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Re:Ask HN: Does your lawyer attend your Board meetings? by andrewljohnson on Saturday January 09, 2010 @11:16PM (#1042629)
For us, our lawyer is an advisor, and he's a lawyer who only works with startups, so we like to hear what he has to say. We include him on board emails, meetings, etc.

However, we gave him some equity and his participation is otherwise free in this regard. We certainly couldn't pay someone hundreds of dollars an hour to give us advice right now.

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Re:Ask HN: Does your lawyer attend your Board meetings? by ScottWhigham on Sunday January 10, 2010 @10:29AM (#1043164)
Has your attorney been an investor or successful business person other than just being an attorney? Whilst being an attorney can often give you great perspective and great vicarious experience, that doesn't necessarily translate to real-world experience as an entrepreneur. There are parables about listening to attorneys who offer business advice, you know...
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