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March 10, 2019

How and why to build an advisory board

From startups to VC funds to accelerators, plenty of organisations are turning to advisors to step up a level. Here is how to do it right.


Amy Lewin

6 min read

Deborah Okenla, founder of YSYS.

What do Sarah Drinkwater, the ex-head of Google’s London startup space Campus, and Nafisa Bakkar, the cofounder of Amaliah, a platform for Muslim women, have in common? They’re both members of the advisory committee of YSYS, a London-based startup community founded by Deborah Okenla in 2017.

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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