The problem
Mentors give their time for free and founders have little of it. Yet many meetings open with twenty minutes of catching up, wander through five topics and end with a friendly handshake.
Without a clear next step, the following meeting starts from zero. After a few of those, busy mentors stop showing up, and nobody tells the program team.
How organizations usually handle it
Programs send mentors a guide at the start and hope for the best. Some ask founders to fill in a long report after each meeting, which few do and nobody reads.
How mentoring solves it
Good mentoring has a simple rhythm. The founder brings one question that matters this week, the mentor helps answer it, and together they agree one step to take before they meet again. Over a few months, those steps add up.
How it works on Mentornity
Mentornity Academy
Mentors take short courses on running a good session, listening and giving feedback, and earn a badge on their profile.
Session Brief
Before each meeting, the founder sends a short brief with the one question the meeting should answer.
Next steps
After the meeting, the next step is written down with an owner and a date, and both see it until it is done.
Feedback after each meeting
Both sides are reminded to leave short feedback, so your team learns which matches work.
Or a mentor pool, with rules
Not every program needs fixed matches. In a pool program, mentors open their free hours and founders book them themselves. Rules still decide who sees whom: for example, a fintech startup sees only mentors with finance experience.
Mentor sees
Mentee seesWhat you can measure
Your team sees how many meetings took place, how both sides rated them and how many next steps were completed.
Questions
Is the Academy required for mentors?
No. Your program decides. Many programs ask new mentors to take the first course before they start.
Does the founder have to write a long report?
No. The brief before the meeting is one question, and the next step after it is one line.