Dominic Joseph - Boards for founders: how boards add the most value to high-growth companies

Enter the Boardroom with Nurole

Dominic Joseph co-founded Captify, the world’s second largest independent holder of search data, after Google. Now a plural NED and Chair of tech scale-ups, Dominic is also founding partner at Creative Capital Ventures Group, a growth consultancy for post Series-A companies. Tune in to his discussion with Nurole CEO Oliver Cummings to hear his thoughts on: When and why did you first have a board at Captify? (2:15) How did you set your first board up? (4:00) What kind of value did board members bring individually versus as a group? (4:41) What was the balance between presentation and discussion in your interactions with the board? (6:26) Where did the board add most value to you as CEO? (7:22) What do you think about annual budget setting and tracking versus a more agile approach? (12:07) What touch points did you have with board members between formal meetings? (14:53) Which board members did you rely on for what? (16:09) What value did you get from being challenged in the boardroom? (19:49) What advice would you give to founders thinking about board composition? (21:35) Did you have a former CEO on your board? (23:45) Did you work with coaches? (25:58) What tools can board members use to help founders in growth journeys? (27:56) How can founders get the most from investor-directors? (30:14) How can investor-directors add most value to founders? (32:45)⚡The Lightning Round ⚡(34:30)

Show notes and transcript available at https://www.nurole.com/news-and-guides