The Minutes of David Friedberg on boards https://minutesof.com/david-friedberg/on/boards/ Everything David Friedberg has said on boards: 2 verbatim quotes from September 2025, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it came from. en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:22:47 +0000 Friedberg explains CEOs drive business outcomes while board members cannot control or lead companies from boar https://minutesof.com/q/748b0b58-d5f6-4b4f-9078-ad78a7fce671/ https://minutesof.com/q/748b0b58-d5f6-4b4f-9078-ad78a7fce671/ “I cannot control a company, I cannot direct a company, I cannot lead a company from the board.” — The Modern Acre Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:54:41 +0000 boards Friedberg contrasts board role as waiting for things to happen versus CEO role as making things happen. https://minutesof.com/q/f3f4cc03-6626-43fc-8417-67d7f80d6aa6/ https://minutesof.com/q/f3f4cc03-6626-43fc-8417-67d7f80d6aa6/ “it feels like when you're on the board, every day you're waiting for shit to happen. But if you're the CEO, every day you get to wake up and make shit happen.” — The Modern Acre Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:54:41 +0000 boards