Based on your posts here and your blog, if I look at what I would want to use that expertise for in my company it would be something different. You have an expe

Based on your posts here and your blog, if I look at what I would want to use that expertise for in my company it would be something different. You have an experience in tech and entrepreneurship that is one in a thousand, and that shouldn't be wasted on helping companies doing powerpoints. I would much rather want you as a boardmember/advisor. This would give a company two distinct advantages: 1) An extremely knowledgeable person who has been there before with which to talk on complicated issues. Experience in startups is rare as you point out. When it is coupled with deep tech knowledge it's even rarer. 2) Your name on the businessplan/presentation. Namedropping seems to be a major thing with investors. Unfortunately. Also, companies that are out raising money often aren't good customers as patio11 points out. Besides there's no repeat business, meaning that you'll have to constantly be on the lookout for new customers. Equity payment is great, but it's a lottery ticket. I don't know your personal situation of course, but if you need bread on the table it's probably going to be hard. But I'm sure lots of companies would pay in either equity/cash to have you onboard as an advisor. I know I would.