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EP 82: How to Build a Startup Advisors | Barry Stamos of Supernova on Scaling & Managing Advisors
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Startup Advisors can make or break your growth. In this episode, Barry Stamos of Supernova shares how to build a world-class startup advisory board, manage relationships, and scale successfully.
With real-world lessons from the Tuft & Needle journey and his advisory platform Supernova, Barry dives deep into sourcing the right advisors, setting success metrics, avoiding red flags, and aligning compensation with performance.
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00:00 – Introduction
00:08 – Meet Barry Stamos: Founder of Supernova
00:43 – Barry’s startup journey and lessons from past exits
03:10 – Why startup advisors and mentors are critical
03:29 – Finding and managing startup advisors effectively
05:29 – Startup advisor success story: learning from experience
08:56 – The right time for early stage startup support
12:26 – Tuft & Needle case study: startup advisor success story
16:04 – The real role of startup advisors in startup growth
20:33 – Managing advisor relationships for success
21:27 – How to compensate startup advisors effectively
23:53 – How to find startup advisors and sourcing advisors for startups
25:55 – Making aggressive advisor requests
29:16 – Startup advisor horror stories and startup advisor red flags
33:05 – Introducing Supernova: the startup advisor platform
35:44 – How Supernova matches advisors with founders
37:51 – Advice for founders seeking advisors and building a startup advisory board
40:00 – How to connect with Barry Stamos and Supernova
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ABOUT BARRY STAMOS
Barry Stamos is a 3x exited founder, startup advisor, and CEO of Supernova—a platform that connects high-growth startups with a curated network of successfully exited founders. With a track record that includes advising breakout companies like Tuft & Needle, Barry specializes in helping startups scale smarter through strategic advisory boards, hands-on mentorship, and performance-driven advisor relationships.
You can reach out to Barry through:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bstamos/
Supernova's Website: https://1supernova.com/
ABOUT JASON
Jason Kirby is the co-founder of Thunder VC. He is a serial entrepreneur with 4 multi-million exits and decades of experience in fundraising and business building. He has coached hundreds of entrepreneurs in his career on fundraising, investing, capital strategy, and busin