3 principles of a great startup mentor
Over the past decade as a Techstar mentee and mentor, The best mentors value authentic, two-way relationships over mere mentorship tasks and “catching up.”
"Hire fast, fire fast" is bad.
My generation learned, and still practices, the worst thing.
“If the plan is clear no meeting is needed”
“Anyone in any industry can appreciate this message from a leader. If we’re working on it, let’s work on it and not waste time talking about working on it. The worst leaders allow time to be wasted.”
Product decisions in time of crisis
“In wartime, you’re not hiring, you don’t have time to train or coach, and you make more top down decisions.”
Notes
📕 Highlights and thoughts from articles and books.
✏️ Thoughts, maxims, and others’ insights.
🎙 Interesting moments from (mostly) business, startups, and technology podcasts.