[squirrel]

I don't run the programme and am not particularly trying to "reach" you. Just think it is of interest to the HN community and worth an upvote and brief comment.

I don't receive equity and don't have anything to do with the investors in the programme. I do expect to make contacts with interesting people who have an entrepreneurial bent - generally, people I meet like this help me learn things my team and I can use, and sometimes they help me find people I can hire. Those are two of my main missions as CTO of youDevise.

Springboard don't pay me. I'm not aware they're advertising using my name, but if they were I'd ask them to include my company's name too, which would help us to get better known and (I hope) attract more smart people to apply for jobs with us.

Edit: They _are_ advertising with my name! http://springboard.com/douglas-squirrel/ The bio's a bit tired but it does mention my company, which is good enough for me.

[pmjordan]

Helpful information, thank you!

I don't run the programme and am not particularly trying to "reach" you.

I realise that; my questions aren't necessarily directed at you specifically.