What is Active Mentoring?
Experienced founders actively involved in advising current founders within a structured framework.
We invest time into owners.
Our goal is to bring;
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The knowledge and involvement of a Chairperson
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The job and industry understanding of a Mentor
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With the empathy and tools of a Coach
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Read about the benefits to Investors and CEOs here
Check out Paul's Failures and Successes here
(as the CEO) "...you're usually bearing it alone.
You can't confess to your board of directors or they'll lose faith in you and fire you eventually.
And you can't, confess to your employees because they'll stop following you. And even your co-founders can help you to some level.
But hey, you're the CEO.
You're the one in charge. You took that on.
It's an incredibly lonely job..."
Naval Ravikant (AngelList Co-Founder, Chair and former CEO)
Talking about why he has a coach
Here are a few ways we help our clients
Providing tactical frameworks for;
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Strategy development
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OKR implementation
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Pro forma org design
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Product management
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Capital raising
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Board papers
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Decision frameworks
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Risk mitigation
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Focus and Accountability
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Time allocated to the important' rather than the 'urgent'
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Discuss critical issues and be held accountable to driving outcomes
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Jointly set and manage agreements to meet objectives
Objective
Insight
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Provides unbiased feedback and guidance
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Work with us to create frameworks to think deeply about key issues
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Leverage lessons from our successes and failures
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Annual AI Values and Sentiment Review on areas discussed vs. stated goals (proprietary and optional)
Confront constraining assumptions...
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...by cultivating curiosity, transitioning out of fear, and examining your feelings and internal narratives.
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Work to operate more often 'Above the Line'
On Your
Team
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CEO is a lonely role. Its often hard to find someone who deeply understands and is acting in your best interests
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Tailored support and advice to get results and a more balanced life back