Mentoring is a rewarding experience that will see you helping a young entrepreneurial team through the challenges and hurdles of starting a new venture. The time commitment will be approximately 1-2 hours a week.
We are looking for engaged and dynamic folks who are either:
- A successful entrepreneur
- An investor, partner at a venture capital firm, or an experienced angel investor
- An experienced academic or business person
Skills Needed for Mentors
- Strong assessment skills
- Strong critical thinking skills
- Strong interpersonal/communication skills
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Knowledge of award criteria and selection process
What is Required from each Mentor:
- To Provide unbiased guidance
- To bounce ideas off
- To provide Strategic support and thinking
- To Help the entrepreneur to prioritise
- To build and grow Start up’s network
- To be committed to assigned entrepreneur during the mentorship phase