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Change Coming to Technology Public Company Boards

Mark Lonergan, July 22nd, 2020

Public Boards of Directors are not exempt from the sweeping business changes necessitated by the COVID pandemic. In the Silicon Valley, we are seeing tools such as working from home, streamlining management teams, company downsizing and even M&A being used to deal with a very different economy.  But even in the boardroom there are

Resuming the Climb – CEO Leadership in a post COVID World.

Silicon Valley's New Leadership Moment

Mark Lonergan, April 27th, 2020

Some of us are not the right leaders for this moment.

It is now clear that Silicon Valley's venture-backed companies are facing a new post-COVID world, one where revenue growth and innovation are in real jeopardy. Most of these companies are headed by Founder/CEOs. Investors, clients, and employees alike are all looking to the

Perseverence

Mark Lonergan, April 11th, 2020

As we send this, we pray you and your families are safe and healthy. And protected.

Our country has been

The Yin and Yang of CEO Recruitment

Advice to Founders and Venture Capitalists

Mark Lonergan, February 6th, 2020

I love CEO recruitment, and I am happy to report that suddenly there are a lot more boards calling me about finding them new CEOs these days.

I've been asked why it's so important to work with a recruiting partner who has a lot of CEO expertise.  There are four things about CEO recruitment that make this

The Importance of the Non-Investor Board Member

Advice to the VC Community

Mark Lonergan, February 4th, 2020

I had a fascinating meeting today with a General Partner at one of the Valley’s top venture capital firms. He asked me a simple question: “What advice do you have for me as the VC markets continue to shift”?

My response might surprise you: “Recruit a non-investor industry expert – ideally an active senior line executive in an