Why forcing advisor relationships always backfires as a founder

Stefano Vaccino, Founder and CEO at Yapily on Riding Unicorns · The next wave of Open Banking and what it means for...

So you be very specific when you go and ask for help.

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and make a good use of your ancient time. So you be very specific when you go and ask for help. If you realize that, in the specific phase of the company, they are not able to give you much, put a pause, and then maybe one or two years after you come back, they might be helpful again. Don't force it, but, make sure that, you make a good use of the other person time rather than expecting them to be part of your management team. They are not part of your management team. Ultimately, everything is on your shoulder as a founder

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Yapily's CEO shares tactical advice on managing advisor relationships effectively. He emphasizes being specific when asking for help, knowing when to pause unproductive advisor relationships, and remembering that ultimate responsibility still rests with the founder.

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Provides actionable framework for founder-advisor dynamics that many entrepreneurs struggle with but rarely discuss openly.

27:07 - 27:4033stactical advice

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I should have jumped into my passion. Maybe do more mistake early on in my career because I would have come to the entrepreneurial life with a bit of lesser financial knowledge. But I think I probably waited a bit too long. So if you are in the same situation, it's probably time to give it a go.

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