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“One of the metaphors that I use for start-ups is you throw yourself off a cliff and assemble an airplane on the way
down.” Reid Hoffman You can’t
expect to assemble the plane alone; that’s where good mentors can help says Rob
Ebrahimi in his article Why Entrepreneurs Need Good Mentors.
The Entrepreneurial path is
lonely enough, why go it alone? Having a
mentor is invaluable. I have recently
been reflecting on my mentors. I would
not be where I am today without the guidance of a few mentor’s in my life. I believe having a mentor is imperative to
the growth of an individual as well as the success of one’s career. Rob Ebrahimi says it well:
"As an
aspiring company-builder, you always find yourself in situations where you
“don’t know what you don’t know” but you have to stay in motion and make
decisions regardless. Without a savvy
guide, in the form of a mentor, you may wind up making crucial early mistakes
that would have otherwise been avoidable.
The smaller your company, the faster you need to move, often without
enough information to make perfect choices.”
Let's hear from some experts who speak so eloquently on the topic. Check out these great
articles on the topic of mentors:
Why Entrepreneurs Need Good Mentors – Rob Ebrahimi
How to get a mentor who’ll transform your life. – Angela Priestly
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