Board Governance Practices That Protect Your Founding Vision

​Your board isn't just oversight—it's either your secret weapon for bringing something new into the world, or the biggest threat to your vision. This workshop shows category-creating founders how to make governance a strategic advantage from day one.

Drawing from the expensive lessons learned building Nori from a meetup to a company that raised $20M (including a single governance mistake that cost $2.5M in crucial runway), you'll learn the three levels of category protection, discover why independent directors matter more for category creators than traditional companies, and walk away with specific governance frameworks that protect your ability to make unconventional moves.

​You'll get actionable tools for finding vision guardians, structuring board relationships that build rather than erode trust, and evolving your governance as you scale without losing the independence that enables bold decisions. Perfect for founders from pre-founding through Series A who are building something that doesn't exist yet and want to protect their vision while building legitimate scale.

​Hosted by Paul Gambill, former CEO and cofounder of Nori, a pioneering carbon removal marketplace that helped establish the carbon removal industry. You can read more about lessons learned by Paul at his newsletter: https://www.inevitableandobvious.com

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