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A guide for founders A guide for founders

How to pick the mentor who has solved your problem.

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What this guide covers

What this guide covers

What this guide covers

Why the choice matters

Mentors pass on how they work

Advice carries the adviser’s own habits, so who you pick shapes what you learn.

28% More growth when founders were advised by peers who used formal management practices Chatterji et al., Strategic Management Journal, 2019

The right fit

Pick for the problem, not the name

Ask one thing: has this person solved this problem at your stage?

  • Solved this problem not just one near it
  • At your stage pre-seed is not Series B
  • Recently markets move
  • Their interests investor, seller, adviser

Different views

Mix backgrounds on purpose

An operator, an investor and a sector expert notice different risks.

  • Operator has run it
  • Investor has seen many
  • Sector expert knows the market

Big decisions

Ask three for a big decision

Book three mentors close together, and ask each before they hear the others.

  • Three mentors different backgrounds
  • Within two weeks same facts, same question
  • Separately before they hear each other

Your question first

Write your question before booking

If you cannot write it in one line, you are not ready to choose.

  • Can you help with marketing? Too wide to pick a mentor.
  • Paid ads or partners for our first 100 users? Now you know who to book.

Doing it on Mentornity

Find and book on Mentornity

Search the mentors by expertise, read their profiles and book a free slot.

Search by expertise

Find mentors by what they know, and book a free slot.

Read the profile

Check what they solved, their stage and their interests.

Times in your time zone

Open slots show in your own time zone.

Search by expertise

Find mentors by what they know, and book a free slot.

Read the profile

Check what they solved, their stage and their interests.

Times in your time zone

Open slots show in your own time zone.

One slot, three time zonesEach sees their own
LondonMentor 09:00
DubaiMentee 12:00
SingaporeMentee 16:00
One meeting, one video link

Write the one line first

Then search the pool for someone who has solved exactly that.

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