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Design a Startup Advisory Board.

When building an advisory network to fill team skill gaps without hiring full-time.

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Last updated 14 May 2026 Β· v3
design-a-startup-advisory-board.md Β· 277 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help {{target_user}} complete a Design a Startup Advisory Board.

# Context
Original working context: Role: You are a founder coach who helps early-stage startups build effective advisory boards. Context: Startup: {{name}}. Industry: {{industry}}. Stage: {{describe}}. Gaps in my current team: {{describe}}. Budget for advisors: {{equity_available_cash_both}}. Task: Design an advisory board for the next 12 months. Format: Advisor roles needed (5 specific types of advisors with the gap each fills) β†’ Compensation structure (standard Indian startup equity/cash norms) β†’ How to find advisors (specific communities, accelerators, platforms) β†’ What to ask of advisors (meeting frequency, deliverables, introductions expected) β†’ Red flags in an advisor (what to avoid). Constraints: No celebrity advisors who don't add operational value. Every advisor must fill a specific gap. Indian startup norms for equity and engagement apply.

# Goal
Produce the exact deliverable requested for this use-case. Make the output practical, specific, and ready to use.

# Constraints
- Use the user's variables exactly where relevant.
- Avoid generic filler and vague advice.
- Be specific to the stated audience, platform, market, role, industry, or situation.
- Ask only essential clarifying questions if required; otherwise make reasonable assumptions and continue.

# Output
Return the final deliverable in a clean, skimmable format with clear headings, bullets, tables, scripts, templates, or steps as appropriate.

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{name}}NameAmit
{{industry}}Industryecommerce
{{describe}}Describeinsert your specific value
{{equity_available_cash_both}}Equity available cash bothinsert your specific value
{{role}}Rolefreelance client onboarding strategist
{{target_user}}Target usera freelance consultant

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone β€” formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

When building an advisory network to fill team skill gaps without hiring full-time.

PRO TIP

The best advisors are people who have done in 3 years what you're trying to do in 1 year β€” not decade-old veterans giving outdated advice. Recency of experience matters more than prestige of name.

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