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As of 30 April;
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Onboarded 26 Advisors
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Had over 100 Startups sign up
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Facilitated 22 calls, 7 of these being paid calls
Firstly, please note that all calls with advisors include an initial discovery call free of charge. This gives you a chance to discuss your challenges with them, and see if you feel they can add value. At the end of the discovery call, the advisor will submit a proposal outlining how they can help you achieve your goals.
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There are several packages available;
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Ad hoc calls - You pay the advisor their proposed hourly fee. We do not take any money from the startup.
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Monthly subscription - You pay us a low-cost monthly subscription for access to advisors who are willing to undertake free calls:
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£20/month for 1 monthly call.
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£35/month for 2 monthly calls.
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Investment feedback - You pay for a 30minute review of your startup’s investability. The fee varies and is reflective of the advisors proposed hourly fee.
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Our mission is to make high-quality guidance more accessible and affordable to tech entrepreneurs. We fulfil this by ensuring that you will only speak with advisors who have real experience working with startups, and that you will have a free discovery call to ensure you’re happy with how they can add value to you.
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There is no benefit for doing this - no money is saved and it will likely take more time out of your schedule to arrange calls.
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You can just have an idea! The majority of startups we’ve helped tend to be in the early stages (Concept to Series A). We have many advisors available who can help companies from Series A onwards as well.
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We match startups to advisors based on the following criteria;
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Vertical (e.g. Fintech)
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Stage (e.g. Pre-Series A)
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Market Type (e.g. B2B)
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Areas of Expertise (e.g. Fundraising)
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Budget
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In short, no. Here are a few articles about why telling people about your startup is a good thing;
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https://www.inc.com/hillel-fuld/why-keeping-your-startup-idea-to-yourself-is-a-horrible-move.html
For peace of mind, all advisors on our platform agree to keep all discussions between startups strictly confidential upon sign-up.
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All initial discovery calls are free of charge.
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We are working on a model that would offer significant discounts to startups that are non-profit and social enterprise.All initial discovery calls are free of charge.
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There are several packages available;
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Yes! To be eligible, you need the following minimum requirements:
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5 years experience working with startups (Could be as an advisor, founder, employee etc).
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3 years experience in a particular vertical, e.g. Fintech, AI, E-commerce etc…
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You can charge whatever fee you like, up to £200/hour and can have as many calls as possible.
The most common call startups want to have is a 30 minute call to review their investability and the average price they pay for this is £50. Therefore equating to £100/hour advisory fee.
Please Note: All calls must be followed up with a brief feedback form, this takes around 5-10 mins to fill out.
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We take a 12% transaction fee on all paid calls.
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We process payments using stripe. Payments will be sent to the Advisor’s nominated bank account.
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No. Around 30% of advisors on the platform don’t charge a fee. Their motivations are typically to ‘give back’ or remain active in a particular vertical / expand their knowledge.
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We match advisors to startups based on the following criteria;
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Vertical (e.g. Fintech)
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Stage (e.g. Pre-Series A)
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Market Type (e.g. B2B)
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Areas of Expertise (e.g. Fundraising)
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The Startups Budget - NOTE: We will send options to startups for advisors who can help who are outside their budget if we feel they are a good match.
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We will ask you to suggest 3 time slots that work for you over the next few weeks.
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To reduce scheduling issues, we will be trialling the software Invite Once once our new website is live.