Somebody helped me once. Can I pay it forward here?
Yes, and it's the reason we hear most. GrowthMentor mentors give founders the help they once got themselves, or wished they'd had. You choose your hours, a founder books a call, and you spend half an hour on a problem you've already been through.
Why do mentors give their time?
- "A mentor I met by chance is the entire reason I became a founder. Getting to be on the giving end of that now is a real privilege." Vas Daskalakis
- "After twenty years of people helping me, I wanted to give back." Tina Louise
- "I didn't have that level of support when I was ramping up, so I had to learn the hard way. For me, mentoring is literally about giving back." Dimitris Farmakis
- "If you've got experience to share, it's a shame to keep it bottled in." Kosta Panagoulias
Do members become mentors?
Some do. "I came in as a mentee, skilled up fast, then told the founder I wanted to pay back everything I got. Mentoring is how I do that." Peter Murphy Lewis
What does one call do for a founder?
More than you'd think. Founders often spend months on a question you answered years ago. "GrowthMentor is where I give my time, my skills, even my failures, so someone gets an edge and might not walk the same hard path I did." John Kilmer
How do I start?
Apply to be a mentor. The form takes about 10 minutes, and we talk to every mentor before they join. See how becoming a mentor works, and how much time it takes.
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