review.firstround.com · 2016-04-13 · 3704d

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.

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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