How should boards help startup CEOs manage risk?

Startups are hugely rewarding but they are high-risk, high-intensity environments where only the best, most adaptive governance professionals can run things well.

Management and the CEO will need a strong board (yes, startups should have boards) for the best advice possible.

Brian Fitzpatrick, a startup chairperson, board member and investor, discusses in this interview why boards should be a new CEO’s best ally. If you’re governing a startup, this information is essential.