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		<title>How much equity for advisor/mentor?</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  My grandfather was a Rat of ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  My grandfather was a Rat of Tobruk, and for a brief time was a prisoner of war. He had a phrase, "When you know you are going to be shot in the morning, it marvelously focuses your attention."
  &#160;
  Join a mentor progr]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  I agree with Ric.&#160; I wo]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  I agree with Ric.&#160; I would advise against offering equity to a mentor.
  &#160;
  There are many mentors and coaches (like myself) that will work with small startup companies for not initial compensation.&#160; We migh]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2008 17:24:51 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  I would discourage you from ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  I would discourage you from offering equity to a mentor.
  (Please note: I could be construed as having a bias because I have a ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2008 17:24:51 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Would this percentage be forever]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Would this percentage be forever, or for a set period of time?
E.G. Design my site, receive 1.5% for 1 year.
This of course would not be until the website generates an income.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2008 17:24:51 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I would disagree with your basic]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I would disagree with your basic premise.&#160; Most of the time I bring an advisory board in, they are not paid (at least initially).&#160; Under the assumption that you want successful, knowledgeable people as advisors they don`t need money that bad.&#16[...]]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2008 17:24:51 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I am trying to get new advisors/]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I am trying to get new advisors/mentors on my start-up (early stages!). I guess no one would really want to work as an advisor/mentor for free.....What percentage is common practice to give for an advisor (1h/week of their time)?
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