The first advisor
Mar Hershenson is the first advisor. She is the founding managing partner of Pear VC, has co-founded three startups, holds an engineering PhD from Stanford, and teaches entrepreneurship there.
She brings both sides of the table to one conversation: what it is like to build, and what it is like to decide whether to back. Neither institution is involved in, or endorses, Founder Hours for Good.
Why this exists
Mar's idea is simple: founders choose 15, 30 or 60 minutes, the first 15 are free, and the company plans to give an amount equal to the fees to a nonprofit supporting underrepresented founders.
More advisors
Mar is the only advisor at first. Others may join later under published criteria, after a review period. There is no roster to show yet, and nothing here should be read as a promise of one.
Sources
Advice only. Booking a session has no effect on any investment consideration at Pear VC or anywhere else, and is not an introduction, a diligence review or an endorsement.