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Advisory & Boards
Advisory roles, board seats, and how they pay.
How Much Equity Should You Take as a Startup Advisor? (0.25-1% Explained)
How much equity should a startup advisor get? Typical ranges are 0.25-1%, with 2-year vesting and a cliff. Tiers by stage and time commitment, explained.
December 10, 2025Is Your Advisor Equity Offer Fair? A 5-Minute Sanity Check
A clear, advisor-side way to tell if an equity offer is fair: company stage, your real time commitment, vesting, and the red flags worth walking away from.
December 7, 2025What Is 0.25% of a Startup Actually Worth? An Advisor Equity Calculator
An advisor equity dollar value calculator: turn 0.25% into real money across valuations, factor in dilution and vesting, and price an advisory seat with eyes open.
December 5, 2025Advisor Shares and Taxes: Why You Get NSOs (Not ISOs) and What That Costs You
Why advisor equity comes as NSOs instead of ISOs, how the 409A strike price, 83(b), and ordinary-income-at-exercise rules actually hit your taxes.
December 3, 2025How to Get on a Startup Advisory Board (and Get Paid in Equity)
A practical guide for executives on how to get on a startup advisory board: where to find roles, the FAST equity framework, and how to structure the deal.
December 1, 2025Landing Your First Board Seat: A US Operator's Playbook
A practical US playbook for operators who want their first board seat: where private-company seats actually come from, what boards want, and how to get found.
November 29, 2025What Board Seats Actually Pay: Startup, Private, and Nonprofit Compared
How much do board seats pay? Typical cash and equity ranges for startup, private-company, and nonprofit boards, plus what drives a seat to the high end.
November 26, 2025Advisory Board vs Board of Directors: Roles, Pay, and Liability
Advisor vs board member: the real difference in fiduciary duty, D&O liability, and pay. A practitioner's guide to advisory boards versus boards of directors.
November 24, 2025If You Walk Away From an Advisory Role, What Happens to Your Unvested Shares?
If you quit an advisory role, what happens to your advisor equity? How vesting, cliffs, and termination clauses decide what you keep — and what to negotiate first.
November 22, 2025How to Write a Board Bio That Gets You Considered
Learn how to build a board bio that gets you considered, with a board-bio-vs-resume template and a clear list of what to include and what to cut.
November 20, 2025How to Join an Advisory Board
A direct guide to how to join an advisory board: what companies want, how advisory differs from fiduciary boards, what the role pays, and how to get found.
October 7, 2025Advisory Board Compensation: What Advisors Actually Get Paid
A clear breakdown of advisory board compensation — cash retainers, equity grants, typical ranges for startups vs. established companies, time commitment, and how to negotiate.
October 5, 2025Fractional vs Consulting vs Advisory vs Interim: The Differences
Fractional vs consulting vs advisory vs interim: clear distinctions on ownership, duration, pay, and commitment, plus which model fits which moment.
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