Member #2	Name of Board Member #3	Name of Board Candidate #1	Name of Board Candidate #2	Name of Board Candidate #3
7	Early Stage Company Founder	High	Low	Low	Low	Low	Medium
8	Target Market Expert	Medium	High	Medium	High	Medium	High
9	Early Stage Board Experience	Low	Medium	High	High	Medium	Low
10	Advisor / Mentor to the CEO	Low	Low	Medium	Medium	High	High
11	Exit Strategist	Low	Low	Low	Low	Medium	Medium
12	Skillset
13	Sales / Business Development	Low	Medium	High	Medium	High	Low
14	Marketing	Low	Medium	High	Medium	High	Medium
15	Technical / Product Development	High	Low	Low	Low	Low	High
16	Finance / M&A	Medium	High	Medium	High	Medium	Medium
17	Miscellaneous
18	Diversity (Racial and Gender)	Low	Medium	Low	Medium	High	Medium
19	Availability	High	High	High	Medium	Medium	High
20	Likelihood of Accepting	High	High	High	Medium	High	Medium
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