5 w's of a mentor

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Sangeeta Devni IIMB, IVLP, SLP

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Sangeeta DevniIIMB, IVLP, SLP

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5 W’s of Mentors

Why Who Where What When

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Steve JobsWhy

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Bill Gates & Warren Buffet Why

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Why

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“A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether.”

Why

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Mentor will not validate your product, but can guide you with specific challenges in your business

Mentors will not do the work for you, they will be only the sounding boards to bounce your ideas with.

Relationship grows with time, and organically

Look for an expert rather than a generalist

Who

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Where to find -

Books, Blogs, Social media & Meetups

References Accelerators, Incubators

and e-Cells Corporate events & lunches Twitter, Quora & LinkedIn

“When People Are Like Each Other, They Tend To Like Each Other”

Where

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Start with these three basic steps:

1. Go find 3 people in your space that you admire and want to learn from

2. Consume their work: Books, Podcasts (See if they have been interviewed on other podcasts), Courses, Blogs, Video.

3. Use their advice and take ACTION

Send your new mentors an email telling them how much they have changed your life. They will seriously appreciate you, trust me.

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Be creative in approaching a mentor, for god sake don’t send emails to strangers.

BE a sponge, absorb all the knowledge and wisdom from all the people you meet.

Try to mentor those who are less experienced than you. You will notice that helping others is a way of helping oneself.

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When

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Stages of a startup

Validation

Idea

Product Design Development

GTM

Growth

Funding Exit

Product-market fit

When

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Take off is what I wish for you all!