Job Responsibilities
Business Strategy for young startups, 50 hours per week
Public presentations, PR meetings, 10 hours per week
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Job Requirements
Best in class education is essential; Harvard, Stanford.
Outstanding results in and outside of the classroom and a
demonstrated ability to simultaneously excell in several areas.
There should be a demonstrated ability in both the technical
field, and in the practical aspects of business and law.
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Uppers
The chance to set the destiny of many corporations. As they say, "Success has
many fathers..."
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Downers
The public advertising portion of the work; unpaid, it can involve
many meetings, in which the prospective client is found to be
unsuitable. It is an essential and important part of the job to
scout new clients.
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Lifestyle
Get a superb education in a difficult technical field, then work
in the business for 5-10 years to establish crediblity, and a
superb roladex before attempting to consult. There will only be a
limited market for talented consultants, but there will always be
a market for the exceptionally talented.
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Compensation
The compensation is typically a mixture of stock and cash; equity
vests at about 1%/yr/client and the hourly rates are
$150-350/hour. There are no benefits and no bonuses. Successful
advice can result in equity worth 10-20 times the value of the
cash compensation.
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Advice to Jobseekers
Get a superb education in a difficult technical field, then work
in the business for 5-10 years to establish crediblity, and a
superb roladex before attempting to consult. There will only be a
limited market for talented consultants, but there will always be
a market for the exceptionally talented.
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