Advisors Questions

As our product development goes along, we are looking for more advisors to form an advisory board - we need well considered input from people who have already proven themselves in the tech / IoT...

Board Advisors Mentor Strategy Startup

asked Jun 28 '15 at 12:01

Alexander Hill
1 point

How do you get advisors for your new startup if your personal network is limited?Do you just contact people for a meeting to get advice and then just ask them to become an advisor? What's the...

Advisors Mentor

asked Feb 15 '14 at 13:41

User30135
11 points

Here is the specific question: I am a co-founder of a very early stage technology start-up. We have a good early level feedback on the nearly finished prototype(with a lot of features that we have...

Advisors Equity

asked Sep 14 '13 at 00:17

User2530668
6 points

I'm an informal advisor to a non-tech startup that is putting together a formal board of advisors. Could I please have some feedback on a suggested approach to luring another advisor, who I think...

Advisors

asked Sep 23 '13 at 09:37

City Entrepreneur
42 points

I am starting a SaaS company which helps real estate companies manage their assets. I know a managing director in an investment bank doing business as broker to help the small real estate companies...

Advisors Conflict Of Interest

asked Jul 25 '13 at 14:16

Jhu
11 points

Have many startups received unsolicited requests from people to serve as advisory board members? Are those types of unsolicited requests usually accepted, as long as the person who wants to be an...

Advisors

asked Jul 8 '13 at 09:07

User6492
1,747 points

this may sound strange, but I had this tought recently. As you know, we visit doctors, they diagnose us and advice us how to get cured and in sometimes, the doc does the job. It may take hardly...

Advisors Management

asked Jun 21 '13 at 04:21

Nikolai
125 points

I am making an angel investment into a startup, and as the industry is different from mine and as I'd like to get plugged into that industry, I told the startup founder what I could offer as an...

Advisors

asked Jun 2 '13 at 04:36

User6492
1,747 points

I've got a fairly good business, producing a profit and revenues of half what I need to live. I'm an idea man and nurture lots of great ideas over time. I'm looking to have someone else run with...

Advisors CEO Profit Sharing Joint Venture

asked Apr 19 '13 at 23:44

Ron
21 points

As many of you may know advisors can be key to a new startup, esp. with first time entrepreneurs.I wondered, how much time have your advisors say over the last month talked to you? My advisor (as...

Advisors Solo Entrepreneur Support

asked Jan 30 '13 at 11:55

Code Talk
253 points

I'm currently starting up a mobile social networking application with zero funding. The app is currently in the mvp stage with a very thorough business plan, and my business partner and I are...

Advisors Equity Startup Costs Legal

asked Feb 1 '13 at 04:29

User23813
13 points

We just incorporated and are now bringing on board an advisor. We want to give him %1. Our company consists of me and two co-founders, each with 1 million shares. Our total authorized shares are 5...

Advisors Shares

asked Jan 22 '13 at 12:50

Neon Blue Hair
66 points

My product is in development. By Feb 5th a beta should be released. For the mean time aside from getting traffic to prelaunch what else should I do ? I am the nontech founder. So Far I have...

Getting Started Advisors Venture Capital Angel

asked Jan 28 '13 at 06:22

Ted
1 point

for a firm in the business industry, specifically in strategic management, finance, HR, is there a more suitable word between consulting and advisory? I mean, does "ABC Consulting" have a...

Advisors Naming

asked Jan 6 '13 at 06:42

Nikolai
125 points

Recently I have began a new tech start up and right now of course it is my baby. So far video animation is complete describing what the product does. I bootstrap my kids ( businesses ). Usually I...

Advisors

asked Jan 12 '13 at 13:38

User22504
6 points

How should they be paid; what is an average fee for a professional...non professional? I really don't know how much time or useful info they will provide so is giving them a percentage of...

Advisors Contract Website Consultants

asked Sep 12 '12 at 01:32

Jimmy
71 points

I've searching for advisors in NYC area.I have no idea what kind of deals are being offered to advisors. I need someone to help me to clear it up for me. I don't want to offer a deal that maybe...

Advisors Negotiation

asked Aug 4 '12 at 13:54

Zapoo
303 points

in the past month I've been formulating a new startup idea in my head. It's not something technologically advanced that can't be made by me and my team but it belongs in the health industry and I...

Advisors Equity

asked Jun 19 '12 at 18:57

Thanos
103 points

I know that the first thing investors look for is a good strong team. Until recently, I thought that just meant the founder and co-founders. However, I was just checking out angelist, and most of...

Advisors Funding Venture Capital Investors

asked Jun 27 '12 at 04:51

Derek
164 points

What are some methods that you use? There can be issues like time conflicts, not keeping them in the loop enough, and advice that comes like after you've already made mistakes. Is it hard to make...

Board Advisors

asked Apr 17 '12 at 03:45

Steven
41 points