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Can I build a serious startup from a tier-2 city, or do I have to move to Bangalore?
You can build from anywhere, but be honest about what a hub gives you: dense access to peers, capital, and talent that you'll otherwise have to man...
How much equity should I give a startup advisor?
For most early-stage advisors, think in tenths and quarters of a percent, roughly 0.25% to 1%, vesting over ~2 years, scaled to how deeply they eng...
How do I build a founder network intentionally instead of hoping it happens?
Treat it like a habit, not an event: pick a weekly cadence (one meetup, three helpful DMs, one thing shared in public) and keep it up for a year. N...
How do I get real value out of the advisors I already have?
Advisors go stale when you treat them as an audience instead of a resource, so bring one specific, live problem to each conversation and send it ah...