Venture Capital: What is a typical fee structure of an advisory firm that is helping a startup raise investment of few $M for Series A from VCs?

http://www.quora.com/Venture-Capital/What-is-a-typical-fee-structure-of-an-advisory-firm-that-is-helping-a-startup-raise-investment-of-few-M-for-Series-A-from-VCs/answer/Jeremy-Liew

It is atypical for an advisory firm to help with a Series A financing from VCs, and this often carries negative signaling, as Josh Hannah outlines in his answer.