PUBLICATIONS
The Board of Directors of a Private Enterprise (2017) is considered by many to be the most authoritative perspective available on private company boards and governance issues. In addition to his book, Dennis Cagan has written dozens of articles in numerous publications. A small sample of which are noted below.
Books & Pamphlets
The Board of Directors for a Private Enterprise – A Comprehensive Inside Look at Creating and Managing the Boards of Private Companies of All Types
A primer on early-stage company equity. From raising capital to stock options. Seldom taught things an entrepreneur needs to know about equity and governance before making needless mistakes.
Additional Content
How to Get on the Board of Directors of a For-Profit Company
A Board of Directors Qualification Matrix
A Mushroom Board
Caganco Shadow CEO®
Caganco Board of Directors Practice
Dennis Cagan’s Board Biography
The tone, content, and conduct of this meeting are critical to the level of governance and the ultimate value of having a Board. Yet outside of the board’s inner circle, few people know what typically goes on in one, much less how to organize and effectively conduct a board meeting.
Private companies – this is such a broad category! When looking at their origin, their growth process, and their hoped-for ‘end-game’, there are actually many varieties – just like flowers. There are many different looks, different sizes, different shapes, and certainly different smells.
You would think that Dennis Cagan has a lot of board meeting stories, seeing as he has served on 65 corporate boards – and you would be right. Here is one cut from his cover-story article so he could use it in this editor’s note.
Cover of the Directors&Boards Magazine Q2 2013 Issue containing the article “Firing a Director”.
A chapter in Mr. Cagan’s book, The Board of Directors for a Private Enterprise.
Cover of Directors&Boards Magazine Q2 2012 issue containing “Finding directors” article.
Article: ‘A primer: the ins and outs of board meetings for the small and private company.”
A white paper on the new paradigm for the man-machine interface.
Dennis Cagan was honored as an Outstanding Director for 2013 by the Dallas Business Journal and NACD.
Cover of the Directors&Boards Magazine Q4 2012 Issue containing “The ABCs of forming an Advisory Board” article.
Article: “Questions: what to ask a prospective board member, and which you are most likely to be asked by them.” Scheduled to be published in Directors&Boards Magazine in Q1 2014.