[gettinstarted]

I just wrote about this on my blog:

http://startupsanddowns.blogspot.com/2011/04/only-n00bs-ask-...

In my experience, it all starts with pitching your idea. If you can succinctly capture someone's interest, they'll have questions and start hypothesizing about the possibilities (nuances that are interesting to them). Once this happens and you engage the conversation (not shoot down their ideas with things like...we've thought about it and this is why we won't do it) for a little while, you will usually hear, "What can I do to help?"

It's at that point you want to appropriately engage the person, keeping action items limited to short conversations, introductions and the like. Remember, advisor aren't there to build your business.

Good Luck!