How Founders Build Advisors Who Actually Move the Startup Forward
Advisors can unlock growth or quietly drain your momentum.
Most early-stage founders struggle to find the right advisors, set clear expectations, and turn advice into real outcomes. Without structure, advisor relationships often become vague, misaligned, or unproductive.
In this live session, Jonathan Greechan breaks down a practical framework for finding, vetting, and working with startup advisors in a way that actually drives progress.
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You’ll leave with:
A clear process to identify advisors that fit your stage
A simple test to evaluate chemistry and contribution
A structure for advisor interactions that produce outputs
An understanding of how equity and incentives should work
Common advisor mistakes and how to avoid them
This event is for:
Founders at the idea, pre-seed, or early traction stage
First-time founders building an advisory board
Operators and technical founders needing outside leverage
Advisors who want clearer, more effective engagements
About our Host:
Jonathan Greechan - Co-Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute - Jonathan Greechan is the Co-Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator. Since 2009, he has grown and scaled the organization to chapters in over 200 cities and over 100 countries, producing over 8100 portfolio companies with nearly $2B in venture funding. In his long career in tech and marketing, Jonathan has advised thousands of startups on marketing, growth, and product strategy and has spoken at startup conferences on four continents.
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About Founder Institute:
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 8,900 entrepreneurs raise over 2BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.