Reference Materials - Boards of Directors
Early Stage Technology Companies

Welcome to earlystagetechboards.com!

This website has been created to assist directors and managers of early-stage technology companies to develop and operate high performing Boards of Directors.

Boards of early stage technology companies have significant challenges: incomplete management teams, inexperienced and aggressive founders, lack of resources, high risk with small margins for error, etc. Experienced directors can make a significant difference if the Board is structured and empowered properly. The technology industry needs a system of Board governance that addresses its issues. Please see the preamble.

This website includes dozens of documents prepared by experienced directors and advisors in the technology industry in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. The documents use material taken from sites available online which are included in the links section. It includes manuals which capture the responsibilities and requirements for Boards and Committees, several documents on best practices and practical advice on organizing Board meetings. Please use the menu at the top of this page to get access to the various sections, or use the "prev" or "next" links on the left menu to go through the documents in sequence.

These documents are available for anyone to use. Please feel free to download and use at your convenience. We have included links to other relevant sites. We have provided a Table of Contents to make navigation a little easier.

We would appreciate learning from your experience. We have set up a discussion group with each topic, and you are encouraged to make suggestions. You may wish to download and edit the document and email it back to us. Unfortunately, because of the way this website is structured, all editing of the documents has to be done by the Webmaster, who may exercise some editorial control over the changes before re-posting the document.

Comments? Please email: dwrowat "at" stratcat.com.

Strategic Catalysts Inc. is a private consulting practice operated by David W. Rowat in Vancouver, Canada. SCI provides strategic and financial advice to technology companies. Please visit the website at www.stratcat.com.