"So, with the help of the strategists and the professional firms we were able to throw a few more resources at the teams. We got a local marketing firm to donate some strategizing help. We wanted to set up an infrastructure for each team that they could potentially build around. And it worked out really, really well. I know that some of the DreamIt companies ended up getting quite a few people from these partners companies to be on their boards."

Having people on the board of directors of your company from the local accounting and marketing firms? That's just really weird.

A board position is certainly not something to be handed out lightly, should reflect the ownership of the company, and definitely not something you're "lucky to have people on".