Michael Schuster

Are you looking forward to your board meetings? The boardroom is the agora of startups. Yet many founders and investors just accept that those meetings are mediocre. It doesn't have to be that way. The board is a powerful resource to create a successful company, and good founders understand that. The right people in the room having an informed, trustful conversation about what is really going on leads to delightful Board Meetings that focus on what matters. The best investors intuitively create such an atmosphere, pushing the teams to achieve more while not losing sight of the interpersonal dimension. It's time we step up the game, because too many conversations between Founders and Investors are leading to nothing more than frustration. Our mission is to make board meetings delightful, purposeful and relevant again. It all happens in the in-between: helping founders and investors to understand each other better. Navigate difficult conversations. Align on what is important. The process is simple: we observe, feedback and facilitate the whole process, from preparation, coaching founders, briefing board members, ensuring goal orientation, moderating discussions in the meeting and making sure the takeaways are not just noted, but acted upon.