Investors mostly ignore your list of advisors, says founder

dunkhippo33 · x · 2026-10-22

dunkhippo33 points out that unless an advisor is extremely famous, investors completely ignore your advisor list — the advisor isn't the one doing the work. A key reason first-time founders overvalue marquee advisors.

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