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Build the board your next chapter needs.

Turn a strategic need into a focused search. Review relevant experience, build your shortlist, and meet leaders who choose the conversation.

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Sample search

Independent director

Finance & growth

Draft search

03Compare the evidence

A

Example candidate A

Finance leader · B2B software

Expertise

Financial reporting aligns with the brief

Operating scale

Growth-stage experience in the sample

Needs confirmation

Availability, conflicts and compensation

Example candidate B · Operations & growth
Different experience; further review needed.

Local example only · No accounts, messages or profile changes

A shortlist with substance.

Experience, evidence, and open questions.

Clear requirements

Candidate-controlled visibility

Consent-based introductions

See the product, not just the promise

From “who do we need?” to a more informed conversation.

SeatBorneIllustrative product walkthrough · sample data

Sample search

Independent director

Finance & growth

Draft search

02Review the brief

Role type

Fiduciary director

Summary

Financial reporting and capital strategy for a growth-stage software business.

Priority expertise

Financial reporting · Capital planning

Industry / stage

B2B software / Growth

Geography & compensation

To be confirmed by the company

Local example only · No accounts, messages or profile changes

Define

Turn your description into a brief you review.

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SeatBorneIllustrative product walkthrough · sample data

Sample search

Independent director

Finance & growth

Draft search

03Compare the evidence

A

Example candidate A

Finance leader · B2B software

Expertise

Financial reporting aligns with the brief

Operating scale

Growth-stage experience in the sample

Needs confirmation

Availability, conflicts and compensation

Example candidate B · Operations & growth
Different experience; further review needed.

Local example only · No accounts, messages or profile changes

Compare

Experience factors and missing information, together.

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SeatBorneIllustrative product walkthrough · sample data

Sample search

Independent director

Finance & growth

Draft search

04Request an introduction

Introduction context

Discuss finance leadership for our next stage of growth.

Company request

Context prepared for the candidate

Candidate decision

Pending — no contact details shared

Staff coordination

After candidate acceptance and required approval

Local example only · No accounts, messages or profile changes

Connect

A request. A candidate decision. A coordinated introduction.

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SeatBorneIllustrative product walkthrough · sample data

Sample search

Independent director

Finance & growth

Draft search

02Review the brief

Role type

Fiduciary director

Summary

Financial reporting and capital strategy for a growth-stage software business.

Priority expertise

Financial reporting · Capital planning

Industry / stage

B2B software / Growth

Geography & compensation

To be confirmed by the company

Local example only · No accounts, messages or profile changes

The board-needs brief

A strategic question. A structured starting point.

Describe the seat in your own words. AI can help draft the brief; your team reviews the role type, expertise, industry, stage and practical requirements before saving.

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SeatBorneIllustrative product walkthrough · sample data

Sample search

Independent director

Finance & growth

Draft search

03Compare the evidence

A

Example candidate A

Finance leader · B2B software

Expertise

Financial reporting aligns with the brief

Operating scale

Growth-stage experience in the sample

Needs confirmation

Availability, conflicts and compensation

Example candidate B · Operations & growth
Different experience; further review needed.

Local example only · No accounts, messages or profile changes

The explainable shortlist

More substance. Fewer assumptions.

Compare experience factors alongside gaps that still need confirmation. Shortlist relevant candidates and keep diligence questions visible, rather than relying on a single opaque score.

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SeatBorneIllustrative product walkthrough · sample data

Sample search

Independent director

Finance & growth

Draft search

04Request an introduction

Introduction context

Discuss finance leadership for our next stage of growth.

Company request

Context prepared for the candidate

Candidate decision

Pending — no contact details shared

Staff coordination

After candidate acceptance and required approval

Local example only · No accounts, messages or profile changes

The shared workspace

Move the conversation forward, together.

Keep searches, private team notes and introduction stages in one place. A company request is not candidate consent; staff coordination follows the candidate’s decision.

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A little support, or a closer partnership

Your team’s search. A clearer way to run it.

Self-directed search

Your team defines the brief, reviews the evidence and manages its shortlist and conversations.

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Optional hands-on coordination

Discuss staff shortlist review and introduction coordination. Agree scope and terms with the team before proceeding.

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A few useful answers

Before you begin your search.

A better search starts with a clearer brief.

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