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What is the role of a mentor in a startup?

A mentor is someone who accepts the responsibility of guiding a mentee on aspects of business, or life, that the mentor may have a longer experience on. 

Thus, in the context of a startup, a mentor’s role is to provide perspective on the direction that the venture may take, and providing inputs and advice on how that  idea can be converted into equity. 

This means that the mentor should not just give opinion on what he/she feels is right, but should see the venture in the context of the individual mentee’s circumstances and then help the mentee take necessary decisions.

A mentor should not enforce his/her views but provide the inputs that will help the mentee take a better informed decisions. 

Apart from strategy and help in decision making, a mentor could also help in the following areas:

Each mentor mentee relationship is unique, and it will be good to hear form you what your experiences with your mentors were.

 Originally posted on my blog – The Hub for Startups