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Why Don’t Mentoring Networks Work? Incubators, Non-profits, For-profits have all tried to build scalable, effective mentoring networks. They have largely failed.

Why don't Mentoring Networks work?

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Everyone in the incubation and entrepreneurship development world is trying to build mentoring networks. They don't work. Find out why.

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Why Don’t Mentoring Networks Work?Incubators, Non-profits, For-profits have all tried to build scalable, effective mentoring networks. They have largely failed.

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Psychology of Volunteer MentorsMotivation: Giving back.Availability: When they feel like it. When they have time.Wishy-washy level of commitment.Unreliable. Unscalable.

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Psychology of Investor Mentors

Motivation: Finding the best entrepreneurs to fund.Availability: For good entrepreneurs, plenty.But the bar for their attention is high.Looking for the cream of the crop.

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Psychology of EntrepreneursThey need help on a time-sensitive basis. Now.The less mature entrepreneurs have more needs.

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The Best Entrepreneurs Get ALL the LoveLess than 1% receive any attention.The other 99% gets left out.

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Mentors Like to Come to the Rescue of VictoryAnd invest in them.

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Entrepreneurs Need Mentors To Get To MentorsIrony!

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1M/1M Offers Scalable Mentoring To ALL Entrepreneurs.Inclusive, not Exclusive.

We equate Mentoring with Consulting.Entrepreneurs are our clients.We need to be available to meet their needs.

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1M/1M Is InclusiveIncluding for the other 99%

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How Does 1M/1M Scale?Mentoring = (Curriculum + Private Roundtables)Video Lectures & Case Studies on all key issues.100 hours of Studying.Group sessions at Roundtables.Learn from others’ situations.Case Study based approach.Continuously enhanced.

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Plus Biz Dev, Investor Introductions, Media AccessConnecting the dots that good mentors do.

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$1000 Annual MembershipUnlimited Access.

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We Focus on Business Strategy and ExecutionIrrespective of Financing

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