Good advice is only actionable when it's also timely. "Hire slow and fire fast", for example, is not helpful advice for a founder who's still trying to get seed funding -- hiring is a problem they <i>want</i> to have. So the advice is good but they're not likely to remember it.<p>You can't expect someone to squirrel away every bit of good advice, just waiting for a time when it's useful.<p>I mean, there are plenty of times when I've slapped my head and said, "Oh, <i>that's</i> what they were talking about"... but mostly they told me when I didn't have the problem, and then I remembered too late :-\<p>Also, this pissed me off:<p>> But due to the depth of knowledge and experience here in Silicon Valley, there are many high quality people who do give great advice<p>I may live in Lower Fartville, but... really?