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ILA Startup & Scaleup Committee
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Governance Stories | Neobank: When Media Hype Outpaces Governance Oversight
A politically-backed neobank collapsed not from market failure, but from a governance vacuum: no conflict-of-interest framework, no communications…
Governance Stories | When Culture Decides The Deal — Why Boards Cannot Ignore It
The acquisition of an American multinational’s packaging business by a large German group destroyed value by replacing an…
Governance Stories | The Delegation Barrier
After raising capital, a startup stalled — not due to market conditions, but because all decisions remained concentrated…
Governance Stories | The Board’s Role In Shaping Growth And Exit
A drivetrain startup in the micromobility sector chose controlled, demand-led growth over rapid expansion — backed by a…
Governance Stories | When Crisis Exposes Weak Governance
During the Covid crisis, I observed a clear divide among Startups where I was involved as an Investor…
Governance Stories | Building Boards That Actually Work — Independence, Judgment, And The Vanity Trap
Many early-stage boards are assembled around names, networks, and goodwill — and fail to challenge the founders who…
Governance Stories | The Credo Test — Values-Based Governance When The Stakes Are Real
The 1982 Tylenol crisis remains one of the most studied decisions in corporate history — not because it…