Coaches are on the same spectrum as advisors and investors… but not on the end you want. Paul Graham once cautioned me about advisors: “Be careful about getting

Coaches are on the same spectrum as advisors and investors… but not on the end you want. Paul Graham once cautioned me about advisors: “Be careful about getting advisors. An advisor is just somebody who doesn’t believe in you or your idea enough to invest in it.” I like this. However, it's not unfeasible to think that there are some people whose role is better as an advisor rather than an investor. Maybe they have the time and lack the money. I think writing off advisors entirely to embrace investors is a bad idea. Mainly because there's a divergence of goals: maybe an advisor wants the best for a company in the long-term while an investor might be swayed to give advice that benefits his investment more in the short-term.