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Should Your Startup Have an Advisory Board?

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Many startup companies hire advisory boards. It’s mostly done by first-time entrepreneurs who want to persuade (bribe?) So do advisory boards really add value? In my experience most advisory boards under deliver relative to expectations. Ok, next advisory board meeting in 60-90 days.

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Why I Don’t Like Board Observers

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I wrote recently about the role of Advisory Boards in startups , which I expected to be a bit controversial. It’s just that many companies waste equity on advisory boards, pick the wrong advisers or set up advisory boards with the wrong expectations. What exactly is a board observer?