Ask HN: Any good resources on how to be a great technical advisor to startups?

#1

Post by _009 » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 3:42 AM UTC

Bumping up https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27600539

Re: Ask HN: Any good resources on how to be a great technical advisor to startups?

#2

Post by hnarayanan » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 5:57 AM UTC

Remember to really listen to their reality before suggesting things you know from your experience.

#3

Post by dave_sid » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 1:03 PM UTC

hnarayanan wrote: post #2

Remember to really listen to their reality before suggesting things you know from your experience.

Nice

#4

Post by westurner » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 2:14 PM UTC

## Codelabels: Component: title

### ENH,UBY: HN: linkify URIs in descriptions

## User Stories

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Given-When-Then

~ Who-What-Wow

~ {Marketing, Training, Support, Service} Curriculum Competencies

### Users can click on links in descriptions in order to review referenced off-site resources.

Costs/Benefits: Linkspam?

#5

Post by mooreds » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 7:27 PM UTC

I enjoyed "Do More Faster" which has a selection of advice from a number of startup founders who went through Techstars (and some advisors as well).

#6

Post by d--b » Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 1:40 AM UTC

hnarayanan wrote: post #2

Remember to really listen to their reality before suggesting things you know from your experience.

Yes exactly.

Probably just provide an ear and then make people talk and they will articulate what their problem is better and they’ll find the answers themselves.