... whole offer much easier to judge. Comment from Santosh Kumar(@santosh__kumar9): If you could go back to that conversation whats the one question you would ask the advisor before even discussing the numbers? Comment from KASSANDRA EMARD(@kassandra_ripley): That's not an advisor offer, that's a co-founder ask with none of the risk. Equity should reflect someone betting on your success, not invoicing for it. I've been approached with similar structures the moment someone leads ... ... retainer, it tells you exactly where their incentives are. The best advisors I've worked with took small equity, no cash, and introduced themselves by being useful before any agreement existed. Comment from Alina Sprengele(@alina_sprengele): @kassandra_ripley