For operators
Advise startups for equity
HyperGrowth Partners is the first and largest equity-focused advisory collective. Since 2021, our partners have advised 70 companies, 51 of them on terms that included sweat equity.
What HGP handles
You bring the operating experience. We run everything around it.
- Deal flow: Engagements come through founder and investor introductions. We qualify each company before you spend time on it.
- Scoping and terms: We scope the work with the founders and negotiate the package: mostly equity, often with some cash.
- Contracts and admin: Contracts, invoicing and equity paperwork run through HGP, so your time goes to the work.
- Co-advising: Bigger engagements get more than one partner. Ramp's ran from 2021 to 2024, with partners on growth, SEO and paid acquisition.
- A bench of peers: You work alongside operators who have led growth or marketing teams at Segment, Shopify, HubSpot, Heroku and Airbyte.
- Credit for the work: Partners on the bench get a profile on this site and are credited on the client pages they work on.
Who we look for
- You have led growth, marketing, SEO, paid or GTM at a company that scaled, and you can point to what you built.
- You have a specialty a founder can buy: signal-based outbound, AI search, developer marketing, paid acquisition, PLG or demand gen.
- You want to be hands-on: weekly sessions with the team and async review of their work, not one-off calls.
- You would rather earn equity than bill hours.
How joining works
- Intro call: Tell us what you have built and which problems you solve best.
- First engagement: We match you with a company that needs your specialty, sometimes alongside an existing partner.
- Join the bench: Your profile goes live, and you are credited on the client pages you work on.
Questions from operators
- What is an equity-focused advisory collective?
- A group of senior operators who advise startups mostly in exchange for equity rather than cash fees. At HGP, the collective sources the companies, sets the terms and handles contracts; partners do the advisory work.
- How are HGP engagements paid?
- With equity in the client company, often alongside cash. Of the 70 companies HGP partners have advised since 2021, 51 included equity in the terms.
- Do I need to leave my job to join?
- No. Some HGP partners advise alongside an operating role.
- How are partners matched with companies?
- On the problem. Each engagement is led by the partner whose specialty fits, and larger engagements add a second or third partner.
- How do I apply?
- Email g@hypergrowthpartners.com with your LinkedIn profile and the one or two problems you are best at solving.
Want to advise with us?
Send your LinkedIn profile and the problems you are best at solving.