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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

Hiring the Realtor Before the House Goes on the Market

Mark Lonergan, October 31st, 2019

In the venture capital world, boards are made up of the founder and the venture capitalists who have backed the company since inception. Most companies that go public have boards laid out according to this model – no outsiders allowed!

SV150 Board Diversity Update

Silicon Valley Tech Sees Rapid Increase in Women on Public Boards

Dotty Schaffer, June 20th, 2019

The tech sector may be known for the rapid adoption of change, but I confess I was surprised to see the short amount of time it has taken for women's representation in the boardrooms of Silicon Valley to go way up.

Currently women directors fill 23% of the board seats on the Lonergan SV150.  Compared to our

What's New in the Silicon Valley - Summer 2019 Update

Lonergan Partners Releases New SV150 Listing

Mark Lonergan, June 18th, 2019

STRONG FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

2018 was a big year for the Silicon Valley. In the current Lonergan SV150, our ranking of Silicon Valley public companies by revenue, sales topped $1 trillion for the first time. Profitability was also up, with companies earning combined profits of $193

The Lonergan SV150 - Looking Back Ten Years

A decade of change remakes the Silicon Valley landscape

Susan Lonergan, June 18th, 2019