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EXPERT OFFICE HOURSHAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

One challenge. One expert. One focused conversation.

Sometimes you don’t need another program.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

You need someone who has been there.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

HAE Expert Office Hours connects members with experienced founders, operators, investors, and subject-matter experts for one-on-one conversations focused on the challenge in front of you now.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

EXPLORE THE EXPERTS

MEMBER-ONLY · 1:1 EXPERTISE · SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEARHAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

A quiet corner by a sunlit window: two chairs facing each other over a small table with two cups. Placeholder — HAE's own photography portfolio is being assembled.

Subject brief for this slot

REAL EXPERT + MEMBER IN CONVERSATION

The brief prohibits, by name:

  • handshake photos
  • staged stock photography

Subject rules from the creative brief §8. This is the brief for the image that belongs in this slot, and it is shown to reviewers only.

WHEN YOU NEED ANOTHER PERSPECTIVEHAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

Don’t wrestle with every decision alone.

Building a company means constantly encountering questions you haven’t answered before.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

You may not need months of mentoring to work through it.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11) Sometimes one focused conversation with someone who knows the territory can change what you do next.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

BRING THE QUESTIONHAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

We’ll help you find the expertise.

A shared worktable mid-session: two open notebooks, pens, reading glasses and coffee in bright window light. Placeholder — HAE's own photography portfolio is being assembled.

Subject brief for this slot

EXPERT PORTRAITS / WORKING SESSION

The brief prohibits, by name:

  • large posed groups
  • staged stock photography

Subject rules from the creative brief §8. This is the brief for the image that belongs in this slot, and it is shown to reviewers only.

HOW IT WORKSHAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

Find the person who can help you think it through.

  1. 1

    EXPLORE

    Browse HAE experts by experience, industry, and area of expertise.

  2. 2

    MATCH

    Identify the expert whose experience best fits the question or challenge you’re facing.

  3. 3

    CONNECT

    Meet one-on-one for a focused conversation built around your company and your question.

  4. 4

    MOVE

    Leave with sharper thinking, a different perspective, and greater clarity about what to do next.

EXPLORE THE EXPERTS

THE EXPERTSHAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

Experience you can put to work.

Our experts include founders, operators, executives, investors, advisors, and subject-matter specialists who have built companies, led organizations, navigated difficult decisions, and developed deep expertise in their fields.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

They’re here to help HAE members put that experience to work.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

The Experts program is transitioning, and is not available to Student or Affiliate memberships.HAE published destinations (read 2026-09-05)

EXPLORE ALL EXPERTS

BUILT FOR THE QUESTION IN FRONT OF YOUHAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

No cohort. No curriculum. No long-term commitment.

Expert Office Hours is different from HAE’s accelerators, courses, and longer-term advisory programs.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

There is nothing to complete.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

Bring a real challenge. Find someone with relevant experience. Have the conversation.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

Then get back to building.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

HAE MEMBERSHIP REQUIREDHAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

EXPLORE THE EXPERTS

HAVE EXPERIENCE FOUNDERS CAN USE?HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

Be the person you wish you could have called.

The best entrepreneurial knowledge often comes from having faced the decision yourself.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

If you have expertise in fundraising, go-to-market, technology, product, operations, leadership, legal, growth, or another area founders need, put that experience to work for the HAE community.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

BECOME AN EXPERT
A warm café interior set for a small meetup: clusters of tables, cups and notepads out, pendant light and daylight. Placeholder — HAE's own photography portfolio is being assembled.

Subject brief for this slot

MEMBER + EXPERT / HUMAN MOMENT

The brief prohibits, by name:

  • handshake photos
  • large posed groups

Subject rules from the creative brief §8. This is the brief for the image that belongs in this slot, and it is shown to reviewers only.

ONE CONVERSATION CAN CHANGE THE NEXT MOVE.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

Find the expertise you need, when you need it.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

You don’t have to know every answer.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11) You need to know who to ask.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

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MEMBER-ONLY · 1:1 EXPERTISE · SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEARHAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

HAE Expert Office Hours connects members with experienced founders, operators, investors, and subject-matter experts for one-on-one conversations focused on the challenge in front of you now.HAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)

EXPLORE THE EXPERTS

HAE MEMBERSHIP REQUIREDHAE Expert Office Hours copy, revised (2026-09-11)