Ask HN: Re: NO NDA's - How can I Become an Advisor to a Startup?
about the value of ideas and deep domain experience, and how to protect your "ideas" without NDA's.
Here is what I really want to know...If I have Deep Domain Experience about a topic, and Have dozens of excellent ideas and relationships that can drive real value for a startup. If my end game is to try to become an advisor to the company, the equivalent of an "entrepreneur-in-residence" what would be the best approach to get noticed, get involved, and prove yourself to the founders to reach a point of becoming an advisor. I can't ask for an NDA, founders are overwhelmed with ideas already, I can't demonstrate my Deep Domain experience without giving away the milk for free, so why would they buy the cow.
Founders, what value do you need to see to say to yourself, "We need this guy on our side, lets throw him a few stock options and maybe a retainer to lock him into our organization and have him vested in our success?