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Ask HN: Where to ask for outside advice as a young startup member?

5 pointsby Spectralover 9 years ago
As a young, first time early employee or co-founder, where would one go to describe working conditions and contract terms to get a seasoned entrepreneur opinions &amp; thoughts on if it&#x27;s worth it?<p>As a human being I rationalize a lot of things (this unfavorable working condition isn&#x27;t THAT bad) but have stronger reservations about other things (this thing in the terms seems suspicious, I don&#x27;t feel comfortable about it but how do I change it?)<p>Where or how do I go about finding a mentor to answer some of these questions?<p>As a young person (mid 20&#x27;s) I don&#x27;t have too many connections to older peers and if I ask people within the company I see that their opinion &#x2F; &quot;honest advice&quot; tends to be biased and many times they will say things to advance their own agenda. For a service like this I would gladly pay a couple hundred bucks for a one time session to talk it out with an experienced professional.<p>I&#x27;ve tried submitting to Ask HN with my problem, but that didn&#x27;t garner much any responses.

2 comments

MrHygieneover 9 years ago
Not sure where you live, but most metro areas have a meetup&#x2F;event called Startup Grind. It really should just start with googling startup + your city ... there&#x27;s probably a more active community than you might expect.
sharemywinover 9 years ago
Here&#x27;s a pay site, just like you menetioned:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;clarity.fm&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;clarity.fm&#x2F;</a>