Essential Resources to Increase Your Chances

Step-by-step instructions on how to conduct thorough market research in your industry. Check it out here.

Learn how having advisors can accelerate your startup’s growth, provide strategic insights, and help you navigate challenges effectively. Check it out here.

Insights on common pitfalls to avoid in the early stages. Check it out here.

A guide to creating a powerful one-liner that effectively captures the essence of your startup. Check it out here.

Guides founders on identifying and understanding the core problems of their market, ensuring the development of a solution that truly addresses customer needs. Check it out here.

Tips on identifying and partnering with the right co-founders who complement your skills and vision. Check it out here.

A comprehensive guide on understanding and filling out each section of the Lean Canvas, a strategic management and entrepreneurial blueprint. Check it out here.

Insights on effective practices to adopt in the early stages. Check it out here.

A curated list of essential books that provide valuable insights, strategies, and knowledge for first-time founders. Check it out here.

A guide on how to build a landing page that follows best practices for B2C startups. Check it out here.

A tool to create financial forecasts to understand funding needs and future growth. Check it out here.

A template to plan and execute digital marketing campaigns to reach and engage your audience. Check it out here.

Learn how to use compelling cold emails that generate responses and open doors to potential partners, clients, and investors. Check it out here.

A guide on how to build a landing page that follows best practices for Marketplace startups. Check it out here.

Techniques to conduct effective user interviews that yield genuine insights. Check it out here.

Techniques for expanding your professional network, crucial for mentorship and investor connections. Check it out here.

A guide on how to build a landing page that follows best practices for B2B startups. Check it out here.

An introduction to applying lean startup principles to minimize waste and adapt quickly. Check it out here.

Resources to help define and understand your target customer to tailor products and marketing efforts. Check it out here.

An overview of equity distribution and vesting schedules to align interests with your team and advisors. Check it out here.

A primer on using Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) for fundraising from angel investors. Check it out here.

Guidance on building a Minimum Viable Product with essential features and iterative feedback. Check it out here.

Best practices for setting up efficient, compliant, and scalable operations. Check it out here.

A concise framework to craft a compelling 60-second pitch to grab immediate interest from investors. Check it out here.

A detailed outline to expand your pitch for slightly longer presentations or initial meetings. Check it out here.

A tutorial on calculating the potential market size using a bottom-up approach for more accuracy. Check it out here.

A comprehensive guide for in-depth presentations covering all aspects of your business and strategy. Check it out here.

A list of platforms that offer aggregated resources and tools for startup founders. Check it out here.

An intro to Custom GPTs and guidance on creating one for your startup, becoming one of the best startup co-founders you could ever wish for and that you never knew existed. Check it out here.

Guidelines on how to collect and integrate user feedback to improve your product iteratively. Check it out here.

Charles primarily serves startup founders in different software industries. This includes those who may still be validating their idea, defining their ideal user persona, searching for co-founders, refining their business model, needing help with fundraising strategies, or looking to scale their operations​​ efficiently, among many other circumstances.

By asking founders clarifying open questions, Charles can provide personalized, one-on-one advisory services tailored to their specific phase and industry. This approach allows for a deep understanding of their unique challenges and provides targeted guidance to increase their chances​​.

Success by Charles is measured by the founders' achievements, including dreams achieved, successful product launches, fundraising rounds, resources saved, operational milestones, mistakes avoided, and growth, among other metrics.

Charles is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 24 years of business experience and over 12 years of hands-on entrepreneurial experience. He is a four-time founder who has also joined, mentored and advised other startups. Having started as a first-time founder, Charles made many common mistakes that new entrepreneurs make. Witnessing similar mistakes made repeatedly by other founders, he was inspired to create Your Startup Advisor. His goal with YSA is to leverage his extensive experience to guide founders in avoiding common mistakes and increasing their chances of success.

Yes, Charles can assist first-time founders regardless of their location. The advisory’s digital-first approach and flexible communication options make it accessible to founders in various geographic locations.

Charles offers a range of support and guidance specifically tailored for first-time founders. These include and are not limited to: Idea and business model validation User persona discovery Finding co-founders Guidance on developing a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Fundraising strategies Operational excellence Strategies for market entry and growth Dos and Don'ts And more

Charles operates as an advisor and mentor. Here's how that is very different from being a consultant: Focus and Scope: Advisor/Mentor: Provides broad, strategic guidance and mentorship over long periods. Consultant: Addresses specific, immediate issues like business processes or technology implementations. Engagement and Duration: Advisor/Mentor: Longer engagements, often from startup inception through various growth stages. Consultant: Short-term, project-based contracts with clear start and end dates. Compensation: Advisor: Often compensated with equity, aligning their success with the startup’s long-term success. Consultant: Paid monetarily based on hours worked or project completion. Relationship with the Startup: Advisor/Mentor: More personal and holistic, deeply involved in the startup's overall vision and challenges. Consultant: Formal and objective, focused on specific outcomes.

There is technically no limit to the number of free chats a founder can book. These chats allow founders to gain value from the first session and can assist both parties in evaluating the potential for a productive working relationship. Once there's a regular frequency of chats and a consistent exchange of messages, it would indicate the need to move to a formal relationship. This transition allows for a structured engagement through Charles’s advisory services, ensuring dedicated support and strategic guidance tailored to the founder’s needs.