Boris Wertz: As a Board Member, You're a Coach

Boards Network

Boris is the founding partner of Version One, one of the leading seed stage venture funds in America and Canada. He previously founded JustBooks, which he sold to AbeBooks and became the COO, leaving when the company was acquired by Amazon. Afterwards, Boris moved into investing, first as an angel investor, and now with Version One. Today, Boris is recognized as one of the top tech investors in North America and focuses blockchain, marketplaces, SaaS and everything network effects.

In this episode, we chat with Boris about interacting with boards as an entrepreneur and how to navigate an exit. We touch on how he transitioned into angel investing, and how he approaches being a board member and his investment philosophy at Version One. Boris also discusses his thesis around crypto, blockchain, and DeFi, as well as the implications on governance surrounding these business models.

If you want to know what Boris is up to, you should follow him on Twitter @bwertz. For more information about his firm, follow @versiononevc on Twitter or visit their website https://versionone.vc/. For more podcasts on how to build better Boards, join us at www.boardsnetwork.com and follow us on Twitter @boardsnetwork.