review.firstround.com · 2016-04-13
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Mastering the Art of Advice: Context Over Counsel
Hiten Shah, serial entrepreneur and angel investor, deconstructs transformative advice he received to identify why context matters more than the advice itself. He shares three key techniques for effective advice-giving: signaling importance through irregular behavior, being direct in every dimension, and using shared context to resonate rather than relate.
Metrics in this report
Advice frequency
3-8times per day
mean/max
for Hiten Shah as angel investor and advisor
Advisory positions
50+companies
minimum
companies advised by Hiten Shah
Context impact on advice effectiveness
90%
estimated proportion
of advice impact attributed to context versus content