December 21, 2015
The Tradition of Advisory Boards There's a long standing tradition of HR tech companies creating advisory boards to help them guide their company. This has been especially visible over the last few months, and I've had several clients and contacts asking about our board, how we use them, and what value they add. The answer is really simple. We don't have one. It's not that we haven't thought about it or discussed it. We did. We had long discussions over it, and as a team made the decision that there wasn't value to us adding a board. There are good reasons to have an advisory board, I think. Here are a few of them, and our perspective. Product Direction The obvious (or at least the most often mentioned) benefit of an advisory board is, well, advice. Getting input from thought…
HR Tech and Advisory Boards
December 21, 2015
The Tradition of Advisory Boards There's a long standing tradition of HR tech companies creating advisory boards to help them guide their company. This has been especially visible over the last few months, and I've had several clients and contacts asking about our board, how we use them, and what value they add. The answer is really simple. We don't have one. It's not that we haven't thought about it or discussed it. We did. We had long discussions over it, and as a team made the decision that there wasn't value to us adding a board. There are good reasons to have an advisory board, I think. Here are a few of them, and our perspective. Product Direction The obvious (or at least the most often mentioned) benefit of an advisory board is, well, advice. Getting input from thought…