Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Founder & Chairman theBoardlist  chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners. Sukhinder is a Digital leader, Board member and Investor with 25+ years experience. She has held leadership roles at Stubhub, Google, theBoardlist, Yodlee, Polyvore,  Joyus and Amazon. Listen to the podcast to learn about01:00 - Risk-taking as an early-stage startup founder06:50 – How to train your team to take risks11:30 – Evaluating risk and reward when joining a startup21:45 – How to rent the mind that you can’t afford to hire27:30 – How should board members help founders31:30 – Think Gut-Data-Gut NOT Gut Vs Data36:00 - How to write a book about principlesCheck out the book Choose Possibility by Sukhinder Singh CassidyYou can read the complete transcript hereWant to listen to another industry leader who knows the intricacies of both an incumbent and a startup? Prime Venture had Julie Zhuo, Facebook’s former Design VP and currently the co-founder of Sundial, as a guest on the podcast. Learn about Julie’s journey from being an intern in Facebook to becoming Design VP, the secrets to building for the user when you are not the user anymore, how to persuade other stakeholders,  turning data into actionable insights, and a lot more. Listen hereEnjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.Follow Prime Venture Partners:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_inLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback