How To Be A Great Mentor
Jeremy Toeman, FounderFuel mentor and serial entrepreneur, yesterday wrote a great article on what it takes to mentor a startup.
“I open every new relationship by saying “I trust you have friends and family to tell you how amazing you are and how this startup will change the world. That’s not my job.” There’s a great blog post on “stop being so nice” here, and I agree with it all the way. I’m not mentoring when I’m ignoring flaws in the business model, or go-to-market strategy. I’m not being helpful when I say the app “has potential.” It’s when I help dive into these issues, and keep asking the “why is that true?” or “and how exactly will you do that?” questions that I’m being a good mentor. “