Built4Builders Advisory · Founding Charter v2.1

Built by builders,
for builders.

A global collective of Stanford Executive Program alumni who advise privately owned technology companies. We give founders operating judgement, network reach and honest counsel — and we take no cash for it.

No cash fees
Compensation is one success-triggered cashless warrant to the collective's SPV.
Three business days
The response commitment every Core Adviser signs.
Ninety days
The window in which a new engagement must show something real.

What we hold to

Four commitments, not a brand promise

Builders first

Every member has built, scaled or rescued something real. Advice comes from operating scars, not frameworks.

Skin in the game

We take no cash. Compensation is a single success-triggered warrant granted to the collective, so we win only if the company does.

Radical candour

A founder hears what they need to hear within three business days, even when the answer is no.

Earned membership

Advisers are nominated, referenced, tested live and admitted only by unanimous decision.

The journey

From nomination to a working advisory board

  1. 01

    A member nominates

    Every company and every adviser enters through a member who knows the work.

  2. 02

    Board review

    Completeness in five days, structured review inside thirty, decision recorded in writing.

  3. 03

    Advisory board formed

    A Manager plus two to four advisers matched to the capability the company actually needs.

  4. 04

    Ninety-day needs map

    A small number of outcomes both sides can point at in ninety days and agree whether they happened.

Built4Builders Advisory is an independent initiative of Stanford Executive Program alumni. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Stanford University, and no member may claim such endorsement.

We are not a broker-dealer, investment adviser, fund manager or placement agent. We hold no client money, execute no transactions, and provide no securities, legal or tax advice.

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