Z47 (Matrix Partners) MD, Tarun Davda, on Founder Salaries, Board Meetings, & All Things GOVERNANCE

The ASYMMETRIC Crew today: Revant: CEO, Mosaic Wellness Shantanu: Founder & CEO, Bombay Shaving Company Chirag: Founder, GoKwik Tarun Davda: Managing Director, Z47 00:00 Coming Up 00:55 Intro and Welcome to Tarun! 2:22 Context for the Topic 4:52 USA vs India Board Cultures 10:36 The Debate on Taking Board Seats 16:46 Thoughts on Governance 23:49 The Slippery Slope to Malpractice 27:39 Thoughts on Founder Salary 41:25 Ex-Operators as Board Members 43:27 Do VCs and Investors Add Value? 50:54 How Founders Can Derive Value from VCs 1:00:44 Good vs Bad Board Meetings 1:08:46 When Founders Can’t Choose their VCs 1:14:47 How to Leverage Board Meetings 1:21:59 Thoughts on Involving Key Members in Board Meetings 1:25:40 Building the Founder VC Relationship 1:33:19 How Prescriptive Should Investors Be? 1:42:25 Thoughts on Investing in the Competition 1:49:57 Rethinking the Investor Role Notes from the episode: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qYpD...