#8 Clip: Your Board Is Your Boss

Collective Wisdom For Tech Startups by Collective Wisdom

Nov 29, 201500:00:44Technology

An important thing for founders to remember when they take investment, and add people to their board, is that they're in effect hiring their own boss. Match.com CEO Sam Yagan shares some advice on how not to get fired fr...

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