Hands-on advisors are part-time employees — pay them real equity
dunkhippo33 · x · 2026-10-22
dunkhippo33 defines the first kind of advisor: those who roll up their sleeves, e.g. doing active go-to-market through their network or bringing deep expertise to help build your solution. They're essentially part-time employees and should be properly compensated with a fair bit of equity.
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