Funding and Equity for University Startups Webinar Series, Part 6 | Setting up Boards for your Startup: Pre-Funding and Post-Funding

Join Osage University Partners (OUP) on Wednesday August 23 for a webinar looking at Setting up Boards for your Startup: Pre-Funding and Post-Funding. OUP is a VC that invests exclusively in startups commercializing university research. As a member institution, U of T has access to OUP events and resources. Register using your UofT e-mail address.

The webinar will cover:

• When do you need a Board of Directors?
• What is the purpose of the Board of Directors?
• What roles do the Directors play?
• What should the board composition look like at different stages of the company?
• How are the board members recruited and decided on?
• How often do the board meet and what other interactions do the officers in the company have with them?
• What other advisory boards should my company have and what purpose do they serve?
• How does compensation work for board members?
• What are the legal aspects of being a board member?