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17 September 2013

Board Directors Should Be Like Top Athletes – Balanced and Agile

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Balance and agility are terms often used to describe top athletes – as in the controlled and quick movements of a star tennis player, the steady grace of an Olympic gymnast or the swift force of a champion wrestler. But balance and agility are also fundamental to the effective performance of a startup’s board of directors.
United States Corporate/Commercial Law

Originally published on The Wall Street Journal Accelerators blog, June 19, 2013

Balance and agility are terms often used to describe top athletes – as in the controlled and quick movements of a star tennis player, the steady grace of an Olympic gymnast or the swift force of a champion wrestler. But balance and agility are also fundamental to the effective performance of a startup's board of directors.

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