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What are the benefits of using advisors or external board members?
Sometimes people ask what is the concrete benefit of having advisors or external board members. Here is one example with…
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When is the right time to start using advisors or external board members?
"We should have done this [taking external board members] much earlier, the benefits have been so huge" said the CEO…
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How to use advisors for growing the company?
The key on using advisors effectively is to treat them as an extension of your team, and to involve them…
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How to utilize advisors when entering a new field of business?
Your company has created a potential spin-off but no one in your team has the needed expertise to make it…
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How to use advisors on global market entry?
Entering global markets does not anymore require heavy investments like renting an office and hiring local sales people. Much of…
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Should I use advisors when entering the US market?
Entering the US market is tough, even for bigger companies. Using advisors to enter the US market has several benefits…
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Is it a good idea to search for foreign advisors or board members?
Due to Covid and digitalization, even smaller companies aim for global market. This however sets some new requirements on the…
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What things should be considered when using advisors to support growth and expansion to global markets?
If you run your business only in domestic market, things are rather easy. You have the needed network and you…
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