Boardroom perspectives, control, and moral decisions, with Roei Samuel

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“Match the board and the exec team with the level that you are at, it’s really important to have that chemistry and understand what you need from the board.” 

This week’s guest on the Boardroom Confidential podcast is Roei Samuel, CEO and founder, as well as non-executive director and advisor to multiple boards. 

Roei says one of the biggest lessons he’s learned in the boardroom is that chemistry is more important than credentials: “At times it was really clear that although we may have had someone on the board early on who had been there and done it, it didn't necessarily mean they were right fit for the specific board that we had.” 

He also tells us how he thinks his behaviour when sitting on a board has developed over the years, saying he now “aggressively” tries to see things from other people’s perspective. 

And he talks about the “brutal” experience of sitting on a board where the CEO was engaged in illegal activity, and what it was like selling his first company at the age of 26. 

Roei says he is on a mission to lower the barriers to entry for those who want to build and scale a business. 

He's now the CEO and founder of Connectd, a platform that connects startups with experienced executives and advisors.