Hello.
I am Adithya. I left my job recently, and am hoping to startup soon. I have come across a lot of advice to find mentors who have done this already, and can help guide.
My questions:
for context: I'm ~8 years experienced, was heading engineering (~50 members) at a startup till recently. No real sales, marketing experience yet.
Hey @adithyak, when I was making Sparrow (a founder mentorship platform), I made sure to choose advisors who've actually built out tech companies with real revenue. The best way to find a mentor, is to try and find someone in your vertical who is 2-4 years ahead of you and get on a short 15 min call to understand if it's a match for you / if they're willing to mentor you for free or $.
That's the best way. Otherwise, you could always send 20-30 cold emails a month to people asking them for a few minutes of their time. Which is why we built Sparrow to cut down on that extra effort, so you can spend more time executing on the advice you're given and less time finding the right people.
Get in touch if you'd like man!