It’s amazing how many people will orbit around startups as advisors or something like that in an attempt to give off the scent of startup person in order to accrue status

The ultimate irony is that precisely 0 startups make it where the founder(s) doesn’t look extremely silly and low status during the founding era

Example of someone who accrued actual status as a advisor? Silicon Valley antibodies are pretty good at sniffing out value creation most of the time.

Bill Campbell. 

Though his career arc extended beyond Advisor.

Highly recommend this book:

Bill Campbell. 

Though his career arc extended beyond Advisor.

Highly recommend this book:

https://www.trilliondollarcoach.com/

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I haven’t worked with him personally, so I can’t say.

iirc he only bolted on when the companies were more or less mature no?

Lol, I know. Which is why I said his career arch was broad. He was an excellent “Advisor” as well though.

He was the CEO of multiple major companies! Hardly an “advisor”.