joining company boards,

guest lecturing,

open source contributions,

participating in user research,

partnering on side projects,

speaking at events,

speaking on podcasts,

volunteering,

brainstorming,

beta testing new products,

freelance roles,

mentoring,

advising companies,

grabbing a coffee,

joining discords,

co-founding a company,

coaching founders,

giving fundraising advice,

giving product reviews,

raising funding,

teaching entrepreneurship,

becoming a vc scout,

investing,

joining investment syndicates,

making angel investments,

making early stage investments,

making late stage investments,

making real estate investments,

advising early stage companies,

advising late stage companies,

fractional executive roles,

hiring,

mock interviewing,

being a brand ambassador,

brand partnership,

and brand strategy consulting.