Board Advisory & Governance

How and When to Remove a Board Member Without Blowing Up Your Organization

Pholus Advisory | 11/26/2025
Not every board member works out. Some stop showing up. Others undermine decisions or create division. A few turn out to be fundamentally misaligned with the mission or incapable of handling the role. And occasionally, someone who was once valuable becomes a liability as the organization evolves. Most founders know…

What Is an Advisory Board? A Founder’s Guide to Recruiting People Who Actually Help

Pholus Advisory | 11/26/2025
Most founders assemble advisory boards for the wrong reasons. They want credibility by association. They want impressive names on the website. They want to signal to investors that serious people believe in the company. And they end up with a list of people who ghost meetings, don’t respond to emails,…

How to Spot a Fake Invoice Before It Costs You Thousands

Pholus Advisory | 11/18/2025
Fake invoices don’t arrive with a warning label. They show up in your inbox looking legitimate, professionally formatted, and often timed perfectly to slip past distracted finance teams. By the time you realize something’s wrong, the money is gone and the trail has gone cold. Vendor fraud is one of…

How to Turn a Financial Breach Into a Governance Win

Pholus Advisory | 11/21/2024
Most organizations discover financial misconduct the same way: something doesn’t add up, someone finally asks the right question, and suddenly the floor falls out. What follows is usually panic, blame, and a scramble to contain damage before stakeholders find out. But the discovery of a breach doesn’t have to be…
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